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
Addressing Barriers to Diabetes Management for Residents of Public Housing
Addressing Barriers to Diabetes Management for Residents of Public Housing Thursday, April 28, 2022 Slides | Recording Public housing residents have worse health than the general population including chronic diseases such as diabetes. Knowledge of which specific populations within public housing residents have chronic conditions is essential for health centers to implement efficient health promotion […]
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 […]