Incidence of Diabetes in Different Populations

• Review the Resources for this week and focus on the incidence of diabetes in different populations and underlying factors that account for these differences.
• Consider why diabetes is on the rise in certain populations.
• Consider population characteristics that might influence the likelihood of “at-risk” populations seeking diagnostic testing.
• Reflect on behavioral and other motivators for seeking health screenings for diagnostic testing of diabetes. Review the media, Juanita’s Story: Part 4 (Laureate Education, 2018d). What are some of Juanita’s motivators at this stage? How have they changed through her interactions with her doctor?
• Consider how behaviors and motivators might differ between younger (18–29 years old) and older (30 years old and over) adults.

BY DAY 3

Post an explanation of behavioral and other motivational factors related to why individuals in the two populations (18–29 years old and 30 years old and older) fail to seek diagnostic testing for diabetes. Then, imagine you are a leader in a health organization. How might you encourage individuals in the two populations to engage in diagnostic testing? Provide one strategy for the younger adult population and one for the older adult population. Explain how and why the strategy you proposed for the younger adult population might differ from the strategy you proposed for the older adult population. Be specific and provide examples.

• Review the Resources for this week and focus on the incidence of diabetes in different populations and underlying factors that account for these differences.
• Consider why diabetes is on the rise in certain populations.
• Consider population characteristics that might influence the likelihood of “at-risk” populations seeking diagnostic testing.
• Reflect on behavioral and other motivators for seeking health screenings for diagnostic testing of diabetes. Review the media, Juanita’s Story: Part 4 (Laureate Education, 2018d). What are some of Juanita’s motivators at this stage? How have they changed through her interactions with her doctor?
• Consider how behaviors and motivators might differ between younger (18–29 years old) and older (30 years old and over) adults.

BY DAY 3

Post an explanation of behavioral and other motivational factors related to why individuals in the two populations (18–29 years old and 30 years old and older) fail to seek diagnostic testing for diabetes. Then, imagine you are a leader in a health organization. How might you encourage individuals in the two populations to engage in diagnostic testing? Provide one strategy for the younger adult population and one for the older adult population. Explain how and why the strategy you proposed for the younger adult population might differ from the strategy you proposed for the older adult population. Be specific and provide examples.