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3. Follow me on Twitter: @ Ajay Govale Program Director, United Way of India United Way of Mumbai Community Impact Strategies for Addressing Critical Health Issues mumbaihelpline

4. Follow me on Twitter: @ Community Impact Strategies for Addressing Critical Health Issues mumbaihelpline Objectives of the presentation: Understand role of United Way as Community Impact organisation for key community health challenges Learn community impact strategies used to reach out to the difficult to access community groups in urban areas

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6. Community Impact Strategies for Addressing Critical Health Issues mumbaihelpline Diabetes: An Unrecognized Evil among the urban poor of India With 23 million diabetics, India will soon be the Diabetes Capital of the world Diabetes not just a Rich Man’s disease- high prevalence in urban poor A quarter of the urban population lives in slum areas who work in unorganised sectors, which comprises of 68% of labour employment of Mumbai city

7. Follow me on Twitter: @ Community Impact Strategies for Addressing Critical Health Issues mumbaihelpline Target Groups United Way of Mumbai’s Interventions with - 10,000 Unorganized Labourers: The most uninformed segment of society. - 2,000 Public Health Workers & 2,000 Public School Teachers: Very influential section of the community

8. Follow me on Twitter: @ Community Impact Strategies for Addressing Critical Health Issues mumbaihelpline Partners: -Public Health Department Public Health Posts Public Health Workers -Public Municipal Department -School Teachers -NGO partner: Nirman- experience of working with unorganized laborers

9. Follow me on Twitter: @ Community Impact Strategies for Addressing Critical Health Issues mumbaihelpline Understanding the community  Baseline Survey – Community Mapping Community Conversations Focused Group Discussions One to one Enquiries  Survey findings used to understand profile of the target groups and device strategy

10. Follow me on Twitter: @ Community Impact Strategies for Addressing Critical Health Issues mumbaihelpline Education and Sensitization Short and innovative group sessions : Information on signs & symptoms, risk factors, causes, effects, treatment and management of diabetes Innovative strategies used such as role plays, poster exhibitions, power point presentations, etc.

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13. Community Impact Strategies for Addressing Critical Health Issues mumbaihelpline Testing and early diagnosis and medical referral Diabetes screening camps at workplaces in partnership with Public Health Department and reputed pathology clinics in the city Trained personnel from the project team are linked to Primary Health Centres in city Constantly communication to keep track of patients found with diabetes symptoms or are diabetic Ensure treatment compliance

14. Follow me on Twitter: @ Community Impact Strategies for Addressing Critical Health Issues mumbaihelpline Support for family management of Diabetes Home visits – meet the diabetic worker’s family for family sessions to understand nuances of diabetes Providing information to family members on how they could help – better eating habits, nutrition, exercises etc.

15. Follow me on Twitter: @ Community Impact Strategies for Addressing Critical Health Issues mumbaihelpline Community Impact through Citizens as Change Agents Simple yet effective outreach activities for difficult to access target groups – one to one enquiry, street plays etc. Involvement of family and employers in well being of the diabetic patient Partnership with Public Health Department and other organizations for strengthening the medical interventions

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