1. Jennifer Poole, RN
Community in Pictures
Community Health Needs; Nursing 4415
July, 2014

2. Diabetes is a killer. It is
the leading cause of heart
attack, stroke, kidney
failure, and blindness.
(American Diabetes
Association website, 2014)

3. (American Diabetes Association website, 2014)

4. (American Diabetes Association website, 2014)

9. (Blood Glucose Levels website, 2014)

11. •Participants take
the assessment
•Participants are
weighed
• Participants have
their BMI calculated
on the interactive
website shown on
next slide
• Results of Risk
Assessment
reviewed, weight,
and BMI
calculations are
reviewed
• Teach that
healthy weight,
healthy eating, and
exercise all lower
risk of Type 2
Diabetes.
(American Diabetes Association website, 2014)

12. (American Diabetes Association website, 2014)

13. ⇛ THOSE IDENTIFIED AS “AT RISK” ARE WILLINGLY EDUCATED ON RISKS, COMPLICATIONS, AND
TREATMENTS FOR TYPE 2 DIABETES
⇛ THOSE IDENTIFIED AS “AT RISK” ARE ABLE TO STATE 2 RISKS FACTORS FOR TYPE 2 DIABETES
⇛ THOSE IDENTIFIED AS “AT RISK” ARE ABLE TO STATE 2 MODIFIABLE RISKS FACTORS
⇛ THOSE IDENTIFIED AS “AT RISK” PARTICIPATE IN DISCUSSION REGARDING LIFESTYLE CHANGES
WITH PARTICULAR REGARD TO DIET AND EXERCISE
⇛ THOSE IDENTIFIED AS “AT RISK” AGREE TO FOLLOW UP WITH THEIR PCP AND OBTAIN A1C AND
FASTING GLUCOSE LEVELS
⇛ THOSE IDENTIFIED AS “AT RISK” UNDERSTAND THE IMPORTANCE OF LIFESTYLE CHANGES IN
PREVENTING AND TREATING TYPE 2 DIABETES THROUGH MY EDUCATION
⇛ AN INTEREST IN COMBATING THE COMMUNITY HEALTH ISSUE OF TYPE 2 DIABETES IS SPARKED
⇛THROUGH THE INTEREST GENERATED, MORE RISK ASSESSMENT SCREENINGS AND EDUCATION
BOOTHS ARE SET UP THROUGHOUT THE COMMUNITY OF CONWAY
⇛ DIABETES EDUCATION IS CONSIDERED THE FOUNDATION OF SUCCESSFUL DIABETIC CARE
(Mulcahy et al., 2003)

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levels-chart/
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http://www.cdc.gov/healthyplaces/healthtopics/physactivity.htm
Healthy Arkansas. (2008). http://www.healthy.arkansas.gov/stats/health-
disparities/2008.pdf
Mulcahy, K., Maryniuk, M., Peeples, M., Peyrot, M., Tomky,S, Weaver, T., &
Yarborough, P. (2003, September/October). Standards for outcomes
measurement of diabetes self-management education. The Diabetes Educator,
29, 804-816. Retrieved from
https://www.diabeteseducator.org/export/sites/aade/_resources/pdf/PS-
Outcomes.pdf
National Diabetes InformationClearinghouse. (2014).
http://diabetes.niddk.nih.gov/dm/pubs/overview/#who