“A lack of available fresh produce, nonexistent areas for exercising, a proliferation of fat-laden fast food franchises” contribute to poor health outcomes such as obesity and diabetes (Seligson, 2010). Neighborhood factors such as poorly lit streets and rates of high crime, which discourage women from exercising outside, contribute to diabetes and also increased stress, another contributing factor of diabetes. The unmet needs of African American women ages 25 and older are lack of education, lack of access to care (fresh foods, exercise areas, clinics) and the postponing of needed medical attention. To combat Type 2 diabetes among African American women ages 25 and older, a faith-based (faith-placed) wellness program is proposed. A faith-based …show more content…
Objectives of the program relate to meeting the unmet needs of the population: lack of education, lack of access to care (fresh foods, exercise areas, clinics) and the postponing of needed medical attention. “Healthy Living with God” is a year-long program meant to take place within African American church communities. The main part of the program is the “Healthy Living with God” Bible Study Series. The Bible Study Series will include four books, one for every 12 weeks of the program. The books will be written to appropriately suit the population, taking cultural factors and levels of literacy into account. Each book series will include a leader discussion guide, diabetes educational information, motivational messages of health and wellness, menu plans, exercise plans, personal weight and measurement record, and a scripture memory music CD full of inspirational prayers, psalms, and …show more content…
A Small Group is, “an intentional gathering, meeting regularly for the purpose of joining God’s mission” (“What is a,” 2010). The Small Groups will consist of ten or fewer members, intentionally gathering, and will meet regularly at least once a week for one to two hours. Each week will correlate with a specific chapter of the books. At Small Group, the group leader will lead the discussion using the “leader discussion guide” and members will educate themselves and each other about diabetes, while hearing God’s word and learning ways to live healthier to prevent or treat diabetes. At each Small Group, the group leader or another member will make a meal for the group following one of the recipes from the Bible Study Series. The group leader will also encourage Small Group members to schedule a time and a place to meet and exercise all together. For some African American women, depending on where they live, finding safe and accessible places to exercise is challenging. The Small Groups should meet up and exercise at a park or recreational center if it is available and accessible. If such a location is not available, the members of the small group can do indoor workouts at home using the exercise plans in the Bible Study
In African American Pastoral Care: Revised Edition, Dr. Wimberly spoke about responding to God’s unfolding and continually changing times when dealing with healing and reconciliation. In this revision of his classic book, Dr. Wimberly updated his message by examining current issues in African American pastoral care, counseling, and outreach ministry in the community. Dr. Wimberly reminded us that we need to do more for our members and proposed new pastoral care approaches to the crisis of disconnection. Using his own narrative, he explained and described how pastors and church leaders can claim a new narrative method for reestablishing the African American village. His paradigm for African American pastoral theology is inspiring African Americans.
In Chicago, food deserts are located on the south and west sides. Unfortunately, the south and west sides are mainly where black people live (Illinois Advisory Committee, 2011). There is a health disparity in the black community compared to the white community (Illinois Advisory Committee, 2011). The black community has a higher obesity and diabetes rate than the white community (Ver Ploeg , Breneman, 2009). The Illinois Advisory Committee concludes that predominately white communities have a lower obesity and diabetes rate because they have easy access to healthy food...
Sharpe, D. A Culturally Targeted Self-Management Program for African Americans with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus. (2012, December 15). Retrieved from http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
If we were to apply a longitude exposure study over the span of 42 years from the time an inner-city child is born, we may conclude that life experiences resulting from potential malnutrition, underprivileged environments, and overall lack of health education are the leading contributors to adult African American deaths. Studies show that 8 of the 10 leading causes in the deaths of African Americans are medical disease, which with proper education and care may have been prevented and/or addressed earlier in their life to diagnose and treat. The fact is Heart Disease is the leading cause of deaths for African Americans. When compared to other ethnicities, some form of heart disease causes 24.5% of African American deaths. These numbers are astounding considering Blacks make up approximately only 14.2% of the total U.S. population. The contributing factor is lack of knowledge and family medical screening. Understanding the history of your genial line specific to your race and ...
The intervention group met following the weigh-loss education group. This faith-based series developed by the researcher consisted of 30 minute. This group discussed scriptures, importance of prayer, journaling success, and the commission of exercise.
Rajaram, S. S., Vinson, V. (1998). African american women and diabetes: a sociocultural context. Journal of Health Care for the Poor & Underserved, 9(3), 236-247.
Diabetes is a prevalent health disparity among the Latino population. Diabetes is listed as the fifth leading cause of death among the Latino population in the website for Center for Disease Control and Prevention, CDC, in 2009. According to McBean, “the 2001 prevalence among Hispanics was significantly higher than among blacks.” (2317) In other words among the Hispanic or Latino community, there is a higher occurrence of diabetes as compared to other racial/ethnic groups such as Blacks and Native Americans. The prevalence of diabetes among Latinos is attributed to the social determinants of health such as low socioeconomic status and level of education. Further, this becomes an important public health issue when it costs the United States $174 billion in both direct and indirect costs, based on the 2007 The National Diabetes Fact Sheet released by the CDC. In turn, medical expenses are twice as high for a patient that has diabetes as opposed to one without. Finally, this high cost becomes another barrier to receiving care for Latinos when some are in the low socioeconomic status.
Hispanic or Latino are statistically proven to be one of the nation’s largest and fastest growing minority in the United States, and they rank about 15 percent of the U.S. population which is expected to double almost to 29 percent by 2050 if current demographic trends continue (Livingston, et al., 2008). Before analyzing the Hispanic health status, demographic factors should take into consideration because the structure of populations, such as inadequate, unhealthy housing and living areas with poor air quality, can determine their health conditions. More so, they have the lower prevalence in many chronic health conditions than the U.S. adult population, but higher prevalence in diabetes and obesity than the non-Hispanic wh...
Heart disease is of utmost and imperative concern in the United States. It stands at the top of the list for causes of death in the U.S., and it can be absolutely devastating (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention [CDC], 2013). In part one of the health disparities paper, disparity in relation to heart disease was pointed out in those of low socioeconomic status and/or minorities. Part two of this paper has been streamlined towards a more specific minority: African Americans women. The reason for focusing on the African American women population is that there is a huge amount of disparity seen specifically in this group. As of 2009, African Americans as a whole had 30% more of a chance of dying from cardiovascular disease than Caucasians (U.S. Department of Health & Human Services Office of Minority Health [OMH], 2012). The rate of Cardiovascular Disease in African American women specifically is higher at 48.9% than the rate of CVD in African American men at 44.4%, showing even greater disparity in African American women (American Heart Association, 2013). The goal of this paper is to identify and appraise two different articles surrounding this topic. Both articles involve an intervention in which similar community prevention programs were implemented in hopes to reduce the risk of CVD in African American women.
For my cultural interview, I decided to interview an African American male of age 49, who is suffering from chronic diabetes mellitus. This disorder has caused a significant
Routine physical activity may be difficult for those with low income to achieve. Firstly, people who have low income generally must work longer and laborious hours than people in the high and middle income rankings in order to have enough money to get by. Low-class Americans simply do not have the time or energy to exercise their bodies. Also, an individual’s economic status can be the cause for several obstacles of achieving physical fitness. For instance, the lack of transportation to and from the gym could be a major problem, as well as being able to pay gym membership fees or gym equipment. It is further explained, “A lack of good transportation choices is the most important single issue that limits routine activities such as walking, biking, and transit use by low income people.” (Squibb 2) Poor economy is only one of the ways low-income individuals are limited to physical fitness.
Castro, F., Shaibi, G. Q., & Boehm-Smith, E. (2009). Ecodevelopmental contexts for preventing type 2 diabetes in Latino and other racial/ethnic minority populations. Journal of Behavioral Medicine, 32(1), 89-105.
James, D. C. S. (2013). Weight loss strategies used by African American women: possible implications for tailored messages. Journal of Human Nutrition and Dietetics. 26, 71-77.
Life Application Study Bible: Personal Size Edition. 2nd. Carol Stream: Tyndale House Publishers, Inc., 2004. Print.
Improving population health necessitates a variety of the contributions from health entities. These health entities can be state, local governments, hospitals, health centers, and community organizations. Unfortunately, these contributions and services are not equally distributed throughout the population. Lack of a supermarket in a neighborhood limits residents’ access to healthy food and other resources. Furthermore, ethnic minority and/or low-income communities are burdened with several health disparities such as greater risk for diseases, or limited access to healthcare services (Jackson, 2014). The National Cancer Institute reported that individuals from medically underserved population are more likely to be diagnosed with late-stage diseases because they have inadequate resources to education, or health insurance. When an individual does not have adequate access to healthcare services, healthy disparity grows larger in the overall health of a