Diabetes: Its Impact on the Hispanic Community

Diabetes: Its Impact on the Hispanic Community

Presenter(s)

Jemly Perez

Comments

10:45-12:00, Kennedy Union Ballroom

Description

In 2022, Hispanic adults were 60% more likely than non-Hispanic white adults to be diagnosed with diabetes by a doctor. As the largest minority in the U.S, Hispanics are the most affected by diabetes, especially type 2 diabetes. In the Hispanic community, more than half of Hispanics suffer from type 2 diabetes and other diseases such as kidney disease, some even being hospitalized for treatment of diabetes-related end-stage renal disease. Hispanics face difficult circumstances such as language barriers, limited access to health insurance, high rates of complications such as obesity, and cultural diets that on the surface appear harmless but overuse can have severe consequences. Therefore, this study will explore these factors to develop initiatives and aid in prevention in the Hispanic community.

Publication Date

4-23-2025

Project Designation

Course Project - SPN 326 H1

Primary Advisor

Arne Romanowski

Primary Advisor's Department

Global Languages and Cultures

Keywords

Stander Symposium, College of Arts and Sciences

Institutional Learning Goals

Community

Diabetes: Its Impact on the Hispanic Community

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