American Diabetes Association Activities
Activities of American Diabetes Association are aimed at prevention and analyzing sugar related diseases, and they strive to do this work by linking diabetes with social variables. Thus, analysts of this company assert that the level of income, social group, and the quality of interpersonal communication influence the probability of developing diabetes (Association). Age is also mentioned as a significant variable, and it would seem to be a biological instead of a social factor, but this company is sure that it does not matter how old are you. Thus, it is important to what extent social, economic, environmental conditions and even state policy allow you feeling healthy during the whole life. In other words, if external conditions are favorable, people are highly likely to avoid sugar related diseases even regardless of advanced age.
With according to the framework of American Diabetes Association, the level of daily physical activity and personal health conditions characteristics are also defined by societal factors. Their core question sounds like “How can we as a society play a role to correct the level of sugar related diseases?” (Association). The matter that society matters is evident for them, only the issue, how exactly society can play this role, remains. This company use cluster (it is based on ethnicity) approach: they have created Awareness Programs separately for African Americans, Asian Americans and Hispanics\Latinos in order to take into account even food habits and family, which are dependent on particular ethnic traits (Association). ADA also creates an individual program for such specific social groups as families and older adults (Association). Their fundraising events like “Tour de Cure Women’s Series”, “Stop Diabetes and School”, and so on are also always aimed at any particular group (Association). To sum up, the main advantages of American Diabetes Association are their attention to social factors, intense researching, and cluster approach.
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Association, American. "American Diabetes Association". American Diabetes Association. N.p., 2017. Web. 15 Mar. …
