ICAN Community Interventions

Goal: To identify the most appropriate venues for diabetes interventions in settings typical to most Americans.

Data Collection: ICAN participants were surveyed every 6 months in the clinical portion of the ICAN study conducted in the medical school. They were asked what institutions they frequented and data were collected regarding frequency, duration, and proximity.

Mapping: Mapping commmunity interventions in the ICAN project involves three data sets: clinical intervention sites, community intervention sites (as listed in surveys), and study ID data.

Clinical Intervention Sites: Active interventions regarding nutrition and exercise and clinical monitoring of study participant's progress are conducted at clinical intervention sites. More information can be found on the Medical School's ICAN page.

Community Institutions: These institutions were listed by study participants as places they frequent outside of work. They represent the type of places that most Americans frequent and have the potential to become locations for public health interventions regarding long term, chronic disease. Approximately half of all hours spent by study participants occured at religious institutions.

Study IDs: The location of study participants was mapped in order to examine the relationship between location and activity in the study. The location of study IDs were left off the following maps to protect participant's confidentiality.

The following maps show the location of clinical intervention sites and community institutions that are frequented by study participants in the four study cities (Charlottesville, Harrisonburg, Richmond, and Roanoke).