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Juvenile Diabetes: Too High in the Heights!

Juvenile Diabetes: Too High in the Heights!. By: Mr. Badia Our Lady Queen of Martyrs llewbadia@gmail.com. What is diabetes?. Type 1 diabetes : Type 2 diabetes:. Diabetes in the U. S. The Health of Washington Heights & Inwood – Manhattan Zip Codes: 10032, 10033, 10040, 10031.

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Juvenile Diabetes: Too High in the Heights!

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  1. Juvenile Diabetes:Too High in the Heights! By: Mr. Badia Our Lady Queen of Martyrs llewbadia@gmail.com

  2. What is diabetes? • Type 1 diabetes: • Type 2 diabetes:

  3. Diabetes in the U. S.

  4. The Health of Washington Heights & Inwood – Manhattan Zip Codes: 10032, 10033, 10040, 10031

  5. Juvenile Diabetes in Washington Heights. Worksheet #1 Worksheet #2

  6. What are the causes in the rise in juvenile diabetes? Being overweight puts people at risk for heart disease and many other health problems, especially diabetes. Latino children have the highest rate of obesity and inactivity; and are the predominant group in the Washington Heights area. Worksheet #3

  7. Social Problems: • Public Health Problem • Highest Among Hispanic School Children: affects academic and social success • Threat to Healthcare • Economic Problem • Moral and Social Justice

  8. New York City Programs to Reduce Diabetes. I. Efforts toward equitable access to nutritious food • School Food Plus • New York State Farmer’s Market Nutrition Program II. Efforts to increase physical activity • North Manhattan Walk our Children Program • Shape Up New York III. Improving quality and availability of health care • New York A1C Registry (NYCAR) • Visiting Nurse Service of New York’s Maternity, Newborns and Pediatrics

  9. Institutional and Local Government Policy Responses: • The NYC Food Policy Task Force and Coordinator • The NYC Partnership for Food and Fitness • CUNY Campaign Against Diabetes • New York State Health Foundation • Band on Oversized Soft Drinks • Worksheet #4Worksheet #5

  10. Select Best Public Policy • Worksheet #6

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