New Research Directions on Disparities in Obesity and Type 2 Diabetes

Authors

Pamela L. Thornton, National Institutes of Health
Shiriki K. Kumanyika, Drexel University
Edward W. Gregg, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
Maria Araneta, University of California - San Diego
Monica L. Baskin, University of Alabama, Birmingham
Marshall Chin, University of Chicago
Carlos J. Crespo, Portland State UniversityFollow
Mary de Groot, Indiana University Purdue University Indianapolis
David O. Garcia, University of Arizona
Debra Haire-Joshu, Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis
Michele Heisler, University of Michigan-Ann Arbor
Felicia Hill-Briggs, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine
Joseph A. Ladapo, University of California, Los Angeles
Nangel M. Lindberg, Kaiser Permanente Division of Research
Spero M. Manson, University of Colorado
David G. Marrero, University of Arizona
Monica E. Peek, University of Chicago
Alexandra E. Shields, Harvard University
Deborah F. Tate, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Carol M. Mangione, University of California, Los Angeles

Sponsor

The workshop was co‐funded/co‐sponsored by the NIDDK, NCI, and ODP.

Published In

Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

Document Type

Citation

Publication Date

12-1-2019

Abstract

Obesity and type 2 diabetes disproportionately impact U.S. racial and ethnic minority communities and low‐income populations. Improvements in implementing efficacious interventions to reduce the incidence of type 2 diabetes are underway (i.e., the National Diabetes Prevention Program), but challenges in effectively scaling‐up successful interventions and reaching at‐risk populations remain. In October 2017, the National Institutes of Health convened a workshop to understand how to (1) address socioeconomic and other environmental conditions that perpetuate disparities in the burden of obesity and type 2 diabetes; (2) design effective prevention and treatment strategies that are accessible, feasible, culturally relevant, and acceptable to diverse population groups; and (3) achieve sustainable health improvement approaches in communities with the greatest burden of these diseases. Common features of guiding frameworks to understand and address disparities and promote health equity were described. Promising research directions were identified in numerous areas, including study design, methodology, and core metrics; program implementation and scalability; the integration of medical care and social services; strategies to enhance patient empowerment; and understanding and addressing the impact of psychosocial stress on disease onset and progression in addition to factors that support resiliency and health.

Description

© 2019 New York Academy of Sciences

Locate the Document

http://doi.org/10.1111/nyas.14270

DOI

10.1111/nyas.14270

Persistent Identifier

https://archives.pdx.edu/ds/psu/32423

Citation Details

Thornton, P. L., Kumanyika, S. K., Gregg, E. W., Araneta, M. R., Baskin, M. L., Chin, M. H., ... & Heisler, M. (2019). New research directions on disparities in obesity and type 2 diabetes. Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences.