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DIABETES TYPE 2 IS A MAJOR CONCERN IN THE CLAYTON AND FULTON COUNTY AMONG BLACKS AND HISPANICS AGES 65-75 IN RECENT YEARS. ACCORDING TO THE COUNTY REPORT, THERE IS AN AVERAGE OF 4-5 CASES REPORTED MONTHLY AND ABOUT 45-60 CASES YEARLY FROM 2005-2014. DUE TO MY INVOLVEMENT THIS YEAR AND MY CLASSES WE HAVE BEEN ABLE TO ATTRACT THE ATTENTION OF THE CLAYTON BOARD OF HEALTH (CCBOH). UNLIKE YEARS PASSED THESE PARTICIPANTS DID NOT HAVE ANY TYPE OF SCREENING AND WAS NOT AWARE OF ANY CLINICS IN THE AREA OFFERING ANY TESTING FOR TYPE II DIABETES. IN RESPONSE TO MY EFFORTS THE ADMINISTRATOR OF THE CCBOH HAS DECIDED IT WAS TIME TO MAKE AWARE THE CONTROL AND PREVENTATIVE MEASURES NEEDED TO HELP CONTROL THE INCREASE OF THIS DISEASE AMONGST THE BLACKS AND

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