Cis 2021 Unit 5

Unit – 5 Learning Journal Diabetes mellitus has been one of the most common non-communicable diseases that has also been increasing its prevalence among the global population. Due to changing patterns of lifestyles, including food and physical activities and certain social determinant factors, the prevalence of diabetes mellitus is increasing drastically, and this has become a threat to public health. Imaging myself as a policymaker, I’ll discuss the social determinants of health relating to the prevalence of diabetes mellitus, and at the same time, I’ll describe some policy interventions that can help our community lessen the incidence of diabetes mellitus. Social Determinants of Health Relating to Diabetes Hill-Brigg et al. (2021) emphasized …show more content…
Low-income individuals have limited accessibility to nutritious food due to high costs, and unemployed individuals and individuals with longer working hours than standard working hours are found to have increased the prevalence of diabetes mellitus (Hill-Brigg et al., 2021). Moreover, education levels tend to influence dietary choices, and lower education levels can lead to unhealthy eating habits (Hill-Brigg et al., 2021). In addition to the socio-economic status of individuals, poor housing with limited space and unsafe environments makes it hard for individuals to engage in physical activity whereas provision of public spaces to perform physical activity and having safe built-environments can promote the residents to engage in physical activity more, thereby reducing the incidence of diabetes mellitus and its mortality and morbidity rate (Hill-Brigg et al., 2021). The lack of easy accessibility to public healthcare centers and healthcare programs can hinder early diagnosis and treatment (Hill-Brigg et al., 2021). Interventions To Hinder the Prevalence of Diabetes Mellitus …show more content…
Rather than having good and balanced portions of food, rice, the stable food that is included in all three meals of the day, occupies more than two-thirds of their plates. Thus, early detection and intervention are not only effective in disease management, but also decrease the burden caused by the disease’s complications. Besides, this policy fits in with the concept of focusing on the effectiveness and efficiency of prevention and interventions of complex health problems proposed by Atkinson et al. (2015). The 'Secondary' of the 'Secondary' of the 'Secondary' of the 'Secondary' of the 'Secondary' of the 'Secondary' of the 'Secon 3. Health in All Policy : Promoting A Safe Environment for Physical Activity. Physical activity should be promoted via the presence of safe, commutable environments. With the help of different government sectors, green spaces like parks, playgrounds for all ages, safe sidewalks, crossroads, bicycle lanes, etc. should be built more for the safe and convenient experience of pedestrians, and this can encourage people to do more physical activities, even during their free

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