A 19 page research paper that consists of 3 separate papers that each addresses the topic of a community health project that addresses diabetes among a Hispanic community. Diabetes is a serious health issue that affects millions of Americans. It is particularly prevalent among Hispanic populations. This proposal outlines the parameters of a community health project that addresses this issue. First of all, however, the serious nature of the diabetes threat to public health is discussed with a focus on the Hispanic population. Then, the parameters of the proposed project are briefly described. Each of the three papers lists the reference specific to that paper at its conclusions. These bibliographies list 20 sources in total.
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community health project that addresses this issue. First of all, however, the serious nature of the diabetes threat to public health is discussed with a focus on the Hispanic population.
Then, the parameters of the proposed project are briefly described. Part I: Project focus Significance of diabetes as a health issue: The incidence of diabetes mellitus has escalated
among the American populace to the point where it is close to reaching epidemic proportions (Seelandt, 2007). The American Diabetes Association (ADA) indicates that there are 20.8 million, men, women
and children in the US who are diabetic (Seelandt, 2007). This figure represents close to 7 percent of the national population (Seelandt, 2007). The very definition of diabetes mellitus
encompasses the concept of risk for comorbidities, as it is defined as "hyperglycemia sufficiently elevated to predict future risk of microvascular diabetic complications" (Norris and Svoren, 2005, p. 710). As
this definition indicates, diabetes, of any etiology, whether Type 1 or Type 2, results in injuring to blood vessels that eventually leads to organ damage. Microvascular complications include "damage to
the retina, kidney and peripheral nerves" (Norris and Svoren, 2005, p. 710). Damage to the retina (diabetic retinopathy) is the leading cause of acquired blindness among adults of working age
in the US. Likewise, diabetes-associated nephropathy, a progressive disorder of the kidney, is the leading cause of end stage renal disease (Norris and Svoren, 2005). The earliest signs of diabetes-related
complications come from diabetes-associated neuropathy, which results in loss of ankle reflexes and a decreased sense of touch or vibration. Macrovascular complications due to diabetes include "coronary artery, peripheral
vascular, and cerebral vascular diseases" (Norris and Svoren, 2005, p. 710). Macrovascular events constitute the leading cause of morbidity and mortality among people with Type 2 diabetes, and the risk