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In 2019 the Maryland Department of Health released the Diabetes Action Plan to define actions to reduce the burden of diabetes in Maryland. 

The Maryland Diabetes Action Plan provides multi-faceted strategies from prevention to keep people healthy to those already at risk (overweight, obese and/or prediabetes) to managing those with diagnosed diabetes.  The Plan includes activities for all state partners:

• Expanding nutrition and obesity prevention programs in every community.
• Sharing data among health care providers, program providers and state agencies.
• Supporting healthy eating at worksites, health systems and school cafeterias.
• Assessing the food supply chain to address food pricing and access to healthy foods.
• Increasing opportunities for students to have physical activity during and after the school day.
• Referring overweight​ children and adults to evidence-based weight and lifestyle counseling.
• Engaging partners to support state-of-the-art diabetes care including the use of telemedicine, case managers and community workers.