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Changing the guard: A novel approach to lay health education
The project aims to increase community members' awareness and knowledge about diabetes education and prevention. The diabetes education sessions will be conducted by adolescents ages 12-17. They will be the voice of those who are unable to speak. They will be health advocates to those in their families that have this debilitating disease.
In addition, an evaluation will be conducted to measure change in awareness and knowledge including a better understanding of diabetes prevention approaches and intentions to educate family members and friends at risk. By galvanizing community support, communities may become more empowered to improve their health status using youth community health workers.
Conduct evaluation related to programs, research, and other areas of practice
Diversity and culture
Planning of health education strategies, interventions, and programs
Public health or related education
Learning Objectives:
Discuss and identify current social networks to assess communities knowledge and awareness about diabetes education and prevention.
List innovative ways in which current health literacy efforts should cater to minority and medically underserved populations.
Identify a model for community-based diabetes intervention and program evaluation.
Keywords: Adolescents, Health Education Strategies
Qualified on the content I am responsible for because: I am health researcher and program evaluator. I have been doing both for over three years.
Any relevant financial relationships? No
I agree to comply with the American Public Health Association Conflict of Interest and Commercial Support Guidelines, and to disclose to the participants any off-label or experimental uses of a commercial product or service discussed in my presentation.