Main Institution:
Cook County Health & Hospitals System, Chicago (USA)
Principal Investigator:
Leon Fogelfeld
Location of the project:
Chicago (USA)
Amount allocated:
USD 65,000
Duration:
September 1, 2011 - November 1, 2014
Objectives:
Healthy eating is a key component of successful diabetes self-management. In urban, low-income neighborhoods, the obstacles to adopting healthy eating practices include access to healthy, affordable food, knowledge of what constitutes a healthy meal, and difficulties consistently preparing and choosing healthy menu items. We propose testing the feasibility of expanding an existing diabetes education program with additional interactive healthy meal planning/cooking classes in a medical center serving a low-income, diverse, uninsured population combined with additional culinary/wellness training and improved healthy food access in community grocery stores. Outcomes include healthy weight changes, metabolic control, and eating indicators
Article
"Education helps decision-making for affordable, healthy food and control" Diabetes Voice, June 2014
BRIDGES (Bringing Research in Diabetes to Global Environments and Systems) is a programme initiated by the International Diabetes Federation, and supported by an educational grant from Lilly Diabetes.
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