CHICAGO, June 25 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The American Diabetes Association (ADA), the nation's largest and leading voluntary health organization in the fight against diabetes, announced that the Association's President, Health Care & Education, Richard Rubin, PhD, CDE, today received the organization's prestigious Rachmiel Levine Medal for Service during the organization's 67th Scientific Sessions and National Leadership Council Meeting which runs through June 26.
The Rachmiel Levine Medal for Service is awarded to the ADA's President, Health Care & Education. This award, which is named after Dr. Rachmiel Levine, the diabetes researcher who discovered how insulin works, recognizes meritorious service on behalf of the Association and Americans with diabetes.
Dr. Rubin is an Associate Professor in Medicine and in Pediatrics at The Johns Hopkins University. Dr. Rubin has been involved in long-term studies of psychosocial and life-style issues in the management of diabetes, including the NIH-funded Diabetes Prevention Program (DPP) and Look AHEAD trials.
Dr. Rubin is an active member of the ADA and has held a number of leadership positions, including serving on the National Board of Directors. He is also active with the American Association of Diabetes Educators (AADE), having served on its Executive Committee and Board of Directors after chairing the National Certification Board for Diabetes Educators.
Dr. Rubin has authored more than 100 peer-reviewed articles, reviews, book chapters and books including "Psyching Out Diabetes," "Sweet Kids," "Practical Psychology for Diabetes Clinicians," the "John Hopkins Guide to Diabetes" and "100 Tips for Coping with Diabetes."
Dr. Rubin received a Bachelor of Arts in History and his PhD in Social Psychology from the Johns Hopkins University.
More than 13,000 top scientists, physicians and other health care professionals from around the world shared cutting-edge research, treatment recommendations and advances toward a cure for diabetes at the Association's 67th Scientific Sessions in Chicago.
Diabetes is a serious disease that affects the body's ability to produce or respond properly to insulin, a hormone that allows blood glucose to enter the cells of the body and be used for energy. Nearly 21 million children and adults in the U.S. have diabetes. Another 54 million Americans are estimated to have pre-diabetes. Diabetes is the fifth leading cause of death by disease in the United States and it has no cure.
The American Diabetes Association is the nation's premier voluntary health organization supporting diabetes research, information and advocacy. The Association's mission is to prevent and cure diabetes and to improve the lives of all people affected by diabetes. Founded in 1940, the Association provides services to hundreds of communities across the country. For more information please call the American Diabetes Association at 1-800-DIABETES (1-800-342-2383) or visit http://www.diabetes.org. Information from both these sources is available in English and Spanish.
American Diabetes AssociationCONTACT: Angela Russo of American Diabetes Association, +1-703-549-1500,ext. 3425
Web site: http://www.diabetes.org//
