The Diabetes Center at Nationwide Childrens Hospital Recognized by American Diabetes Association

November 30, 2011

The Diabetes Center at Nationwide Children’s Hospital was awarded the prestigious American Diabetes Association Education Recognition Certificate by the American Diabetes Association (ADA) for meeting National Standards for Diabetes Self-Management Education.

This distinction is awarded to programs that improve clinical outcomes, adhere to national standards and provide quality education to diabetes patients. While participation is voluntary, the programs that receive this recognition are required to maintain the National Standards for Diabetes Self-Management Education during the four-year recognition period. ‘Recognition Status’ is received by programs whose staff provides state-of-the-art information about diabetes management for patients.

“This award is a great accomplishment for the Diabetes Center at Nationwide Children’s Hospital,” said David Repaske, PhD, MD, chief of Endocrinology, Metabolism and Diabetes at Nationwide Children’s Hospital. “By receiving this award, the American Diabetes Association recognizes that we have created a high functioning multidisciplinary team approach to caring for our diabetes patients while educating them on diabetes management.”

Assuring high-quality education for patient self-care is one of the primary goals of the Education Recognition program. Through the support of the health care team and increased knowledge and awareness of diabetes, the patient can assume a major part of the responsibility for his/her diabetes management.

The American Diabetes Association Education Recognition Certificate assures that educational programs meet the National Standards for Diabetes Self-Management Education Programs. These standards were developed and tested under the National Diabetes Advisory Board in 1982 and were revised by the diabetes community in 1994, 2000 and 2007. The ADA is the nation’s leading non-profit health organization supporting diabetes research, advocacy, and information for health professionals, patients and the public. Founded in 1940, ADA has an area office in every state and conducts programs in communities nationwide.

About Nationwide Children's Hospital

Named to the Top 10 Honor Roll on U.S. News & World Report’s 2024-25 list of “Best Children’s Hospitals,” Nationwide Children’s Hospital is one of America’s largest not-for-profit free-standing pediatric health care systems providing unique expertise in pediatric population health, behavioral health, genomics and health equity as the next frontiers in pediatric medicine, leading to best outcomes for the health of the whole child. Integrated clinical and research programs, as well as prioritizing quality and safety, are part of what allows Nationwide Children’s to advance its unique model of care. Nationwide Children’s has a staff of more than 16,000 that provides state-of-the-art wellness, preventive and rehabilitative care and diagnostic treatment during more than 1.8 million patient visits annually. As home to the Department of Pediatrics of The Ohio State University College of Medicine, Nationwide Children’s physicians train the next generation of pediatricians and pediatric specialists. The Abigail Wexner Research Institute at Nationwide Children’s Hospital is one of the Top 10 National Institutes of Health-funded free-standing pediatric research facilities. More information is available at NationwideChildrens.org