DIABETES HEALTH AND NUTRITION CENTER

Health care needs around the world are changing. For example, as obesity and childhood obesity increasingly become one of the leading causes of death and illness in the United States, there is a growing need to address not just the disease itself, but also the prevention and care of the illness in order to lessen the impact on the community. The Presbyterian Intercommunity Hospital in Whittier, California, continues to make improvements to its campus in order to provide the best possible care for area residents. According to the Presbyterian Intercommunity Hospital website, new services in one of the office buildings onsite offer such services as a diabetes education center, women’s center, and heart and lung center. The addition of all of these services represents the changes in health care needs throughout all communities, particularly in the United States. The addition of a diabetes education center is significant, and represents the growing number of both adults and children who are being diagnosed with diabetes in California. As a result, there is an increasing need for more outpatient diabetes education centers around all areas of California, including Los Angeles County.

The United States is often cited as having the largest percentage of obese citizens among all of the countries of the world. Obesity increases several types of health issues, including diabetes. This is a significant concern because “Diabetes is the seventh leading cause of death in the United States; a major cause of nontraumatic amputations, blindness, and end-stage kidney disease; and a significant risk factor for coronary heart disease and stroke” (Diamant et al., 2003, p. 1). One of the best ways to treat diabetes and lessen the negative effects of obesity is to offer education and preventative services to those who are risk. In California, the at-risk group is growing.

By admin in Essays on August 21, 2015