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Culturally-Appropriate Prediabetes Lifestyle Intervention Programs: A Review of the Literature

2012; Elsevier BV; Volume: 36; Issue: 5 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1016/j.jcjd.2012.07.320

2352-3840

Ann F. Sarte, Maylene Fong, Kitty Yung, Laura Ng, Sharon Koehn, Parmjit Sohal,

Food Security and Health in Diverse Populations

Immigrant and ethnocultural minority groups are more likely to receive late diagnosis, have poorer diabetes control and self-care, develop complications, and require acute care. Community-based diabetes strategies should meet the needs of high-risk, vulnerable groups. A review of lifestyle modification programs was completed to guide development of a prevention program targeting Chinese and South Asian communities in Vancouver, BC.