NO LATE WORK:Press Democrat: Sonoma County Residents at High Risk for Diabetes

Overview: For this week's homework, you will read the article from the Press Democrat: Sonoma County residents at high risk for diabetes. Links to an external site. You will answer some questions, write a personal response, and come up with 2 discussion questions. Note - you should complete the Writing Discussion Questions Quiz before beginning this assignment.

Goal: Reading and writing are linked to college success. Students taking courses with courses with that totaled at least 40 pages of reading a week and 20 pages of writing in a semester, had greater gains on the Collegiate Learning Assessment.  In addition,  reading, writing responses, and engaging in discussions are themselves valuable college skills that can improve over time. The goal of this specific reading assignment is for students to learn more about diabetes prevention programs. 

Instructions:

1. Read the article. Please let me know if you are having problems with the link Press Democrat: Sonoma County residents at high risk for diabetes. Links to an external site.
2. As you read, prepare a response to submit that includes the following:
   • Questions: 
   • How many Sonoma County residents are prediabetic? Diabetic? This article was written as of 2016. Can you find current numbers?
   • What criteria are used to determine if someone is prediabetic? 
   • Have you ever had your blood work done to analyze these criteria? 
   • What needs to be done to reverse prediabetes?
   • What do are the components of the diabetes prevention program? 
   • What are some other ways that Sonoma County Heal Program is combatting diabetes?- what are some specific examples.
   • Which ethnic groups are at the highest risk for prediabetes?
   • What is the County Public Health Department doing to help combat prediabetes? 
   • You can search for National Diabetes Prevention Programs here: Links to an external site.
   • There are only 2 local programs I could find: Center for Wellbeing and the Sonoma County Indian Health Project Links to an external site.
3. Personal Response: Write a 150-200 word personal response to this reading. You may respond in any way you choose, but your response must be rooted in the content provided in the article itself. Vague disconnected comments like "this was really interesting" or "I learned a lot" will earn no points. Instead, make specific references to what was interesting or what you learned. Some suggestions for your personal response include:
   • • What was new or particularly interesting?
     • What didn't you understand?
     • What follow-up questions would you ask the writer?
     • How did it connect to our coursework, other courses you've taken or experiences you've had?
     • How is this information relevant outside of the classroom?

4. Discussion Question: Write one question that could be used in our class discussion of this resource. Remember to

• • •  Base them on the material
    •  Target your audience 
    • Ask open ended questions 

Submit the question with this assignment and bring it to class so we can use it during our discussion.