Healthy Eating and Exercising to Prevent Diabetes (HEED)
| Funding Source | MI Women's Foundation $20,000; 2/00-2/01 |
| Goals & Objectives: | To strengthen the capacity of eastside Detroit communities to prevent or delay the onset of Type 2 diabetes. |
| Communities Involved: |
East side Detroit residents, primarily African American |
| Partners: | Detroit Health Department, Eastside Parish Nurse Network, Friends of Parkside, Henry Ford Health System, Islandview Development Corporation, Village Health Workers, Warren/Conner Development Coalition, UM School of Public Health. |
| Intervention: | Approximately 20 community members trained as HEED advocates on topics related to diabetes risk factors, access barriers. Activities include fruit/veggie mini-markets, walking clubs, information fairs, healthy cooking demonstrations. |
| Outcome Indicators: | Raised knowledge about diabetes risk factors and prevention; raised social support; raised access to information about diabetes/healthy foods; expanded resources for fitness/exercise activities. |
| Methods & Analyses: | Pre-post training assessment; process and outcome evaluation using project documentation. |
| Results: | Pre-post training assessment indicates increased knowledge among participants about diabetes prevention, importance of diet and exercise. |