Physical Health United States Project #45173

Preventing Type 2 Diabetes with Health Literacy

by Human Health Project

Project Report | Mar 24, 2025
Preventing Type 2 Diabetes Update

By Aya Ali | Type 2 Diabetes Project General Manager

1. Introduction

The purpose of this report is to provide an overview of the progress and ongoing efforts in our Type 2 Diabetes Prevention Program through health literacy. The program aims to enhance awareness and knowledge about diabetes prevention by offering educational content in an engaging format to participants.

2. Program Overview

Since its inception in July 2024, our program has focused on developing around 18 research-based scripts that provide valuable information on:

Nutritional and scientific aspects of food
Lifestyle changes that contribute to diabetes prevention
Conditions associated with Type 2 diabetes
Practical hacks to reduce glucose spikes and manage sugar levels

These scripts are designed to be transformed into engaging video content, which will be shared via social media platforms. Each video is accompanied by a set of five multiple-choice questions (MCQs) and a takeaway PDF containing the research script in order to reinforce learning and measure participant engagement. The YouTube team is leading the development of the narrative style for these videos to ensure accessibility and effectiveness.

Currently, we are completing approximately two scripts per week and sending them directly to the YouTube team, with whom we have direct connections. We are actively editing our scripts through cooperative work to determine which parts will be included in the videos and which will remain as research scripts. We are also collaborating on selecting images, diagrams, and other visual elements that will enhance the videos. The YouTube team then converts these elements into narrative-style scripts and produces the videos which will be 22-3 minutes long .

People who sign up for this four-month program will receive these videos and additional program information via email or text messages. Additionally, these videos will be published on social media platforms such as Instagram and Facebook. This approach helps participants reinforce their knowledge while allowing us to assess their level of understanding. Participants in the program will have lifetime access to all materials and content. In the future this program content might change according to new information and research papers.

3. Workshops and Participant Engagement

As part of the program, we will conduct monthly workshops to provide participants with direct interaction opportunities. These workshops will allow participants to ask any questions they may have and engage in cooperative discussions about various diabetes-related topics. The sessions will be structured as friendly, open conversations—similar to speaking with a friend—to enhance the overall experience and encourage meaningful dialogue. This initiative will further strengthen participant engagement and support their learning journey.

4. Sponsor Outreach and Collaboration

To further support our initiative, we are identifying potential sponsors who can contribute organic and nutritional products for our participants. Currently, we are evaluating these sponsors to ensure their goals and values align with our program’s mission. Establishing these partnerships will enhance the sustainability and impact of our goals .

5. Patient Information Database and Surveys

We have implemented a shared patient information database to analyze participant health trends and symptoms. This database is structured around survey responses that gather insights in a conversational and friendly manner, making participants feel more comfortable sharing their experiences. This approach also strengthens patient advocacy by incorporating their voices into our program’s framework.

6. Focus Group Sessions and Program Enhancements

A recent focus session was conducted with participants to gather their feedback and opinions about the program. Their insights have been instrumental in refining and improving our content to better meet their needs. We continue to enhance and edit our program based on their valuable input.

7. Organizational Efficiency and Timeline Management

All aspects of our program are well-structured and adhere to strict timelines. We hold weekly sessions to review progress, address challenges, and ensure smooth execution. The program operates with a clear organizational framework to maintain consistency and effectiveness in delivering its objectives.

8. Next Steps

Continue developing and finalizing video content .
Strengthen sponsor partnerships and secure product contributions.
Expand patient database participation and refine survey methodology.
Implement additional focus group sessions to gather continuous feedback.
Conduct monthly workshops for participant engagement.
Maintain structured weekly sessions for progress evaluation.

9. Conclusion

Our Type 2 Diabetes Prevention Program through health literacy is progressing effectively, with strong research foundations, strategic partnerships, and a focus on participant engagement. By leveraging digital platforms and patient advocacy, we are enhancing awareness and promoting healthier lifestyle choices. With continued efforts, we aim to scale our impact and drive meaningful change in diabetes prevention.

A huge thanks your for your support for Preventing Type 2 Diabetes with Health Literacy and for all of our programs. I am enclosing a link to our 2025 One pager which includes updates on our strategy and our programs.

The need to prevent Type 2 Diabetes within underserved and vulnerable populations is more urgent than ever.

Thank you for your critical support.

Sincerely,

Many thanks,

Aya Ali

Links:

HHP One Pager 2025 (Summary of our Strategy and our Programs

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Oct 25, 2024
Preventing Type 2 Diabetes with Health Literacy

By Phil Harrington | Founder and CEO

Hello Everyone,

Many thanks for supporting our campaign!

In the past four months, we recruited a Diabetes Research Team made up of four members who are now approaching the completion of the initial research on an 18 title (see below) course on preventing Type 2 Diabetes with Health Literacy. In parallel with this, our six Learning Academy team members under the leadership of our Chief Learning Officer, Laura has been researching and developing the narrative and visual style of the 18 videos along with all other aspects of the program, weekly communications, patient advocacy and group support workshops and the collection of outcomes. Our three member YouTube team is doing the work of researching maximizing of our reach to be able to help as many people as possible. The program will be delivered over a four month period with weekly updates with videos via text or email and monthly patient advocacy workshops and support groups along with lifetime social media support.

Curriculum

What is glucose and why we eat more of it today
What are glucose spikes and how do they happen?
What is Insulin and how does it affect glucose spikes?
What effect do glucose spikes have on us?
How do glucose spikes make us sick?
What is sugar made of and all the forms it comes in?
What makes a fructose spike worse than a glucose spike?
What’s nonalcoholic fatty liver and what causes it?
What foods cause the smallest spikes
What foods cause the biggest spikes?
What foods should I never eat - sugars or all types (because of their spikes)
Is the order in which I eat foods important?
Vinegar before a meal flattens our glucose spikes
Exercise after a meal to flatten our glucose spike
How does fasting reduce glucose spikes?
What’s the best breakfast to eat to avoid spikes
When is it best to eat sweet foods and what types are best?
Why are Fructose spikes worse than Glucose spikes?

We are aiming to have our first four course titles/videos (each also with a) Transcript, b) Key Takeaway Handout and c) Quiz) completed by January and to launch the program during February online on YouTube and locally in partnership with partner organizations in Los Angeles and Northern Ireland.

We really appreciate your support of the program along with the amazing work of our team of volunteers. Please consider supporting us in the coming quarter as we work to launch the program.

Many thanks on behalf of all the Human Health Project Team,

Phil Harrington

Founder/CEO

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Jun 3, 2024
Human Health Project - Summer Health Campaign

By Phil Harrington | Founder and CEO

Hello Friends,

Many thanks to everyone who supported our 2023 Summer Health Campaign!

Since our last report, we have continued with our Understanding and Accessing the Healthcare System in Northern Ireland and Los Angeles which includes

1. Learning Academy: Webpage: https://humanhealthproject.org/hhp-learning-academy/ ) In addition to our existing 6 courses, we have created another 6 courses and are currently working on translating all 12 courses into multiple languages, starting with Spanish, Korean, Vietnamese, Mandarin, Polish and Ukrainian. Here are the titles of our new courses which we will release in the coming months:

Preventing Medical Errors
Building Your Healthcare Team
Approaches to Patient Advocacy
Understanding the Role of a Patient Advocate
What is an ePatient
Managing Opioids and Controlled Substance
Accessing Your Medical Records

In addition to our courses being available on our website, we are also focusing on leveraging YouTube's position as the second biggest search engine after Google with over 2 billion people visiting it each day. Our new courses will be tailor made for YouTube audiences and in this way with them being in multiple languages and with increased localization over time, we look forward to helping more and more people.

2. Peer-Led Patient Advocacy workshops, we have continued to hold monthly online workshops for Los Angeles (https://humanhealthproject.org/patient-advocacy-los-angeles/) and Northern Ireland (https://humanhealthproject.org/patient-advocacy-nothern-ireland/) and are working to expand our marketing to reach more people.

3. Real World Data: (webiage https://humanhealthproject.org/hhp-real-world-data-program/ ) we are in the process of changing the name of this program to "Shared Patient Information" and have decided that our next focus will be on non communicable diseases with Type 2 Diabetes, the first condition we are focusing on with the title "Preventing Type 2 Diabetes with Health Literacy" which is the title of our upcoming Summer Health campaign which we will be sharing with you shortly.

Many thanks again for all your amazing support, all of us on the HHP team really appreciate it!

Links: HHP Annual Report 2024

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