Type 2 Diabetes Wellness Program in a Faith-Based Organization

Frenzy Papas Kiamco

doi:10.4236/jdm.2016.64030

Abstract

In this practicum, the program objective is to improve the health of Joseph’s Storehouse food bank recipients’ community in the Blessing Center (New Hope Free Clinic and Joseph’s food bank), Redlands, California. The approach is to implement primary prevention and secondary prevention activity to increase knowledge and skills of the clients and their families of how to prevent and control type 2 diabetes through a wellness program in the clinic. The practicum began January 2015 and ended April 2015. 53 food bank recipients (non-diabetic and diabetic) were recruited. A quasi-experimental study design, pre-test/posttest, was used for the study. The impact of the program targeted diverse audience, high risk ethnic groups, and improved knowledge, awareness, management, and positive behavioral change. The study implication for public health promotion specialists is to narrow venues targeting the most vulnerable populations to promote and reduce type 2 diabetes.

Highlights

Studies have shown that in California, one of the chronic diseases such as diabetes is the seventh leading cause of death [1]
Diabetes mellitus is characterized by persistent hyperglycemia or increasing blood glucose levels (fasting plasma glucose concentration is >7.0 mmol/L (>126 mg/dL) or plasma glucose 2 hours after a standard glucose challenge is >11.1 mmol/L (>200 mg/dL)) [1] [2]
For A1C, 8 of the 14 participants identified A1C check-up recommendation; for insulin, 13 of the participants identified the meaning of insulin; for High Density Lipoprotein (HDL), of the 19 participants identified the meaning of HDL; and for Low Density Lipoprotein (LDL), 15 of the 19 participants identified the meaning of LDL

Summary

Introduction

Studies have shown that in California, one of the chronic diseases such as diabetes is the seventh leading cause of death [1]. Diabetes mellitus is characterized by persistent hyperglycemia or increasing blood glucose levels (fasting plasma glucose concentration is >7.0 mmol/L (>126 mg/dL) or plasma glucose 2 hours after a standard glucose challenge is >11.1 mmol/L (>200 mg/dL)) [1] [2]. The development of type 2 diabetes links to various be-. All forms of diabetes are associated with a number of complications such as cardiovascular, blindness, neurologic and kidney failure. Individuals with type 2 diabetes are at a significantly higher risk for coronary heart disease, peripheral vascular disease, and stroke, and they have a greater likelihood of having hypertension, dyslipidemia and obesity [11]

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