Juvenile Diabetes
The project I selected is juvenile diabetes, a chronic condition in children, which entails the pancreas producing little or no insulin (Gupta, 2018). This project is important because it helps understand the symptoms and factors of risk that contribute to diabetes in children. This project further helps establish the various measures that can get put in place to minimize the risk of the disease occurring in children. A detailed study of the symptoms and diagnosis of the disease can help create a better understanding of the preventive measures that parents and healthcare providers can implement to promote a healthy juvenile population. This project is important because it studies the various treatment options available for children with type 1 diabetes. The two forms that I will make use of to share the results of the project include presentations and posters (Paley et al., 2016). I can use them to present the images with messages of the symptoms, measures that can be taken to prevent the disease. These will be the most effective methods to ensure that the information about the disease reaches the audience it is targeted for.
The target audience for the information in this project is the parents of children that have the factors of risk that could contribute to them getting the disease. The posters will be created and placed in public places where most of the population will be able to see. They can be placed in pediatric care centers where parents can be able to read whenever they visit the hospital for routine checkups for their children. Presentations will be most appropriate when conducting an education initiative where the parents get educated on the importance of maintaining a healthy diet for their children and how it can help them avoid diabetic conditions. The target audience helps determine the method of communication because it facilitates consistency in communication, and the message gets created in accordance to what appeals and convinces them.
Reference
Gupta, R. (2018). An Update on Juvenile Diabetes Mellitus. ARCHIVOS DE MEDICINA, 4(1), 2.
Paley, C. A., Johnson, M. I., Jacek, E., Gorzelanczyk, P., Walecki, J. F., & Kunc, M. (2016). Staff Publications, Posters and Presentations 2016/17. Pain, 6(2), 121-123.