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Diabetes Mellitus Assignment

   

Added on  2021-04-21

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DIABETES MELLITUS2Diabetes MellitusHealth Promotion ProgramType 2 diabetes is a major cause of health disparities among the indigenous Australians. There are however several health promotion programs that can be implemented to help in managing this condition. The program is rolled out for a period of six weeks and it focuses on educating the aboriginal population on the management of diabetes mellitus. In this paper, we discuss how a health promotion program can be implemented. During the first week, the population is educated on how to effectively manage their health conditions. Education is very essential since it is used to engage the patients during the formulation of the appropriate care plans. It is important if this education is delivered in a culturally acceptable manner and in a language that the population is conversant with (Nguyen, Chitturi & Maple‐Brown, 2016). The team of educators is made up three nurses with adequate knowledge regarding chronic lifestyle diseases. These three nurses are tasked with educating the aboriginal population about nutrition, the risk factors for diabetes mellitus, and how to manage the disease. In addition to the nurses, the team also constitutes an aboriginal health practitioner who the population can relate to and understand well. During the second week, the focus is on cooking and the locations of shops. The group is taken on a tour to survey the shops and identify the healthy food choices that they should consume as part of managing type 2 diabetes. Additionally, a member of the aboriginal community can be appointed as one of the shopkeepers to help in improving the quantity and quality of the healthy food choices (Nguyen et al., 2016). Furthermore, the food should be

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