Shaping Environments for Reductions in Type 2 Diabetes Risk Behaviors: A Look at CVD and Cancer Interventions
- Stephania T. Miller, PhD,
- David G. Schlundt, PhD,
- James W. Pichert, PhD and
- Nasar U. Ahmed, PhD
Abstract
In Brief
Among the many efforts to reduce the burden of diabetes in the United States, one involves focusing on communities. Evidence from cardiovascular disease and cancer-related community intervention projects indicate that such efforts show promise in reducing behavioral risk factors, many of which are the same for diabetes. Such projects, therefore, may provide insight for diabetes educators, researchers, and others who are interested in designing and implementing diabetes interventions within communities.
Footnotes
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Stephania T. Miller, PhD, is an NIH postdoctoral fellow at the Diabetes Research and Training Center (DRTC); David G. Schlundt, PhD, is an associate professor of psychology in the Department of Psychology and the DRTC; and James W. Pichert, PhD, is an associate professor at the DRTC at Vanderbilt University in Nashville, Tenn. Nasar U. Ahmed, PhD, is an associate professor in the Department of Internal Medicine at Meharry Medical College in Nashville, Tenn.
- American Diabetes Association
