Prevention of Type II Diabetes in Honduras: El Cacao as a Case Study
2016
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Prevention of Type II Diabetes in Honduras: El Cacao as a Case Study
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Honduras is one of the poorest and most densely populated countries in the Western
Hemisphere. Poverty affects access to quality healthcare and education, making it hard to
manage chronic illness, specifically diabetes. Type II diabetes is on the rise in Honduras; it is
estimated that currently up to 10% of adults are affected. This project will focus on reducing
the prevalence of type II diabetes in Honduras, highlighting strategies for the prevention of
the disease with a strong focus on education. El Cacao, a small village on the northern coast
of Honduras, will be used as a case study, where I spent much of last summer as a medical
volunteer. I will use much of my exposure to healthcare and the management of diabetes
there as evidence to support some proposed strategies for diabetes prevention.
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University Honors Capstone Project Paper and Poster, University of Minnesota Duluth, 2016.
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Gracza, Rose. (2016). Prevention of Type II Diabetes in Honduras: El Cacao as a Case Study. Retrieved from the University Digital Conservancy, https://hdl.handle.net/11299/195438.
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