Diabetes:
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Your responses will be longer than a usual discussion board. They will be more like a paper. We are working with family, community and efforts that involve several types of organizations. I want the class to consider this together and comment on what other people have found. This is how we will take on challenges in San Antonio. We are “Joining Forces.”
Review this information before you begin the assignment. Carlos and Adela’s family
Resource Articles:
San Antonio: A City at War with Diabetes
Diabetes Overview–Mayo Clinic
Instructions:
‘Diabetes Collaboratives participants stopped short of sounding optimistic. We need patients to be involved the process here so that we can craft strategies that are responsive to them, one practitioner said. . .It wont work unless we have community buy-in. We need organizers on the ground. (San Antonio, a City at War with Diabetes.)
Henry and Adela are an example of thousands of San Antonians who are motivated to improve their health. We are going to look at the resources available. We will look at cooperative efforts that include city departments, non-profits, public schools, community organizations, etc.
Do not copy information from the websites.
Use this format:
#CHEF chefsa.org Explore the CHEF website.
What is the purpose of CHEF and who is behind the organization?
Relate the purpose of the organization to the information about Diabetes from the Mayo Clinic.
How does CHEF partner with public schools and other organizations? (be specific)
What parts of the website might be useful/interesting to the parents? To the children?
#Harvey E. Najim Family YMCA (you may also use other YMCA locations.)
What is the purpose of YMCA and who is behind the organization?
Relate the purpose of the organization to the information about Diabetes from the Mayo Clinic.
How does YMCA partner with the city and other organizations? (be specific)
What YMCA offerings might be useful/interesting to the parents? To the children?
#Fitness in the Park and Siclovia
What is the purpose of Fitness in the Park (FIP) and Siclovia. What organization is behind these programs?
Relate the purpose of the programs to the information about Diabetes from the Mayo Clinic.
How does FIP and Siclovia partner with other organizations and businesses? (be specific)
What FIP/Siclovia offerings might be useful/interesting to the parents? To the children?
#Ron Finley, Community gardens and Inspiration
Watch the TED Talk by Ron Finley.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EzZzZ_qpZ4w (Links to an external site.)
Find one community garden in San Antonio and provide information about it’s purpose and impact.
Choose one quote from Finley that might inspire the family and the community. (or that inspires you.)
Links- Type 2 Diabetes. Mayo Clinic, Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research, 3 Jan. 2018, www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/type-2 diabetes/symptoms-causes/syc-20351193
Link- According to the 2016 Community Health Needs Assessment (Links to an external site.) created by the Bexar County Health Collaborative (Links to an external site.), a nonprofit working with the San Antonio Metropolitan Health District (Links to an external site.), residents south of Hildebrand Avenue on a City Council district map have a 15-20% lower life expectancy than those who lives north of that line. In District 3, the number of individuals diagnosed with diabetes is a staggering 67.8%.
Link- https://sanantonioreport.org/san-antonio-a-city-at-war-against-diabetes/
Carlos and Adela’s family
Carlos and Adela are both in their early 40s. Carlos was diagnosed with pre-diabetes 3 months ago. Adela also has pre-diabetes and has been taking medication for a year. They are both over weight, but not obese. They have 3 children, a daughter, age 7, and two sons, ages 10 and 12. Their 10 year-old son was recently diagnosed as pre-diabetic. Carlos and Adela and very motivated to improve the health of their entire family. Carlos and Adela both work from 8 5, Monday-Friday. Sometimes Adela will work until 6, but both are usually home by 5:30.
Carlos and his family live at the 2931 El Paso Street, 78207. Become familiar with their neighborhood. (Map view and street view.)
Use Google Maps to find Carlos and Adelas house. Use the street view and the map to see the house and neighborhood.
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