Type 2 Diabetes Survey of Community Stakeholders and Health Practitioners to Begin

According to the County of San Diego, Health and Human Services Agency (HHSA), chronic diseases such as type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2D) are brought on by three behaviors that lead to four diseases that cause more than 50% of deaths in the region. Through Type 2, Not You! NSDI (Nile Sisters Development Initiative) is raising awareness about this epidemic in refugee and immigrant communities. Numerous priority populations for Type 2, Not You!, including speakers of Amharic, Arabic, Burmese, Creole, Somali, and Swahili, are heavily burdened by T2D and common co-morbidities, such as CVD (cardiovascular disease), depression, hypertension, and obesity.

In May 2017, NSDI will begin conducting T2D surveys with at least 50 community stakeholders and health practitioners to develop better understanding of perceptions of type 2 diabetes by refugee and ethnic populations, as well as by medical and public health practitioners. Type 2, Not You! aims to ensure that these primary populations have equal access to primary prevention methods in San Diego County.

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