Diabetes Prevention Program (DPP)
Lower your risk of developing diabetes. With the text message diabetes prevention program in collaboration with the Vibrant Health Clinic, we will help you eat healthy, be active, and manage your stress at no cost. Prediabetes is a condition in which your blood sugar levels are higher than normal but not so high for diabetes. However, prediabetes can cause various health problems and eventually lead to diabetes. In addition, Latinos are at greater risk of having it.
See the requirements to participate
You are eligibility If you are:
- 18 years or older
- Speak Spanish
- A health care provider has told you that you are pre-diabetic
- Have a cell phone with text message and internet capability
- A patient at Vibrant Health Clinic
For more information, please call or text through WhatsApp at (913) 229-4406 or send us an e-mail
Learn more about prediabetes by watching these videos or visiting CDC
Find out if you’re at risk of prediabetes here
Diabetes Prevention Program (DPP)
Lower your risk of developing diabetes. With the text message diabetes prevention program in collaboration with the Vibrant Health Clinic, we will help you eat healthy, be active, and manage your stress at no cost. Prediabetes is a condition in which your blood sugar levels are higher than normal but not so high for diabetes. However, prediabetes can cause various health problems and eventually lead to diabetes. In addition, Latinos are at greater risk of having it.
See the requirements to participate
You are eligibility If you are:
- 18 years or older
- Speak Spanish
- A health care provider has told you that you are pre-diabetic
- Have a cell phone with text message and internet capability
- A patient at Vibrant Health Clinic
For more information, please call or text through WhatsApp at (913) 229-4406 or send us an e-mail
Learn more about prediabetes by watching these videos or visiting CDC
Find out if you’re at risk of prediabetes here
Community Service
When was the last time you checked your blood pressure or blood sugar level? We want to invite you to come to health fairs where JUNTOS offers basic tests like pressure, glucose, body mass index and exhaled carbon monoxide. We also provide health education and information on community resources. See our calendar for upcoming events.
If you would like to volunteer or if you’re an organization that would like for us to participate, send us a message by clicking here.
Community Service
When was the last time you checked your blood pressure or blood sugar level? We want to invite you to come to health fairs where JUNTOS offers basic tests like pressure, glucose, body mass index and exhaled carbon monoxide. We also provide health education and information on community resources. See our calendar for upcoming events.
If you would like to volunteer or if you’re an organization that would like for us to participate, send us a message by clicking here.
Latino Health
Projects
Latino Immigrant Health (LIH)
In collaboration with the parishes of El Buen Pastor, San Pablo and Nuestra Señora de la Unidad, in Shawnee, Olathe and Kansas City, KS respectively, JUNTOS has supported the establishment of parish health groups with the mission of improving the health of Latinos from the parish communities. The leaders of these groups connect their communities to local resources and services. They also learn and disseminate health information on a regular basis between their networks and support health projects for the benefit of their community. For more information you can contact the parish offices or call JUNTOS at 913-945-7869
Food Assistance
In order to improve Latino access to food assistance programs like WIC and SNAP in Wyandotte County, we conducted focus groups and surveys with users of these programs and interviewed people who ran them. We learned about some barriers that block access to these programs, including fear that if using these programs, it will affect the immigration status of families, stereotypes of being an economic “burden” and a lack of bilingual materials and counseling. We are currently working with a group of people in the community to identify potential solutions to these problems.
Taking Down Tobacco (TDT)
Learn about the risks of smoking tobacco and how to promote changes in your school, your city and your state that help prevent more people from falling into addiction. JUNTOS works with local high school students to establish student leadership groups to promote these changes. Among other things, students complete the Taking Down Tobacco national curriculum, give presentations, travel to the state capital, attend conferences, and join the state group RESIST. Take a look at what our Stallions Against Tobacco group at F.L. Schlagle High School is doing. If you are interested in forming or belonging to a group, call or send us a text at 913-229-4406 using WhatsApp or send us an e-mail.
Genetic Testing
Approximately 5-10% of cancers are hereditary. This means that they are caused by a genetic error that is passed on in the family. The good news is that they can be prevented! The first step in prevention is to review your family history of cancer. If it indicates a high risk, the next step is complete a genetic test. If an error is found in your genes, a genetic counselor will explain what your risk is and what actions you can take to decrease it in conjunction with your doctor. The BRCF in collaboration with JUNTOS offers free genetic testing to qualified individuals.
If you are:
Over 18 years old and have had cancer or have a history of cancer in your family, contact us for a cancer evaluation in your family tree at no cost. If your result indicates high risk and you do not have health insurance or your insurance does not cover genetic testing, you may be eligible for genetic testing and counseling.
Write us by e-mail or WhatsApp, call or send us a text at 913-229-4406
Learn more about genetic testing and counseling here.
Click here to view our past projects
ADORE
ADORE is a clinical trial that wants to measure if a higher dosage of DHA can reduce an early preterm birth (before 34 weeks). DHA is an omega-3 fatty acid that is in many prenatal vitamins and helps with the early development of the baby’s brain, heart, and eyes. Dr. Susan Carlson is the principal investigator for ADORE and the study is being implemented at the University of Kansas Medical Center, the University of Cincinnati, Ohio State University and the National Children’s Hospital. We have completed enrollment in this study and are analyzing the results.
ADORE Focus
This study started shortly after we started enrolling moms in the ADORE study at KUMC. We found out that Latina moms were starting prenatal care later than other moms. In addition, we observed that they often did not have complete information about their pregnancy and were not receiving care in hospital clinics. So we did focus groups with Latina moms and interviews with healthcare providers to understand what was going on and explore ways to solve it.
Decidetext
Do you want to quit smoking? Decidetext is a program specially designed to support Latinos to quit smoking through text messages. Half of the participants receive messages to support them to quit smoking and the other half receive educational materials. Everyone can order replacement nicotine patches or gum at no cost. The program is part of a study to see how effective Decidetext is and more than 600 Latinos in Kansas (in the southwest of the state and the KC metropolitan area) and New York participate. We are currently no longer enrolling participants in Kansas. If you want to quit smoking, go to Quitline for help.
JUNTOS Against Cancer
In collaboration with local organizations and the Biospecimen Core Repository Facility (BCRF), JUNTOS conducted multiple presentations on clinical cancer research at various community locations in Wyandotte County. The presentations covered topics such as the incidence of cancer in Latinos and the role of research to create treatments that work for everyone. They also clarified myths and questions from the community. Finally, we held a biobank event at “La Placita” during the Dotteversity Parade. These efforts and the joint work of the BCRF and The University of Kansas Health System have multiplied the number of Spanish speakers represented in the biobank. See the presentation and results from the presentations.
Click here to view our past projects
ADORE
ADORE is a clinical trial that wants to measure if a higher dosage of DHA can reduce an early preterm birth (before 34 weeks). DHA is an omega-3 fatty acid that is in many prenatal vitamins and helps with the early development of the baby’s brain, heart, and eyes. Dr. Susan Carlson is the principal investigator for ADORE and the study is being implemented at the University of Kansas Medical Center, the University of Cincinnati, Ohio State University and the National Children’s Hospital. We have completed enrollment in this study and are analyzing the results.
ADORE Focus
This study started shortly after we started enrolling moms in the ADORE study at KUMC. We found out that Latina moms were starting prenatal care later than other moms. In addition, we observed that they often did not have complete information about their pregnancy and were not receiving care in hospital clinics. So we did focus groups with Latina moms and interviews with healthcare providers to understand what was going on and explore ways to solve it.
Decidetext
Do you want to quit smoking? Decidetext is a program specially designed to support Latinos to quit smoking through text messages. Half of the participants receive messages to support them to quit smoking and the other half receive educational materials. Everyone can order replacement nicotine patches or gum at no cost. The program is part of a study to see how effective Decidetext is and more than 600 Latinos in Kansas (in the southwest of the state and the KC metropolitan area) and New York participate. We are currently no longer enrolling participants in Kansas. If you want to quit smoking, go to Quitline for help.
JUNTOS Against Cancer
In collaboration with local organizations and the Biospecimen Core Repository Facility (BCRF), JUNTOS conducted multiple presentations on clinical cancer research at various community locations in Wyandotte County. The presentations covered topics such as the incidence of cancer in Latinos and the role of research to create treatments that work for everyone. They also clarified myths and questions from the community. Finally, we held a biobank event at “La Placita” during the Dotteversity Parade. These efforts and the joint work of the BCRF and The University of Kansas Health System have multiplied the number of Spanish speakers represented in the biobank. See the presentation and results from the presentations.