Proposal
TO: Pastor Leonel Robaina, Pastor from Ministerio Manantial de Amor
FROM: Rebeca Hernandez
DATE: July 11, 2011
RE: Combat Type 2 Diabetes within the members of the Los Angeles church community. Purpose
Diabetes is a serious disease that cannot be cured and implementing an awareness program will help prevent many people from developing the disease. This proposal shows how to create a program that will help lower the incidence rates of diabetes in Latino communities. The program will demonstrate the importance of working out for 30 minutes a day, eating healthy meals and making annuals appointments for a routine physical exam. The incidence of diabetes amongst Latino residents in California is above the national average and therefore it is an important community to target. The cost for diabetes prevention programs can be affordable, even minimal. It is highly recommended to set an outreach program within the Ministerio Manantial De Amor Church community in Los Angeles, California. Bringing this outreach program into the community can help bring awareness and educational values that may be useful for the Latino community in their everyday lives. This proposal will help increase awareness of prevention strategies in the church and the outside community that will help many in the future.
The Problem
The Background of Diabetes
According to the National Data Survey of 2010, Latinos the age 20 years or older were the second highest ethnic group in the United States diagnosed with type 2 diabetes in the period 2007-2009 by 11.8% ( National Diabetes Statistic ,2011). The reason many Latinos develop Type 2 diabetes may be associated with old age, obesity, physical inactivity, race/ethnicity and a family history of diabetes (UC Berkeley School of Public Health, 2008). Latino minority groups are frequently affected by Type 2 diabetes because according to the 2006 census, 21.5 percent of Latinos were living at
FROM: Rebeca Hernandez
DATE: July 11, 2011
RE: Combat Type 2 Diabetes within the members of the Los Angeles church community. Purpose
Diabetes is a serious disease that cannot be cured and implementing an awareness program will help prevent many people from developing the disease. This proposal shows how to create a program that will help lower the incidence rates of diabetes in Latino communities. The program will demonstrate the importance of working out for 30 minutes a day, eating healthy meals and making annuals appointments for a routine physical exam. The incidence of diabetes amongst Latino residents in California is above the national average and therefore it is an important community to target. The cost for diabetes prevention programs can be affordable, even minimal. It is highly recommended to set an outreach program within the Ministerio Manantial De Amor Church community in Los Angeles, California. Bringing this outreach program into the community can help bring awareness and educational values that may be useful for the Latino community in their everyday lives. This proposal will help increase awareness of prevention strategies in the church and the outside community that will help many in the future.
The Problem
The Background of Diabetes
According to the National Data Survey of 2010, Latinos the age 20 years or older were the second highest ethnic group in the United States diagnosed with type 2 diabetes in the period 2007-2009 by 11.8% ( National Diabetes Statistic ,2011). The reason many Latinos develop Type 2 diabetes may be associated with old age, obesity, physical inactivity, race/ethnicity and a family history of diabetes (UC Berkeley School of Public Health, 2008). Latino minority groups are frequently affected by Type 2 diabetes because according to the 2006 census, 21.5 percent of Latinos were living at
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