“COVID-19 continues to have devastating effects on our community. Now is the time to move the needle on the diabetes epidemic to save lives,” he said Tracey D. Brown, CEO of ADA. “System changes are long overdue and we are excited to work with Walmart to work together to improve outcomes for the 34 million people with diabetes.”
The Health Equity Bill of Rights envisages a future without unjust health differences. Over the next three years, Walmart and the ADA will pave the way to ensure the 122 million Americans living with diabetes and prediabetes, as well as the millions more at high risk, have equal access to the most basic of human beings correct: their health. Because regardless of race, income, zip code, age, education or gender, everyone in the communities in which they live should have affordable access to everything they need for good health.
Data shows that black Americans (77%), Latinos (66%), and Asian Americans (18%) are at higher risk of developing diabetes when compared to white adults. I In 50% of Americans with Low Income and Diabetes After losing some or all of their income during the pandemic, COVID-19 has brought greater prominence to the major gaps in the U.S. healthcare system and shed light on the health and economic disparities that exist Americans in underserved communities face it.
“Access to care and community services is important to improving health equity,” said Dr. Cheryl Pegus, EVP Health & Wellness, Walmart. “As we continue to focus on engaging our customers in their health and helping to improve our customers’ health literacy by providing access to solutions that improve the quality of care, we are proud to partner with ADA on this initiative to have a measurable impact across the country on the communities we serve. ”
Community by community, ADA and Walmart will work together to help people save money and live better by working to reduce the health inequalities that have plagued the country for centuries and are a major contributor to the diabetes epidemic.
Via the American Diabetes Association
More than 4,000 people are newly diagnosed with diabetes in America every day. More than 122 million Americans have diabetes or prediabetes and strive to manage their lives while living with the disease. The American Diabetes Association (ADA) is the country’s leading voluntary health organization committed to bending the curve of the diabetes epidemic and helping people with diabetes thrive. For 80 years, the ADA has advanced discovery and research into the treatment, treatment and prevention of diabetes and has worked tirelessly to find a cure. We help people with diabetes thrive by fighting for their rights and developing programs, advocacy and education to improve their quality of life. Diabetes brought us together. What we do next will make us connected for life. To learn more or to get involved, visit us at diabetes.org or call 1-800-DIABETES (1-800-342-2383). Join the battle with us on Facebook (American Diabetes Association), Twitter (@AmDiabetesAssn), and Instagram (@AmDiabetesAssn).
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i Ying-Ying Meng et al. Racial and Ethnic Differences in Diabetes Care and Effects of Vendor-Based Disease Disease Programs. Diabetes treatment, May 2016.
ii Diabetes and COVID-19: New data quantifies extraordinary challenges Americans with diabetes face during a pandemic. Survey by dQ&A and The American Diabetes Association. July 2020.
SOURCE American Diabetes Association
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