scholarly journals Identifying State-Wide Health Disparities in Diabetes Mellitus Management in Arizona: Review of Healthy People 2020 Performance

Cureus ◽  
2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Katelyn Urban ◽  
Shiva Malaty ◽  
Alethea Turner ◽  
Priya Radhakrishnan
Keyword(s):  
Diabetes Mellitus ◽  
Health Disparities ◽  
Healthy People ◽  
Healthy People 2020 ◽  
Diabetes Mellitus Management

Physical Activity Differences by Birthplace and Sex in Youth of Mexican Heritage

2012 ◽  
Vol 9 (4) ◽  
pp. 500-507 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hyun-Ju Oh ◽  
James Hannon ◽  
Daniel P. Williams
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Physical Activity ◽  
Health Disparities ◽  
Healthy People ◽  
Mexican Heritage ◽  
Culturally Sensitive Interventions ◽  
Healthy People 2020 ◽  
Vigorous Intensity ◽  
Active Segment ◽  
The U.S

Background:One of the goals of Healthy People 2020 is to increase physical activity (PA) and reduce health disparities among different racial and ethnic segments of the U.S. population. Few studies have been conducted to examine PA differences by birthplace and sex in youth of Mexican heritage.Methods:Participants were 101 youth (43 boys, 58 girls, 59% U.S.-born, 41% Mexico-born) who wore a sealed New Lifestyles NL-1000 pedometer for 7 consecutive days.Results:Mexico-born youth took more steps, on average, than their U.S.-born counterparts (P = .038). However, moderate-to-vigorous intensity (MVI) time did not differ between Mexico- and U.S.-born youth (P = .146). By contrast to birthplace, sex-related differences were more consistent, as boys took more steps (P = .005) and accumulated more MVI time (P = .043) than girls. Only 4% of our sample met either one or both of the PA recommendations.Conclusions:We conclude that PA may differ by birthplace and by sex in youth of Mexican heritage, as U.S.-born girls were the least active segment of our sample. Culturally sensitive interventions to increase daily PA must become a higher public health priority for youth of Mexican heritage, in particular, for U.S.-born girls of Mexican heritage.

The Effect of Community Empowerment on The Implementation of Diabetes Mellitus Management in Malangsuko, West Java

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tavip Dwi Wahyuni ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Diabetes Mellitus ◽  
Positive Impact ◽  
Intervention Group ◽  
Community Empowerment ◽  
Wilcoxon Test ◽  
Control Group ◽  
West Java ◽  
Control Group Design ◽  
Knowledge And Skills ◽  
Diabetes Mellitus Management

ABSTRACT Background: Efforts to deal with Diabetes Mellitus (DM) disease require support from various parties, especially the community and family apart from the sufferer himself. The community in an effort to reduce the risk of DM disease, among others, by providing knowledge and understanding to families and sufferers directly, including empowering the community. This study was carried out by empowering health cadres by training in knowledge and skills in medical examinations, starting from checking blood pressure, anthropometry, and blood sugar. This study aimed to analyze the effect of community empowerment on the implementation of DM management. Subjects and Method: This was an experimental study with a control group design. This study was carried out in Malangsuko Village, West Java. Total of 30 cadres were divided into 15 cadres in the control group and 15 cadres in the treatment group. The independent variable was community empowerment. The dependent variable was the implementation of DM management. Data were collected using questionnaire and observation sheet skills results. Data were analyzed using Wilcoxon test. Results: After a post test, a total of 73% cadres had moderate knowledge and 80% had low skill in control group, while in intervention group, 73.3% cadres had good knowledge and 100% had good skill. Conclusion: The empowerment of health cadres in Malangsuko Village is effective because it has a positive impact on knowledge and skills in early detection of DM disease. Keywords: community empowerment, diabetes mellitus management Correspondence: Tavip Dwi Wahyuni. School of Health Polytechnics, Malang, East Java. Email: [email protected] DOI: https://doi.org/10.26911/the7thicph.04.11

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