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. 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

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

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. 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

7. RE-START type2 Diabetes CLASSES and support groups
WHAT can NATIVIDAD DO?
RE-START type2 Diabetes CLASSES and support groups
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Free
Bilingual
Evenings and weekends
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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. Type2 diabetes can be prevented or delayed…
There is hope!
Si se puede!

12. References
Cultural Insights/ Communicating with Hispanics/Latinos. (2009). In Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Retrieved October 26, 2011, from
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
Latino Programs. (n.d.). In American Diabetes Association. Retrieved September 21, 2011, from

13. Questions or Comments
Thank You!