New research directions on disparities in obesity and type 2 diabetes

Obesity and type 2 diabetes disproportionately impact U.S. racial and ethnic minority communities and lowâ income populations. Improvements in implementing efficacious interventions to reduce the incidence of type 2 diabetes are underway (i.e., the National Diabetes Prevention Program), but challenges in effectively scalingâ up successful interventions and reaching atâ risk populations remain. In October 2017, the National Institutes of Health convened a workshop to understand how to (1) address socioeconomic and other environmental conditions that perpetuate disparities in the burden of obesity and type 2 diabetes; (2) design effective prevention and treatment strategies that are accessible, feasible, culturally relevant, and acceptable to diverse population groups; and (3) achieve sustainable health improvement approaches in communities with the greatest burden of these diseases. Common features of guiding frameworks to understand and address disparities and promote health equity were described. Promising research directions were identified in numerous areas, including study design, methodology, and core metrics; program implementation and scalability; the integration of medical care and social services; strategies to enhance patient empowerment; and understanding and addressing the impact of psychosocial stress on disease onset and progression in addition to factors that support resiliency and health.This report discusses a workshop convened by the National Institutes of Health to understand how to (1) address socioeconomic and other environmental conditions that perpetuate disparities in the burden of obesity and type 2 diabetes; (2) design effective prevention and treatment strategies that are accessible, feasible, culturally relevant, and acceptable to diverse population groups; and (3) achieve sustainable health improvement approaches in communities with the greatest burden of these diseases.Peer Reviewedhttps://deepblue.lib.umich.edu/bitstream/2027.42/154507/1/nyas14270_am.pdfhttps://deepblue.lib.umich.edu/bitstream/2027.42/154507/2/nyas14270.pd

JolliBIDA Ka Sa Pasko

Christmas is given much important in Philippines due to the fact that is a predominantly Christian country. Christmas has come to be known as a time for the family, most especially children, and also as a time of giving, a season of giving, spreading Christ-like acts especially to the less fortunate as a way of venerating Christ in his time of the year. It is through this season of giving that Jollibee has come up with a way to celebrate Christmas, to celebrate Christ, by means of a toy and book donation drive, JolliBIDA Ka Sa Pasko. The campaign aims to collect books and toys from key cities all over the country. Based on surveys conducted, the campaign will have a primary target market that consists of mothers aged 29-39 and a secondary target market that consists of children aged 5-12 years old. JoliBIDA Ka Sa Pasko contains 2 parts, an in store tree decorating event and the JolliBEE-BEEP-BEEP. The first part of the campaign will happen in all Jollibee outlets nationwide. Each outlet will contain a Jolli-tree which will be decorated by anyone who wishes to participate in the event

New Research Directions on Disparities in Obesity and Type 2 Diabetes

Obesity and type 2 diabetes disproportionately impact U.S. racial and ethnic minority communities and low‐income populations. Improvements in implementing efficacious interventions to reduce the incidence of type 2 diabetes are underway (i.e., the National Diabetes Prevention Program), but challenges in effectively scaling‐up successful interventions and reaching at‐risk populations remain. In October 2017, the National Institutes of Health convened a workshop to understand how to (1) address socioeconomic and other environmental conditions that perpetuate disparities in the burden of obesity and type 2 diabetes; (2) design effective prevention and treatment strategies that are accessible, feasible, culturally relevant, and acceptable to diverse population groups; and (3) achieve sustainable health improvement approaches in communities with the greatest burden of these diseases. Common features of guiding frameworks to understand and address disparities and promote health equity were described. Promising research directions were identified in numerous areas, including study design, methodology, and core metrics; program implementation and scalability; the integration of medical care and social services; strategies to enhance patient empowerment; and understanding and addressing the impact of psychosocial stress on disease onset and progression in addition to factors that support resiliency and health