National Day of Action

National Day of Action is our campaign’s annual observance and is held during the month of November, which is American Diabetes Month^®. Through National Day of Action, we aim to mobilize medical groups and health systems across the country to take action to improve care for people living with diabetes.

November 5, 2020

For our fifth and final National Day of Action, we asked campaign participants assemble their diabetes team for a final, celebratory T2G Talk & Taste. This year, we shared the T2G Campaign Highlights Video and encouraged groups to recognize exceptional staff and celebrate their accomplishments throughout the campaign. We are pleased to share that 200 sites participated through in-person and virtual events this year! To learn more about this year’s events, check out the 2020 National Day of Action Wrap Report.

November 7, 2019 [+]

For our fourth annual National Day of Action, we brought back the concept of the T2G Talk & Taste, asking campaign participants to assemble their diabetes teams and discuss diabetes care over a healthy meal. This year, more than 300 healthcare professionals from 32 groups nationwide conducted T2G Talk & Taste events. This year’s events featured Q&A videos from T2G Plank Mentors, sharing best practices for campaign plank implementation. Leveraging the T2G Talk & Taste kit, groups discussed applications from the videos at their own organization and recognized high-performing team members. For more information about the reach and impact of this observance, please view our National Day of Action  Wrap Report.

November 8, 2018 [+]

Together 2 Goal® brought our third annual National Day of Action directly to our participating medical groups and health systems. On November 8, 2018, we activated more than 200 healthcare professionals from nearly 30 groups nationwide to assemble their diabetes teams and conduct T2G Talk & Taste events. During these events, participants watched a two-minute T2G video and discussed its application with their teams over a healthy breakfast or lunch. Leveraging the T2G Talk & Taste kit, groups brainstormed ways to fine-tune their diabetes office visits, discussed strategies to empower patients, and recognized high-performing team members.

For more information about the reach and impact of this observance, please view our National Day of Action Wrap Report.

November 9, 2017 [+]

On November 9, 2017, Together 2 Goal® hosted our second annual National Day of Action. On this day, we asked all Together 2 Goal® supporters to take an “action” to improve care for people with diabetes—and you answered! Participants took more than 240,000 actions that reached more than 2 million Americans.

Some of the most popular and impactful actions included:

• Joining the American Diabetes Association’s (ADA) Facebook Live event, which featured T2G participant INOVA Health System sharing insights about mental health and diabetes. This video is ADA’s most-viewed video of 2017.

• Viewing the “Six Tips to Fine Tune Your Diabetes Office Visits” video and downloading the accompanying fact sheet.

• Watching a webcast that featured the ADA and T2G participant Oschner Health System discussing psychosocial care and diabetes.

• Sharing social media messages of support for those living with diabetes

For more information about the many activities hosted by the campaign and the different “actions” participants engaged in, check out our National Day of Action Wrap Report.

November 3, 2016 [+]

Our inaugural National Day of Action for diabetes was held on Thursday, November 3, 2016 and saw 214 participants help reach over 4 million Americans. Together 2 Goal® led two “actions” that participating AMGA members, non-profit partners and supporting organizations, corporate collaborators, and the general public joined:

• Online pledge: Organizations and individuals completed our online pledge, publicly committing to taking at least one “action” on November 3. Participants selected from our sample “actions”—from getting active to educating employees—and many brainstormed their own “actions”!

• Twitter chat: Together 2 Goal® co-hosted a Twitter chat about diabetes with our newest partner, Diabetes Hands Foundation using the hashtag #T2Gchat. Participants joined to discuss tips for better managing diabetes and supporting others living with the condition as well as share resources. One lucky participant won a boxing glove signed by world champion boxer Sugar Ray Leonard, who was the keynote speaker at our campaign launch event in March 2016!

For more information about the many activities hosted by the campaign and the different “actions” participants engaged in, check out our National Day of Action Wrap Report.