Health Coalition, funded by the Diabetes Program, Texas Department of Health in 1998. assess the incidence of diabetes among individuals of Asian descent, …
Diabetes Awareness and Education in the Community DAEC Project
2525 Holly Hall, Suite 187 E, Houston, Texas 77054 Tel: 7135666588 Fax: 7135666578 DAEC is a five-year joint project of the Harris County Hospital District and the Asian American Health Coalition, funded by the Diabetes Program, Texas Department of Health in 1998 DAECs main goal is to assess the incidence of diabetes among individuals of Asian descent, develop appropriate cultural and linguistic educational materials, increase diabetes awareness, and help the community prevent and control the disease Diabetes is the seventh leading cause of death among Americans and accounts for 98 billion in direct and indirect medical costs and lost productivity each year An estimated 100-120 million people worldwide have diabetes; nearly 800,000 new diabetes cases are diagnosed each year Diabetes is the leading cause of kidney disease, amputation, blindness, heart attack, and stroke However, the result of a telephone survey and focus group study conducted by DAEC indicated there was a lack of understanding about diabetes, including risk factor, sign and symptom, management, way to seek help, etc in the community of Asian descent
About 1 out of 3 people with diabetes know little about the disease To promote healthy eating, DAEC created a culturally and linguistically appropriate Diabetes and Nutrition Handbook and food guide pyramid magnet in Vietnamese and Mandarin Chinese The handbook and magnet contain information about diabetes and healthy eating habits
DIABETES AND NUTRITION HANDBOOK English/Vietnamese English/Chinese
The Diabetes and Nutrition Handbook is also available electronically: English/Chinese: http://wwwtmcedu/hchd/Q__A/nutritionhandbookchpdf English/Vietnamese: http://wwwtmcedu/hchd/Q__A/nutritionhandbookvnpdf
Diabetes Awareness and Education in the Community DAEC Project
2525 Holly Hall, Suite 187 E, Houston, Texas 77054 Tel: 7135666588 Fax: 7135666578 To increase awareness among undiagnosed and recently diagnosed diabetics, DAEC produced two diabetes videos in Vietnamese and Mandarin Chinese The videos provide information about early warning signs and symptoms of diabetes In the videos patients talk about diabetes and physicians explain diabetes and preventive measures To purchase a copy of the video, please contact DAEC
Healthy Stories: Living with Diabetes in Mandarin Chinese
Facing
the Tiger in Vietnamese
Diabetes videos are also available for check out at the sites below: v Harris County Hospital District Patient Education Department 7135666582 Ms Violet Perez v Texas Department of Health Library 5124587490 Mr Thomas Dowson v Asian American Health Coalition 7137927802 Dr Beverly Gor v Houston Diabetes Coalition 2819960572 Mr Jeff Currey v Kelsey Research Foundation 7134221222 Ms Tammie Anderson v Chinese Community Center 713 
2716100 Ms Theresa Chen v Rainbow Village 7139954538 Ms Stella Chan v Tzu-Chi Foundation 2813607759 Ms Shiou-Bih Huang v Voice of Seniors 7132660110 Mr Robin Feng v Dr Chi C Maos Clinic 7139818898 Dr Chi C Mao v IndoChinese Culture Center 7135227799 Mr Quan Dang v Our Lady of Lourdes Terrace Catholic Church 2815873014 Ms Rosalie Tram v Dep Magazine 2815687070 Mr Tam Tran v Thong Nhat magazine 2816797430 Mr Nam Nguyen v Harris County Public Library 2814842036 Ms Trang Ho v The Methodist Hospital 7137904619 Ms Joan Seidel v UCI Health Education 7144568434 Ms Marra Williams v Dr Dorothy Mull v ADA, Beaumont Ms Nancy Fitzpatrick v St Lukes Episcopal Hospital Ms Susan Hricko
Diabetes Awareness and Education in the Community DAEC Project
2525
Holly Hall, Suite 187 E, Houston, Texas 77054 Tel: 7135666588 Fax: 7135666578 To promote self-management of diabetes, DAEC provides the Chronic Disease Self Management Program CDSMP, a community education course developed by the Stanford Patient Education Research Center CDSMP classes provide information to help individuals live quality lives with chronic illnesses Classes in English, Vietnamese, Mandarin and Cantonese are offered free of charge at different convenient locations, such as the Chinese Community Center and IndoChinese Culture Center Each 2-hour class meets once a week for 6 weeks
————————————————————————————————————–Chronic Disease Self Management Program CDSMP Application Form
I would like to attend a CDSMP class in my area Please send details, location, and dates to: Name: Address: Sex: M/F Date of Birth:
Day Time Phone Number: Language: English / Chinese / Vietnamese
Please send this completed form to: 2525 Holly Hall, Suite 187 E, Houston, TX 77054
To increase the availability of health education materials for individuals of Asian descent, DAEC collaborated with the HAM-TMC Library to
produce eight health information paper kiosks with literature available in Vietnamese and Chinese languages The kiosks were delivered to several community sites and feature information about diabetes and other health related topics The kiosks are located at: v v v v v v v VN Teamwork - 11210 Bellaire Blvd, Suite 118 Indochinese Community Center 3333 Fannin Thai Xuan Village - 8200 Broadway Chinese Community Center 5855 Sovereign Tzu-Chi Buddhist Foundation 6200 Corporate Drive Rainbow Village 6300 Corporate Drive Hong Kong Food Market 11205 Bellaire Blvd One by the supermarket, the other by the food court
For more information about DAEC Please contact angelia_guinara@hchdtmcedu or call 7135666588 Angelia Guinara speaks Cantonese and Mandarin Chinese tram_nguyen@hchdtmcedu or call 7135666333 Tram Nguyen speaks Vietnamese
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