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Education is Key: Decreasing Type2 Diabetes Among the Hispanic Population
Natividad Medical Center
Lucy TrujilloCollaborative Health &Human Services MajorCSU Monterey Bay
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What is the Issue? Type2 Diabetes
disproportionately affects Hispanics in U.S.
An emerging problem among children and adolescents
Hispanics twice as likely than Caucasians to be affected
(CDC 2009)
NO Classes or Support Group at
Natividad
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What are the Causes?
Key Risk Factors: Genetics Family history Obesity Diet Physical activity Poverty Age Lack of health insurance
(ADA 2011)
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Socio-Cultural Factors:
Language barriers Education level Acculturation Cultural myths Cooking traditions Eating habits Immigration status
(U.S. Census 2009)
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What are the Effects in Hispanics
Experience more health
complications and worst
outcomes than other groups leading cause of lower
extremity amputations, chronic irreversible kidney disease, and blindness
Diabetes is the fifth leading cause of death
(CDC 2009)
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Possible Solutions
Improve existingprevention programs: Learn more about socio-cultural
factors– Use these as basis to develop
Innovative strategies to target this specific group:
– Mini-diabetes classes at worksites
– Diabetes mobile clinic– Use media, businesses,
churches, recreation, as channels
– Free nutrition & cooking classes
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WHAT can NATIVIDAD DO?
RE-START type2 Diabetes CLASSES and support groups
More advertisement Free Bilingual Evenings and weekends
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Why Should You Do this?
Largest, fastest growing population
Salinas City Population 150,000+/- Hispanics 102,483 or 71.7%+/-
(Census Bureau 2010) “Salinas has been federally
designated as both a Health Professional Shortage Area and a Medically Underserved area.” (CDC 2010)
Natividad County Hospital serves underprivileged populations
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There is a great Need among the Community
Salinas City has High percentage ofHispanic migrant agricultural workers Genetics, Family history Obesity Diet Physical activity Poverty Age Lack of health insurance Language barriers Education Level Acculturation Cultural Myths Cooking traditions Eating Habits Immigration status
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What is the message?
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Type2 diabetes can be prevented or delayed…
There is hope!
Si se puede!
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References
Cultural Insights/ Communicating with Hispanics/Latinos. (2009). In Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Retrieved October 26, 2011, from http://www.cdc.gov/healthcommunication/Research/ThisJustIn/TJI_1_201108.pdfat
2010 Census Shows Nation's Hispanic Population Grew Four Times Faster Than U.S. Population. (2011, May 26). In U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved September 22, 2011, from http://www.census.gov/newsroom/releases/archives/2010_census/cb11l
Latino Programs. (n.d.). In American Diabetes Association. Retrieved September 21, 2011, from http://www.diabetes.org/in-my-community/programs/latino-
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Questions or Comments
Thank You!