Essay on Community Teaching Diabetics

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Community Teaching Work Plan Proposal
Directions: Develop an educational series proposal for your community using one of the following four topics which will be chosen within your CLC group: 1) Bioterrorism/Disaster 2) Environmental Issues 3) Primary Prevention/Health Promotion 4) Secondary Prevention/Screenings for a Vulnerable Population *
Planning Before Teaching: Name and Credentials of Teacher: Red Group RN to BSN student | Estimated Time Teaching Will Last: 1 hour | Location of Teaching:Church hall of the local Hispanic Church | Supplies, Material, Equipment Needed:Power points, handouts, lap top, glucometer, and supplies, common foods used by Hispanics to show calorie /carbohydrates. | Estimated Cost:$20

* Type 1 diabetes, which results when the body loses its ability to produce insulin. * Gestational diabetes, a common complication of pregnancy. Gestational diabetes can lead to prenatal complications in mother and child and substantially increases the likelihood of cesarean section. Gestational diabetes is also a risk factor for subsequent development of type 2 diabetes after pregnancy.
(http://www.healthypeople.gov/2020/topicsobjectives2020/overview.aspx?topicid=8)

How Does This HP2020 Objective Relate to Alma Ata’s Health for All Global Initiatives (See page 116 in the textbook)?
The Declaration of Alma-Ata serves as a blueprint by which countries can plan improvements to health services and health status for their citizens (Smith & Maurer, p. 116).The World Health Assembly expects these efforts to be a partnership among the country's leaders, health infrastructure (organizations), communities, individual citizens, and, to some degree, other countries (Smith & Maurer, p. 116). Alma Ata’s has placed eight specific Millennium Development Goals are the following: 1. Eradicate extreme poverty and hunger 2. Achieve universal primary education 3. Promote gender equality and empower women 4. Reduce child mortality 5. Improve maternal health 6. Combat HIV/AIDS, malaria, and other diseases 7. Ensure environmental sustainability 8. Develop a