Finding Healthy Food: The Effects of ‘Food Deserts’ on Public Housing Residents Living with Diabetes
Finding Healthy Food: The Effects of ‘Food Deserts’ on Public Housing Residents Living with Diabetes December 2021 View Publication This blog post by NCHPH highlights the adverse effects of food deserts, and describes how food deserts can impact diabetic residents living in public housing communities.
How Health Centers Can Promote Benefits of Exercise to Diabetic Public Housing Residents and Promising Practices
Getting regular exercise can be a challenge, but there are many positive benefits, particularly for people with diabetes. Physical inactivity is associated with the development of 40 chronic diseases, including Type 2 Diabetes.1 However, exercise can be difficult for people living in public housing because some public housing developments are in crime-ridden areas or areas […]
Addressing Barriers to Diabetes Management for Residents of Public Housing
Finding Healthy Food: The Effects of ‘Food Deserts’ on Public Housing Residents Living with Diabetes
Nutrition is one of the key elements to living a healthy lifestyle and is particularly important for persons living with diabetes. It is one of the main factors that can affect a person’s quality of life. While a diabetic patient may be eating at least three meals every day, the nutritional value of the food […]