Today’s discussion is the beginning of a series review of my research during my master’s program. The goal is for health promotion, wellness, in addition to cultural sensitivity insights. Learn about the impact type II Diabetes is having on the African American community and what we can do to limit the morbidity and mortality.

Sources:
Cowdery, J., Parker, S., & Thompson, A. (2010). Application of the PEN-3 Model in a Diabetes Prevention Intervention. Retrieved from https://digitalscholarship.unlv.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1033&context=jhdrp

Hostetter, M., & Klein, S. (2018, September 27). In Focus: Reducing Racial Disparities in Health Care by Confronting Racism. Retrieved from https://www.commonwealthfund.org/publications/newsletter-article/2018/sep/focus-reducing-racial-disparities-health-care-confronting

Marshall, MC (2005). Diabetes in African Americans. Retrieved from https://pmj.bmj.com/content/81/962/734

Peek, M. E., Ferguson, M. J., Roberson, T. P., & Chin, M. H. (2014). Putting Theory Into Practice: A Case Study of Diabetes-Related Behavioral Change Interventions on Chicago’s South Side. Health Promotion Practice, 15(2_suppl), 40S-50S. https://doi.org/10.1177/1524839914532292

Whitney, E., Kindred, E., Pratt, A., O’Neal, Y., Harrison, R., & Peek, M. E. (2017). Culturally Tailoring a Patient Empowerment and Diabetes Education Curriculum for the African American Church. The Diabetes educator, 43(5), 441–448. doi:10.1177/0145721717725280

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