20002: Reducing the Incidence of Blindness, Lower Extremity Amputation, and Oral Health Complications in Minority Populations Due to Diabetes.

The article discusses the position of the American Public Health Association on the incidence of blindness, lower extremity amputation and oral health complications in minority populations due to diabetes. It recognizes that annual foot examinations, vision examinations and dental examinations are the accepted standards of care for all persons with diabetes. The association urges health care professionals to promote awareness of the need for annual foot screening and examinations, annual dilated fundus examinations and annual oral health examinations.