National Institutes of Health
National Institute of Diabetes and Diges tive and Kidney Diseases
Bldg. 31, Room 9A06
31 Center Drive
Bethesda,
MD
USA
20892
Email:
joanne_gallivan@nih.gov
Biographical Sketch:
Joanne Gallivan, M.S., R.D. is Director of the National Diabetes Education Program (NDEP) in the Office of Communication and Public Liaison for the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK) of the National Institutes of Health (NIH). NDEP is sponsored by NIH and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to improve the treatment and outcomes for people with diabetes, to promote early diagnosis, and ultimately, to prevent the onset of diabetes. Through partnerships with over 200 public and private organizations, NDEP develops and disseminates a consistent set of diabetes messages, promotes a health care team approach to diabetes care, and coordinates and shares activities for diabetes care among its members.
Earlier Ms. Gallivan was project manager for NIDDK’s Weight-Control Information Network, a national source of information on weight control, obesity, and weight-related nutritional disorders; contract manager for the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute’s National Cholesterol Education Program and Obesity Education Initiative; and director of the Prince George’s County (MD) Health Department Nutrition Division.
Ms. Gallivan is a Registered Dietitian and a member of the American Dietetic Association, its Diabetes Care Practice Group, and the Maryland Dietetic Association.
Ms. Gallivan has authored several articles on the National Diabetes Education Program and made numerous presentations about diabetes and NDEP.