Diabetes has become a dominant public health problem in the 21st century, and the prevalence of Type 2 diabetes has increased five to seven fold times in the USA (Green et al. 1). It is essential to prevent diabetes because of the growing burden on the public’s health plus a major cause of cardiovascular disease, kidney failure, blindness and a poor quality of life. The target audience will be the young as old as 18 as well aging adults, especially those with a family history or those who are overweight and have hypertension. Written materials and educational software would be distributed with the objective of increasing awareness of the causes and risks of Type 2 diabetes, plus how to include a healthy diet and physical activity. It is essential to communicate about the seriousness of diabetes and how it can be prevented or delayed by making simple changes in lifestyle. Regular camps will be held for discussion and blood tests. The HP 2020 objective the activity relates to is D-16, with the objective of “promoting prevention behaviors in persons at high risk for diabetes with prediabetes” (Diabetes 2016). HP 2020 is a national agenda that creates a comprehensive strategic framework for uniting disease prevention and health promotion with targets set for 2020. Withy improved communications and participation, the persons at higher risk for diabetes will be tabbed earlier, and they would be given individual or group behavioral counseling and encouraged to bring positive lifestyle changes with support systems. They will be provided more opportunities to remain physically active and get easier access to healthy foods. The activity on prevention of diabetes will motivate people to choose the right lifestyle for themselves once they identify the risks of diabetes. They will select the right foods and develop a healthy lifestyle that will keep diabetes away from their life.
Works Cited
"Diabetes." healthypeople. 2016. Web. 10 March. 2016.Green, Lawrence W et al. “Primary Prevention of Type 2 Diabetes: Integrative Public Health and Primary Care Opportunities, Challenges and Strategies.” Family Practice 29.Suppl 1 (2012): i13–i23. PMC. Web. 10 Mar. 2016.
