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Univision Presents Diabetes Special “Diabetes… Su Guía De Prevención”
On Saturday, December 9
Miami, FL -- As part of Univision’s on-going health initiative, “Salud es Vida…!Entérate!” (Lead a Healthy Life…Get the Facts!), Univision will air a half-hour special on Saturday, December 9th at 10 am ET/PT (9 am Central) entitled, “Diabetes...Su Guía de Prevención” (Diabetes…Your Guide to Prevention). According to the American Diabetes Association, in the United States, nearly 21 million people suffer from Diabetes, a disease in which the body does not produce or properly use insulin, the hormone regulating the amount of sugar in the blood. Amongst the Hispanic community, the percentage of diagnosed patients with Diabetes increases yearly, now reaching nearly 2.5 million nationally.
The special‘s host, Ana María Canseco of Univision’s morning news and entertainment program “Despierta América,” will guide viewers through an informative half-hour that will educate viewers about Diabetes, its complications, and how to control and prevent further progression of this disease. The program will take an in-depth look at the increasing number of children and adolescents who are diagnosed with Type I Diabetes, as well as the most common form of the disease, Type II Diabetes, which usually occurs after the age of 45.
“Diabetes...Su Guía de Prevención” will also underline the importance of oral care among people with Diabetes and other complications stemming from this disease including, blindness, heart complications, amputations and kidney disease. At the end of the program, viewers will have access to more information on Diabetes by calling the American Diabetes Association’s toll free number 1-800-DIABETES or logging onto Univision.com (keyword: Entérate).
“Salud es Vida…!Entérate!” is a national effort designed to raise awareness, increase knowledge and encourage positive health decision-making. The initiative leverages Univision’s diverse media assets to educate its audience on health issues and promote primary prevention, habits of healthy living, access to care and disease-specific prevention and treatment.
Univision Communications Inc. is the premier Spanish-language media company in the United States. Its operations include Univision Network, the most-watched Spanish-language broadcast television network in the U.S. reaching 99% of U.S. Hispanic Households; TeleFutura Network, a general-interest Spanish-language broadcast television network, which was launched in 2002 and now reaches 87% of U.S. Hispanic Households; Galavisión, the country’s leading Spanish-language cable network; Univision Television Group, which owns and operates 62 television stations in major U.S. Hispanic markets and Puerto Rico; Univision Radio, the leading Spanish-language radio group which owns and/or operates 69 radio stations in 16 of the top 25 U.S. Hispanic markets and 4 stations in Puerto Rico; Univision Music Group, which includes Univision Records, Fonovisa Records, La Calle Records and Mexico-based Disa Records as well as Fonomusic and America Musical Publishing companies; and Univision Online, the premier Spanish-language Internet destination in the U.S. located at www.univision.com. Univision Communications also has a 50% interest in TuTv, a joint venture formed to broadcast Televisa’s pay television channels in the U.S., and a non-voting 14.9% interest in Entravision Communications Corporation, a public Spanish-language media company. Univision Communications is headquartered in Los Angeles with television network operations in Miami and television and radio stations and sales offices in major cities throughout the United States.
For more information, please visit www.univision.net.
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