Diabetes on the rise nationwide. Diabetes rates in Appalachia remain higher People with diabetes have significantly higher rates of heart disease, heart …
MEDIA ADVISORY
July 27, 2008
Diabetes on the rise nationwide
Diabetes rates in Appalachia remain higher than the national average Ohio
University physicians and scientists respond with community outreach,
research
Whats new:
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced this week that the
number of people with diabetes has increased 15 percent from 2005 to 2007
They report that diabetes now affects nearly 8 percent of the US
population 24 million people
The study also indicates that diabetes disproportionately affects the
elderly and overweight, as well as certain ethnic groups and minority
populations, including Native Americans, blacks and Hispanics
Link to CDC press release: cdcgov/media/pressrel/2008/r080624htm
Ohio angles:
According to a 2006 survey by the Appalachian Rural Health Institute, the
problem is even more pronounced in Appalachian Ohio, where about 11 percent
of the population suffers from diabetes
Contact: Dr Jay Shubrook: 740 593-0465 or shubrook@ohioedu Or
visit oucomohiouedu/arhi/presentations/Diabetes_06_Finalpdf
Another Ohio University study from 2006
indicates that members of rural
Appalachian households who lack access to food or experience hunger are
more likely to be obese and have diabetes
For more, go to:
newsresearchohiouedu/news/indexphp?item308page87
More recent studies by Ohio University and other institutions indicate that
about 40 percent of hospital admissions in Appalachian Ohio in the last
twelve months were for conditions complicated by diabetes-almost twice the
national average
Contact: Dr Jay Shubrook: 740 593-0465 or shubrook@ohioedu
Why this is important:
People with diabetes have significantly higher rates of heart disease,
heart attack, stroke, high cholesterol, hypertension and depression
What Ohio University researchers are doing to help:
Program ACTIVE: Appalachians Coming Together to Increase Vital
Exercise
This program increases awareness of and screening for diabetes and
depression in high risk communities by implementing a community-
based depression and
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lifestyle intervention for people with type 2 diabetes through
exercise and therapy
Program ACTIVE partners with: the Cornwell
Center for
Cardiovascular and Diabetes Care; University Medical Associates;
Holzer Clinic of Athens; Family Healthcare, Inc; the Athens
Community Center; the Healthsouth Sports Medicine and
Rehabilitation Center in Parkersburg, WVa; and the Marietta
Family YMCA
OU collaborators Program ACTIVE cont:
o Mary deGroot, PhD, assistant professor of psychology
o Jay Shubrook, DO, assistant professor of family medicine
o Michael Kushnick, PhD, associate professor of recreation and
sports sciences
o Frank Schwartz, MD, associate professor of specialty medicine
Contact: Dr Jay Shubrook: 740 593-0465 or shubrook@ohioeduOr
visit programactiveohioedu
Take Action 2: Nutrition and exercise for kids
Take Action 2 is a community-based summer lifestyle program
developed to address childhood obesity through supervised exercise
and nutrition classes Children 6 to 17 years of age, along with a
parent, participate in the program, which offers separate
programming for children and their parents
This program partners with the Athens Community Center
OU collaborators:
o Jay Shubrook, DO, assistant professor of family medicine
o Andy Wapner, DO, assistant professor of pediatrics
o Tom Murray, MS, director of HeartWorks at OBleness Health
System
Contact: Dr Jay Shubrook: 740 593-0465 or shubrook@ohioeduOr
visit oucomohiouedu/news/stories/fitness_08/
Artificial intelligence in insulin pumps
This artificial intelligence software is designed to better manage
insulin pump therapy for people with type 1 diabetes The new
technology will monitor daily glucose trends, remember previous
patterns and examine daily lifestyle information to make suggestions
to physicians about what their patients can do to maintain good
glucose control
OU collaborators:
o Frank Schwartz, MD, associate professor of specialty medicine
o Jay Shubrook, DO, assistant professor of family medicine
o Cynthia Marling, PhD associate professor of electrical
engineering and computer science
Contact: Dr Jay Shubrook: 740 593-0465 or shubrook@ohioeduOr
visit
newsresearchohiouedu/perspectives/indexphp?page120item415
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Media Contact: Anita Martin, assistant director of communication, Ohio
University College of Osteopathic Medicine, at 740-593-2199 or
martina@ohioedu
