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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