Diabetes

Health Promotion Resources: Diabetes

February 22, 2012

American Diabetes Association–Diabetes Camps Contact URL http://www.diabetes.org/communityprograms-and- localevents/diabetescamps.jsp   American Diabetes Association—Diabetes Expo Contact URL http://www.diabetes.org/communityprograms-and- localevents/diabetesexpo.jsp   American Diabetes Association—Step Out to Fight Diabetes Contact URL http://main.diabetes.org/site/PageServer?pagename=OUT_homepage   American Diabetes Association—Step Up to Fight Diabetes Contact URL http://main.diabetes.org/site/PageServer?pagename=UP_homepage   American Diabetes Association–Tour de Cure Contact URL http://tour.diabetes.org/site/PageServer?pagename=TC_homepage

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Diabetes among adults with cognitive limitations compared to individuals with no cognitive disabilities.

June 1, 2011
BY: Reichard A, Stolzle H. University of Kansas, Research and Training Center on Independent Living, 1000 Sunnyside Ave., Suite 4089, Lawrence, KS 66045, USA. reichard@ku.edu Intellect Dev Disabil. 2011 Jun;49(3):141-54.

Using a retrospective analysis of data from the 2006 Medical Expenditures Panel Survey (MEPS), we assessed the health status of working-age adults with cognitive limitations in comparison to adults with no disability (unweighted N  =  27,116; weighted N  =  240,343,457). Adults with cognitive limitations had a significantly higher prevalence of diabetes than did adults with… Read More »»

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A community integration approach to social determinants of health in New Mexico.

March 1, 2011
BY: McCloskey J, Tollestrup K, Sanders M. Department of Family and Community Medicine, Health Sciences Center, School of Medicine, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM 87131, USA. Fam Community Health. 2011 Jan-Mar;34 Suppl 1:S79-91.

Lifestyle and Values Impacting Diabetes Awareness (LA VIDA), a community-based diabetes intervention program targeting Hispanics in southwestern New Mexico, addresses social determinants of health by utilizing promotores and collaborating with community partners and health care providers. Using a mixed-methods approach, a program evaluation documented the promotores’ crucial role in providing social support, contributing to social… Read More »»

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A community integration approach to social determinants of health in New Mexico.

January 27, 2011
BY: McCloskey J, Tollestrup K, Sanders M. Department of Family and Community Medicine, Health Sciences Center, School of Medicine, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM 87131, USA. Fam Community Health. 2011 Jan-Mar;34 Suppl 1:S79-91.

Lifestyle and Values Impacting Diabetes Awareness (LA VIDA), a community-based diabetes intervention program targeting Hispanics in southwestern New Mexico, addresses social determinants of health by utilizing promotores and collaborating with community partners and health care providers. Using a mixed-methods approach, a program evaluation documented the promotores’ crucial role in providing social support, contributing to social… Read More »»

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Racial and ethnic differences in diabetes mellitus among people with and without psychiatric disorders: results from the National Epidemiologic Survey on Alcohol and Related Conditions.

January 19, 2011
BY: Cabassa LJ, Blanco C, Lopez-Castroman J, Lin KH, Lui SM, Lewis-Fernández R. New York State Psychiatric Institute, New York, NY 10032, USA. cabassa@pi.cpmc.columbia.edu Gen Hosp Psychiatry. 2011 Mar-Apr;33(2):107-15. Epub 2011 Jan 19.

OBJECTIVE:   This study examined racial/ethnic differences in the prevalence of diabetes mellitus in a nationally representative sample of adults with and without common psychiatric disorders. METHOD:  Data were drawn from Wave 2 of the National Epidemiologic Survey on Alcohol and Related Conditions (N=34,653). Logistic regression models adjusting for sociodemographic variables and diabetes risk factors were… Read More »»

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Reporting diet-related health issues through newspapers: portrayal of cardiovascular disease and Type 2 diabetes.

October 21, 2010
BY: Hellyer NE, Haddock-Fraser J. Department of Health, Wellbeing.and the Family, Canterbury Christ Church University, Canterbury CT1 1QU, UK. Health Educ Res. 2011 Feb;26(1):13-25. Epub 2010 Oct 21.

This study identifies (i) the extent to which newsprint media communicate to their readers the lifestyle factors associated with the development of cardiovascular disease and Type 2 diabetes and (ii) newspaper portrayal of social determinants affecting onset of disease. A content analysis of five leading UK national newspapers and their Sunday equivalents was conducted over… Read More »»

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Social capital and glucose control.

October 1, 2010
BY: Long JA, Field S, Armstrong K, Chang VW, Metlay JP. Philadelphia Veterans Affairs Center for Health Equity Research and Promotion, 1201 Blockley Hall, 423 Guardian Drive, Philadelphia, PA 19104-6021, USA. jalong@mail.med.upenn.edu J Community Health. 2010 Oct;35(5):519-26.

There is a growing diabetes epidemic in the United States and if we are to halt its progress we need to better understand the social determinants of this disease and its control. Social capital, which has been associated with general health and mortality, may be one important mediator of glucose control. In this study we… Read More »»

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The polarizing effect of news media messages about the social determinants of health.

October 15, 2009
BY: Gollust SE, Lantz PM, Ubel PA. University of Pennsylvania, 3641 Locust Walk, Room 302, Philadelphia, PA 19104-6218, USA. sgollust@wharton.upenn.edu Am J Public Health. 2009 Dec;99(12):2160-7. Epub 2009 Oct 15.

Framing health problems in terms of the social determinants of health aims to shift policy attention to nonmedical strategies to improve population health, yet little is known about how the public responds to these messages. We conducted an experiment to test the effect of a news article describing the social determinants of type 2 diabetes… Read More »»

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Communicating population health: print news media coverage of type 2 diabetes.

August 8, 2009
BY: Gollust SE, Lantz PM. Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Health & Society Scholars Program, University of Pennsylvania, 3641 Locust Walk, Philadelphia, PA 19104-6218, USA. sgollust@wharton.upenn.edu Soc Sci Med. 2009 Oct;69(7):1091-8. Epub 2009 Aug 8.

The public learns much about health and health policy from the news media. The news media can shape the public’s opinions about issues by emphasizing certain features in their coverage, such as the causes of a problem, who is responsible for addressing it, and what groups are affected. This study examines media framing of the… Read More »»

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Contextualizing the effects of yoga therapy on diabetes management: a review of the social determinants of physical activity.

September 1, 2008
BY: Alexander GK, Taylor AG, Innes KE, Kulbok P, Selfe TK. Center for the Study of Complementary and Alternative Therapies, University of Virginia School of Nursing, Charlottesville, USA. gka8c@virginia.edu Fam Community Health. 2008 Jul-Sep;31(3):228-39.

This article provides a review of literature both to identify the effects of yoga-based therapy on the management of type 2 diabetes mellitus and to examine the social context of physical activity. Findings from the review indicate that yoga has a positive short-term effect on multiple diabetes-related outcomes; however, long-term effects of yoga therapy on… Read More »»

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