Effective Case Management for Latinos with Diabetes
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Gabriella CalderonCollaborative Health and Human Services
CHHS 302 Professional Writing for Health and Human Services
Effective Case Management for Latinos
with Diabetes
Professional Interest • CHHS
• Work Experience• Make a Difference
Critical Issue • CDC Research: 18.2 Million in the U.S.
• Fifth Leading Cause of Death
• Rates Doubled Among Latino Population than…(1997-2010)
• Diabetes Leads to other Serious Conditions
Rhetorical Timing
• Age-adjusted % for Latinos is now 48%
• Bad Economy
• Lack of Insurance
• Graph Source: Center of Disease Control (2012), Data and Trends
“They Say”: Causes• Type-1 Diabetes
-Destroys Pancreatic Cell
• Type-2 Diabetes - Ineffective Use of Insulin
• Life Style/Family History
• Cultural Beliefs
“They Say”: Effects• Suffer Secondary Illnesses
• Deteriorates The Body
• Depression
Community Connection• Rise of Medical Cost
• Down Turn in our Economy
• Doctor/Patient Relationship
• “Drivers-Seat”
• Tap into the Resources
Thank You!
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