Education is Key: Decreasing Type2 Diabetes Among the Hispanic Population Natividad Medical Center Lucy Trujillo Collaborative Health & Human Services Major CSU Monterey Bay

What is the Issue? NO Classes or Support Group at Natividad 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 existing prevention 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

RE-START type2 Diabetes CLASSES and support groups WHAT can NATIVIDAD DO? RE-START type2 Diabetes CLASSES and support groups More advertisement Free Bilingual Evenings and weekends Picture

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 of Hispanic 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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