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D627: Public health education and promotion
Task 2: Developing a Communication tool for public health promotion
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Diabetes Prevention Communication Tool Report
Purpose and Key Messages
The communication tool is a one-page poster titled "Small Steps, Strong Family: Prevent
Type 2 Diabetes." It aims to educate Hispanic and Latino adults about the ways they can lower
risk of type 2 diabetes through realistic choices in their day-to-day lives. Instead, it offers
prevention as a family value, and encourages readers to take action. This is significant because
approximately 40.1 million Americans have diabetes and an estimated 115.2 million adults have
prediabetes (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention [CDC], 2026). The key point to
remember is that the person's future can be saved with a few simple adjustments in food, activity,
hydration, and health check-ups.
Population and health need
The poster is intended for Hispanic and Latino adults in the United States, particularly
those who have a family history of diabetes, overweight, and limited access to preventive health
care, or who have been diagnosed with prediabetes. It is also varied in terms of race, age,
income, education, country of origin and the level of use of English. National data indicate that
Hispanic/Latino populations have an unequal diabetes burden and complications (Office of
Minority Health [OMH], 2026). Certain families experience expensive food costs, long working
hours, not having safe places to exercise, not having adequate insurance coverage or not being
able to access a clinic. The poster acknowledges these illnesses and suggests simple steps: safe
consumption of familiar foods, family walks, water over sugar-sweetened beverages and
screening via a trusted clinic or community health worker. These can be done in a variety of
places and do not need costly equipment.
Cultural Competence
D627: Public health education and promotion
Task 2: Developing a Communication tool for public health promotion
, 2
Diabetes Prevention Communication Tool Report
Purpose and Key Messages
The communication tool is a one-page poster titled "Small Steps, Strong Family: Prevent
Type 2 Diabetes." It aims to educate Hispanic and Latino adults about the ways they can lower
risk of type 2 diabetes through realistic choices in their day-to-day lives. Instead, it offers
prevention as a family value, and encourages readers to take action. This is significant because
approximately 40.1 million Americans have diabetes and an estimated 115.2 million adults have
prediabetes (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention [CDC], 2026). The key point to
remember is that the person's future can be saved with a few simple adjustments in food, activity,
hydration, and health check-ups.
Population and health need
The poster is intended for Hispanic and Latino adults in the United States, particularly
those who have a family history of diabetes, overweight, and limited access to preventive health
care, or who have been diagnosed with prediabetes. It is also varied in terms of race, age,
income, education, country of origin and the level of use of English. National data indicate that
Hispanic/Latino populations have an unequal diabetes burden and complications (Office of
Minority Health [OMH], 2026). Certain families experience expensive food costs, long working
hours, not having safe places to exercise, not having adequate insurance coverage or not being
able to access a clinic. The poster acknowledges these illnesses and suggests simple steps: safe
consumption of familiar foods, family walks, water over sugar-sweetened beverages and
screening via a trusted clinic or community health worker. These can be done in a variety of
places and do not need costly equipment.
Cultural Competence
