Food for Life / Comida para la Vida: Creating a Food Festival to Raise Diabetes Awareness
| Autor: | Willie Walker, Kristie J. Lancaster, Phyllis Kaskel, Thomas L. Vance, Guedy Arniella, Carol R. Horowitz |
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| Rok vydání: | 2009 |
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Gerontology Health Knowledge Attitudes Practice Health (social science) Sociology and Political Science Community resident Health Promotion Motor Activity Article Patient care Education Nursing Diabetes mellitus Diabetes Mellitus Humans Medicine Cooperative Behavior Health Education Holidays business.industry Feeding Behavior Hispanic or Latino General Medicine Awareness Middle Aged medicine.disease United States Social marketing Black or African American Health promotion Social Marketing General partnership Female Health education Undiagnosed diabetes business |
| Zdroj: | Progress in Community Health Partnerships: Research, Education, and Action. 3:359-363 |
| ISSN: | 1557-055X |
| DOI: | 10.1353/cpr.0.0100 |
| Popis: | African and Latino Americans have higher rates of diabetes and its complications than White Americans. Identifying people with undiagnosed diabetes and helping them obtain care can help to prevent complications and mortality. To kick off a screening initiative, our community-academic partnership created the “Food for Life Festival,” or “Festival Comida para la Vida.” This article will describe the community’s perspective on the Festival, which was designed to screen residents, and demonstrate that eating healthy can be fun, tasty, and affordable in a community-centered, culturally consonant setting. More than 1,000 residents attended the event; 382 adults were screened for diabetes, and 181 scored as high risk. Fifteen restaurants distributed free samples of healthy versions of their popular dishes. Community residents, restaurateurs, and clinicians commented that the event transformed many of their preconceived ideas about healthy foods and patient care. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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