Julie Dalton

Yeah, and I'd also like to add that, you know, if we talk about type 2 diabetes, we also have to mention prediabetes. And according to the CDC, one in five adolescents and one in four young adults are living with prediabetes. And that is staggering. And so prediabetes is a serious health condition where blood sugar levels than normal, but not high enough yet to be diagnosed as type 2 diabetes.

Yeah, and I'd also like to add that, you know, if we talk about type 2 diabetes, we also have to mention prediabetes. And according to the CDC, one in five adolescents and one in four young adults are living with prediabetes. And that is staggering. And so prediabetes is a serious health condition where blood sugar levels than normal, but not high enough yet to be diagnosed as type 2 diabetes.

And this is something that we want to spend time discussing and also working on prevention and interventions.

And this is something that we want to spend time discussing and also working on prevention and interventions.

Yeah, I'd just like to add that I feel like at the national level, we're starting to see the concerning trends that are happening with childhood obesity, prediabetes, and type 2 diabetes. And I read a statistic recently, and it said if we do nothing, current projections are that 3 in 5, or 59% of today's children, will have obesity at the age of 35.

Yeah, I'd just like to add that I feel like at the national level, we're starting to see the concerning trends that are happening with childhood obesity, prediabetes, and type 2 diabetes. And I read a statistic recently, and it said if we do nothing, current projections are that 3 in 5, or 59% of today's children, will have obesity at the age of 35.

And then 85% of 12 year olds with obesity will still have obesity at age 35. And so really prevention is key. If we want to improve health, the health of our children, then we need to start early.

And then 85% of 12 year olds with obesity will still have obesity at age 35. And so really prevention is key. If we want to improve health, the health of our children, then we need to start early.

I would also add. I would also add when we talk about moderation, I think we also have to talk about education, educating providers, health care providers, how to talk to caregivers about moderation, healthy foods and access to healthy foods. And then using the MyPlate or foods from someone's background that contain whole foods and vegetables and fruits.

I would also add. I would also add when we talk about moderation, I think we also have to talk about education, educating providers, health care providers, how to talk to caregivers about moderation, healthy foods and access to healthy foods. And then using the MyPlate or foods from someone's background that contain whole foods and vegetables and fruits.

And just learning how to plate your food can be important to attaining moderation.

And just learning how to plate your food can be important to attaining moderation.

Okay, so I'll just give some background. In 2023, MDH received CDC funding to implement a new strategy that reduces type 2 diabetes risk among children most in need. And the intent of the strategy is to implement, spread, and sustain one CDC-recognized, evidence-based family healthy weight program.

Okay, so I'll just give some background. In 2023, MDH received CDC funding to implement a new strategy that reduces type 2 diabetes risk among children most in need. And the intent of the strategy is to implement, spread, and sustain one CDC-recognized, evidence-based family healthy weight program.

And so what we are doing at this state is we are conducting a landscape analysis to understand what is happening in Minnesota. Where is there most need? Which communities don't have access to family healthy weight programs?

And so what we are doing at this state is we are conducting a landscape analysis to understand what is happening in Minnesota. Where is there most need? Which communities don't have access to family healthy weight programs?

And then from there, we will assemble a work group consisting of community leaders, health experts, and others that will select the best fit program based on community needs and resources. And then after that, we want to identify partners to implement the program for the identified communities. Now, we know that there are certain communities that have more disparities than others.

And then from there, we will assemble a work group consisting of community leaders, health experts, and others that will select the best fit program based on community needs and resources. And then after that, we want to identify partners to implement the program for the identified communities. Now, we know that there are certain communities that have more disparities than others.

And those are the communities that we really want to invest in. So once a program is selected, the Minnesota Department of Health Diabetes Unit will acquire the program, will work on training the facilitators of the program. And then we also wanna spend some time addressing social determinants of health that can affect individual and community health directly.

And those are the communities that we really want to invest in. So once a program is selected, the Minnesota Department of Health Diabetes Unit will acquire the program, will work on training the facilitators of the program. And then we also wanna spend some time addressing social determinants of health that can affect individual and community health directly.