AWARENESS OF A COMMON DISEASE.
>> DIABETES IS ONE OF THE
LEADING CAUSES OF DEATH AND
DISABILITY IN THE U.S.
ACCORDING TO THE CENTERS FOR
DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION,
MORE THAN ONE IN 10 AMERICANS
HAVE DIABETES.
AND A THIRD ARE AT A HIGH-RISK
OF DEVELOPING IT.
AS PART OF DIABETES AWARENESS
MONTH, A LOCAL HEALTH INITIATIVE
IS AIMING TO HELP PEOPLE BETTER
UNDERSTAND WHAT CAN BE A
DEBILITATING DISEASE HOW TO
CONTROL IT AND HOW TO PREVENT
IT.
JOINING US IS LUCY FLORES,
PROGRAM DIRECT FOR FOR CHICAGO
CARES A PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN THE
CHICAGO DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC
HEALTH AND THE NONPROFIT
ILLINOIS PUBLIC HEALTH
INSTITUTE.
LUCY FLORES THANK YOU FOR
JOINING US TONIGHT.
>> THANK YOU.
THANK YOU FOR HAVING ME ON THE
SHOW.
I AM A FUN OF PUBLIC MEDIA AND
COMMUNITY REPRESENTATION.
AND I'M LOVING THE ADDITION OF
BLACK AND LATINO VOICES TO THE
WTTW LINEUP.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU.
SO LET'S START WITH THE FOCUS OF
THE PROGRAM.
THE MOST COMMON FORM OF DIABETES
TYPE 2.
TELL US MORE ABOUT THAT.
>> YEAH, SO DIABETES THERE IS AN
INCIDENCE OF 34.2 MILLION PEOPLE
LIVING WITH DIABETES IN THE
UNITED STATES.
THE FOCUS OF OUR INTERVENTION IS
CATCHING PEOPLE AT THE
DEVELOPMENTAL STAGE OF DIABETES.
SO THAT REALLY FOCUSES ON
PREDIABETES.
>> NOW, WHILE THERE'S NO CURE
FOR DIABETES, THERE ARE WAYS TO
MANAGE IT EVEN PREVENT IT.
TELL US ABOUT THOSE EFFORTS.
>> SURE.
SO IN CHICAGO WE ARE FOCUSED ON
PREVENTING IT THROUGH THE
NATIONAL DIABETES PREVENTION
PROGRAM.
AND SPECIFICALLY THE CHICAGO
CARES DIABETES PREVENTION
PROGRAM AND YOU CAN FIND OUT
MORE INFORMATION ON THE CHICAGO
CARES CPP DOT. ORG WEBSITE BUT
IT OVERS A YEARLONG, A PROGRAM
THAT PROVIDES LIFESTYLE CHANGE
AND COPING AND SUPPORT IN A
GROUP SETTING AND THE COACHING
FOESES ON NUTRITION AND PHYSICAL
ACTIVITY, INCREASING PHYSICAL
ACTIVITY AND ADJUSTING AND
ADAPTING TO HEALTHIER CHOICES.
IT IS A FREE PROGRAM.
IT IS A YEARLONG FORMAT PROVIDED
IN A SUPPORT GROUP STYLE.
>> WHAT ARE SOME OF THE
PREDIABETES SIGNS OR INDICATORS
TO LOOK OUT FOR SINCE THERE
AREN'T USUALLY SYMPTOMS?
>> YES, THAT IS A GREAT POINT.
SO THERE ARE SOME RISK FACTORS
THAT ARE BIOLOGICAL MEANING THAT
WE CANNOT CONTROL THEM.
WE HAVE A LITTLE MORE INFLUENCE
AND CONTROL OVER.
SOME OF THE ONES THAT ARE
BIOLOGICAL ARE BEING 45 AND
OLDER, HAVING A PAST FAMILY
HISTORY OF DIABETES, AND
GESTATIONAL DIABETES.
HOWEVER THERE ARE OTHER FACTORS
THAT WE CAN CONTROL AND SUCH AS
BEING MORE PHYSICALLY ACTIVE AND
WEIGHT STATUS.
SO THOSE ARE FIVE RISK FACTORS
THAT WE KNOW TO LEAD AND BE SORT
OF INDICATORS OF PREDIABETES.
>> STUDIES HAVE SHOWN BLACK AND
LATINO PEOPLE ARE MORE LIKELY TO
HAVE DIABETES THAN THE WHITE
POPULATION.
HEALTH STUDIES ESTIMATE THAT 2.5
MILLION HISPANIC LATINO
AMERICANS AGE 20 AND OLDER HAVE
DIABETES.
CAN YOU DISCUSS THE IMPACT THAT
TYPE TWO DIABETES HAS ON
COMMUNITIES OF COLOR HOW CAN
THOSE INEQUITIES BE BETTER
ADDRESSED?
>> THAT IS SUCH A GREAT
QUESTION, THANK YOU.
PART OF THAT IS IN OUR MORE
AFFLUENT WHITE COMMUNITIES THERE
IS GREATER ACCESS TO A NUMBER OF
RESOURCES, AWARENESS AND
INFORMATION AROUND PREDIABETES
AND CHRONIC DISEASE PREVENTION
IN GENERAL.
THERE IS GREATER AND BETTER
ACCESS TO HEALTHCARE AND BETTER
HEALTHCARE.
HEALTH LITERACY.
AND ACCESS TO RESOURCES, FRESH
FOOD AND NUTRITION AND WAYS OF
PREPARING FOOD.
AND THE NEGATIVE IMPACTS OF POOR
DIETING.
EMPLOYMENT SITUATION FOR MORE
AFFLUENT COMMUNITIES MAY MEAN
THAT WE WORK FROM HOME AND
UNLESS AN AFFLUENT COMMUNITIES
THAT MAY MEAN WE WORK IN DIRECT
SERVICE INDUSTRIES THAT PUTS US
IN CONTACT WITH NEGATIVE
FACTORS.
I THINK THAT THOSE ARE SOME OF
THE INFLUENCING FACTORS FOR
NEGATIVE OUTCOMES AND DIABETES
AND PREDIABETES IN OUR
COMMUNITIES.
SO IT'S ABOUT ACCESS TO
RESOURCES AND WHAT WE HAVE IN
OUR CURRENT ENVIRONMENT.
>> BEFORE WE LET YOU GO, CHICAGO
CARES IS OFFERING FREE DIABETES
PREVENTION PROGRAM CLASSES.
WHAT DOES THIS PROGRAM ENTAIL?
AND HOW WILL IT HELP PEOPLE?
WE HAVE A MAP THAT THOSE THE
CLASSES THROUGHOUT THE AREA.
>> YES, SO IF YOU GO TO THE
CHICAGO CARES WEBSITE, YOU WILL
FIND A CLASS LOCATER WHERE
INDIVIDUALS CAN FIND A VIRTUAL
CLASS BEING DELIVERED ON-LINE
FREE.
AND WILL PROVIDE ALL OF THE
RESOURCES THAT I PREVIOUSLY
MENTIONED AT THAT WEBSITE.
>> LUCY FLORES THANK YOU FOR
YOUR TIME AND YOUR INSIGHTS.
>> THANK YOU HUGO.
TAKE CARE.
>> UP NEXT OUR SPOTLIGHT