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Obesity and Type 2 diabetes are major public health concerns that disproportionately affect many Latino youths in America. Prediabetes has emerged as major health concern for Latinos. Few diabetes prevention programs exist that focus on such a high-risk population.
To address these concerns, the National institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK), part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) has awarded a team of researchers, clinicians, and community advocates a $3.1 million grant.
The grant, titled “Preventing Diabetes in Latino Youth,” will be awarded over 5 years and will test the efficacy of “a culturally-grounded lifestyle intervention program for reducing diabetes risks in obese Latino adolescents with prediabetes.”
“Diabetes is an extremely complex disease,” said Dr. Gabriel Shaibi, the study’s principal investigator. “This complexity is why we have assembled such a diverse team to develop, implement, and ultimately evaluate the success of a diabetes prevention program.”
The project will be a collaboration between the NIKKD and Arizona State University, the Phoenix Children’s Hospital, the Valley of the Sun YMCA, the Family Wellness Program of St. Vincent de Paul Medical and Dental Clinic, and the University of Washington.
“We believe that this innovative approach will set the stage for scalable, cost-effective, solution-oriented programs and policies to prevent type 2 diabetes in high-risk youth,” Shaibi said.
Read more on the study here.
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