Attachment E1 Cosponsor Invitation

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES Public Health Service

Centers for Disease Control

and Prevention (CDC)

Atlanta, GA 30341-3724

{Month, Day, Year}

Dear Cosponsors of the National Public Health Initiative on Diabetes and Women’s Health:

As a Cosponsors of the National Public Health Initiative on Diabetes and Women’s Health (the Initiative), which is cosponsored by the American Diabetes Association (ADA), the American Public Health Association (APHA), the Association of State and Territorial Health Officials (ASTHO), and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), you are aware that our overarching goal for the Initiative is to identify and implement strategies that will make a difference in the lives of women and their families who face the daily challenges of diabetes. These women include with undiagnosed and diagnosed diabetes, and those at risk for developing diabetes.

A survey was recently developed for partners of the Initiative to describe the activities that their specific organization has implemented within the priority areas that Initiative has identified to address gaps in diabetes and women’s health, such as: community health, education and communication, quality care, and research and surveillance. As a Cosponsor of the Initiative, we are very interested in hearing from you, as well as our partners, so that we can share highlights of the work that is being done nationally on diabetes and women’s health. All survey responses cannot be traced to any information that identifies you, and all reporting will be done in summary form, where we, as Cosponsors, will create a report that will be disseminated.

Participation in the survey is voluntary, but we hope that you will take the opportunity to complete the survey at the following link: www.xxx.org. It will take only about 30 minutes of your time. You do not have to answer every question and can skip those that you do not feel comfortable answering. Your individual responses will not be linkable to any information that identifies you. The mechanism for collecting survey information is SurveyMonkey, a secure Website that meets the Safe Harbor and EU Data Protection Requirements.

The survey will be available from {Month, Day, Year} to {Month, Day, Year}.

Please feel free to contact Dr. Michelle Owens-Gary at Centers for Disease Control and Prevention at 770-488-5014 or MOwens1@cdc.gov for more information about the National Public Health Initiative on Diabetes and Women’s Health. Please also visit our Web site at www.cdc.gov/diabetes/projects/women.htm.

Sincerely,

Michelle D. Owens-Gary, Ph.D.

Behavioral Scientist Division of Diabetes Translation