Education is Key: Decreasing Type2 Diabetes Among the Hispanic Population

Natividad Medical Center

Lucy TrujilloCollaborative Health &Human Services MajorCSU Monterey Bay

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

What are the Causes?

Key Risk Factors: Genetics Family history Obesity Diet Physical activity Poverty Age Lack of health insurance

(ADA 2011)

Socio-Cultural Factors:

Language barriers Education level Acculturation Cultural myths Cooking traditions Eating habits Immigration status

(U.S. Census 2009)

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)

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

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

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

What is the message?

Type2 diabetes can be prevented or delayed…

There is hope!

Si se puede!

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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