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Empowering Hispanic Community: Combating Type 2 Diabetes at Natividad Medical Center

This collaborative initiative aims to address the rising prevalence of Type 2 Diabetes among Hispanic populations in the U.S., especially children and adolescents, through culturally informed prevention programs targeting key risk factors and socio-cultural influences. By restarting diabetes classes and support groups, providing bilingual resources, and engaging community channels, Natividad Medical Center seeks to mitigate health disparities and improve outcomes in a high-need area. Emphasizing education, lifestyle changes, and support, this project advocates for proactive health initiatives to foster a healthier future for the Hispanic population in Salinas City.

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Empowering Hispanic Community: Combating Type 2 Diabetes at Natividad Medical Center

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

  2. 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 ClassesorSupport Group atNatividad What is the Issue?

  3. Key Risk Factors: Genetics Family history Obesity Diet Physical activity Poverty Age Lack of health insurance (ADA 2011) What are the Causes?

  4. Socio-Cultural Factors: • Language barriers • Education level • Acculturation • Cultural myths • Cooking traditions • Eating habits • Immigration status (U.S. Census 2009)

  5. 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)

  6. 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 Possible Solutions

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

  8. 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

  9. 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

  10. What is the message?

  11. Thereishope! Si se puede! Type2 diabetes can be prevented or delayed…

  12. 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-

  13. Questions or Comments Thank You!

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