A Spoonful of Ginger
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AADI Activities Tabs_en

Asian Clinic, Research, Outreach, and Education are the four critical and integrated arms of AADI. Share in our passion and our work. Click on the images below to go to specific pages or the tabs to find out more information.

Click on the image below to go to the Asian Clinic page to find out more information.

  • The only diabetes clinic tailored for Asian Americans in a specialty care setting.
  • Working in clinical, community, and educational settings lends us a unique perspective on caring for this diverse population.
  • Learn about how to register for Asian Clinic here.
  • Asian American diabetes dictionary, printable educational materials, Body Mass Index (BMI) Calculator, Risk Calculator, and more here.

Click on the image below to go to the Healthcare Professional page to find out more information.

  • Researching important questions regarding diabetes in the Asian American population.
  • Diet Study: studying the metabolic effects of being on a traditional Asian diet for 8 weeks and then on a Western diet for 8 weeks.
  • Physiology Study: identified key factors in differentiating types of diabetes.

Click on the image below to go to the Outreach page to find out more information.

  • Partnering with community centers, Asian language schools, local health centers, and schools to make a difference.
  • Online interactive educational tools such as the Joslin Wok and Joslin Dim Sum.
  • Health fairs, festivals, workshops, and classes are fun with collaborators such as UMass Boston, Japanese Language School of Greater Boston, and Boston Chinatown Neighborhood Center (BCNC).
  • International research fellows and healthcare professionals from around the world as well as local volunteers take part in our community activities.

Click on the image below to go to the Diabetes Educational Materials page to find out more information.

  • AADI website: an innovative, multilingual tool dedicated to diabetes education and awareness.
  • Online interactive educational tools such as the Joslin Wok and Joslin Dim Sum.
  • Free, printable Joslin educational materials support people with diabetes and families and friends of those with diabetes as well as healthcare professionals.
  • Our Continuing Medical Education (CME) sessions have provided professional education for physicians and dentists in national and international settings