Public health experts and art educators have teamed up to prevent youth from succumbing to diabetes by conducting workshops in low socio-economic communities to educate high-risk populations about diabetes.
The campaign, dubbed "The Bigger Picture," was created by the University of California, San Francisco School of Medicine. Along with educational interaction, the programs also provides an avenue for kids to share how diabetes and obesity affect them through personal poetry. The poetry is performed at public high schools and then turned into music videos filmed in their neighborhoods, the New York Times reported.
Thus far, poems have been presented to over 10,000 high school students and viewed 1.5 million times on YouTube. The goal of the Bigger Picture project is to impact obesity and diabetes rates among youth.
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As a senior news writer for TriMed, Subrata covers cardiology, clinical innovation and healthcare business. She has a master’s degree in communication management and 12 years of experience in journalism and public relations.