Diabetes Hands Foundation

Last updated
Diabetes Hands Foundation
FoundedMarch 2008
FoundersManny Hernandez, Andreina Davila
Focus"No one touched by diabetes should ever feel alone."
Location
Area served
Global

Diabetes Hands Foundation was a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization based in Berkeley, California, founded in 2008. It was funded through sponsorship income, donations, grants, [1] and earned income. [2] Diabetes Hands Foundation closed in June 2017, nine years from its founding, handing the administration of its online community programming off to fellow nonprofit Beyond Type 1. [3]

Contents

Programs

Online Communities

TuDiabetes (in English) and EsTuDiabetes (in Spanish) are social networks for people touched by diabetes. [4] [5] The sites were established in 2007 as the first social networks for people with diabetes and their families. [6] TuDiabetes and EsTuDiabetes have more than 65,000 registered members [7] [8] and are visited by over 200,000 people per month. [9] Initially built on the Ning platform, [10] both nonprofit online communities [11] were moved to the Discourse platform in 2015 to continue helping patients live with diabetes without feeling alone. [12]

Between 2010 and 2013, Diabetes Hands Foundation partnered with Children's Hospital Boston to develop TuAnalyze (in English) and EsTuAnalisis (in Spanish), two diabetes data collection, mapping, and surveying applications. [13] Members of the online communities could submit their hemoglobin A1C data to be aggregated and displayed on maps. [14] The project's goal was to rapidly survey and better understand populations of people with diabetes through data donations. [15] A research paper detailing the first lessons learned in connection with TuAnalyze [16] was published in the Public Library of Science in 2011, and many other survey results have been published by the Boston research team. [17]

Big Blue Test

The Big Blue Test Logo.jpg

The Big Blue Test was a program started by Diabetes Hands Foundation to raise awareness of the importance of exercise for people with diabetes. The program took place leading up to World Diabetes Day [18] (November 14). It reinforced the importance of exercise in managing diabetes by having participants test their blood sugar, get active, test again, and share the results online. The results typically showed how exercise reduces blood sugar levels for both people with diabetes and people without diabetes. For each Big Blue Test submitted, a donation to a diabetes charity was made to help people with diabetes in need of supplies and/or education.

In 2012, American Idol's Elliott Yamin and The Amazing Race's Nat Strand were integral to the Big Blue Test campaign. [19]

Diabetes Advocates

Diabetes Advocates is a program that serves as a platform for connecting individuals and organizations that have taken a leadership role in assisting people with diabetes and offered assistance in accurate reporting about diabetes in the media. [20] Many of the program's members have been featured on Health.com [21] and other publications.

Other Initiatives

HealthSeeker

HealthSeeker was a social game on Facebook aimed at helping people live healthy lifestyles. [22] [23] [24] The game was developed in 2010 by the Diabetes Hands Foundation in collaboration with the Joslin Diabetes Center. Players select missions such as stress-reducing or exercise-inducing activities to complete within a given period of time to help create a healthier lifestyle. [25] In November 2010, the game was made available in Spanish. [26] In June 2011, a HealthSeeker mobile app became available for iPhone and Android users. [27] In late 2012, Diabetes Hands Foundation sold HealthSeeker to Ayogo Health, the original developer of the game.

Related Research Articles

A virtual community is a social work of individuals who connect through specific social media, potentially crossing geographical and political boundaries in order to pursue mutual interests or goals. Some of the most pervasive virtual communities are online communities operating under social networking services.

Social software, also known as social apps or social platform includes communications and interactive tools that are often based on the Internet. Communication tools typically handle capturing, storing and presenting communication, usually written but increasingly including audio and video as well. Interactive tools handle mediated interactions between a pair or group of users. They focus on establishing and maintaining a connection among users, facilitating the mechanics of conversation and talk. Social software generally refers to software that makes collaborative behaviour, the organisation and moulding of communities, self-expression, social interaction and feedback possible for individuals. Another element of the existing definition of social software is that it allows for the structured mediation of opinion between people, in a centralized or self-regulating manner. The most improved area for social software is that Web 2.0 applications can all promote co-operation between people and the creation of online communities more than ever before. The opportunities offered by social software are instant connections and opportunities to learn. An additional defining feature of social software is that apart from interaction and collaboration, it aggregates the collective behaviour of its users, allowing not only crowds to learn from an individual but individuals to learn from the crowds as well. Hence, the interactions enabled by social software can be one-to-one, one-to-many, or many-to-many.

Promotion of anorexia is the promotion of behaviors related to the eating disorder anorexia nervosa. It is often referred to simply as pro-ana or ana. The lesser-used term pro-mia refers likewise to bulimia nervosa and is sometimes used interchangeably with pro-ana. Pro-ana groups differ widely in their stances. Most claim that they exist mainly as a non-judgmental environment for anorexics; a place to turn to, to discuss their illness, and to support those who choose to enter recovery. Others deny anorexia nervosa is a mental illness and claim instead that it is a lifestyle choice that should be respected by doctors and family.

The blogosphere is made up of all blogs and their interconnections. The term implies that blogs exist together as a connected community or as a social networking service in which everyday authors can publish their opinions and views.

Tencent QQ, also known as QQ, is an instant messaging software service and web portal developed by the Chinese technology company Tencent. QQ offers services that provide online social games, music, shopping, microblogging, movies, and group and voice chat software. As of March 2023, there were 597 million monthly active QQ accounts.

A vlog, also known as a video blog or video log, is a form of blog for which the medium is video. Vlog entries often combine embedded video with supporting text, images, and other metadata. Entries can be recorded in one take or cut into multiple parts. Unlike a more general video diary, vlogs are often recorded depicting the maker throughout.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Social networking service</span> Online platform that facilitates the building of relations

A social networking service or SNS is a type of online social media platform which people use to build social networks or social relationships with other people who share similar personal or career content, interests, activities, backgrounds or real-life connections.

Ning is an online social media network platform for people and organizations to create custom social networks. Ning was co-founded by Marc Andreessen and Gina Bianchini and launched in October 2005. By June 2011 there were over 90,000 social websites running on the Ning Platform.

The bisexual community, also known as the bi+, m-spec, bisexual/pansexual, or bi/pan/fluid community, includes members of the LGBT community who identify as bisexual, pansexual, omnisexual, polysexual and sexually fluid. As opposed to hetero- or homosexual people, people in the bisexual community experience attraction to more than one gender.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Elliott Yamin</span> American singer (born 1978)

Ephraim Elliott Yamin is an American singer known for his hit single "Wait for You" and for placing third on the fifth season of American Idol.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Social media</span> Virtual online communities

Social media are interactive technologies that facilitate the creation, sharing and aggregation of content, ideas, interests, and other forms of expression through virtual communities and networks. Common features include:

The Sunlight Foundation was an American 501(c)(3) nonpartisan, nonprofit organization that advocated for open government. The organization was founded in April 2006 with the goal of increasing transparency and accountability in the United States Congress, the executive branch, and in state and local governments. The foundation's primary focus was the role of money in politics. The organization sought to increase campaign finance regulations and disclosure requirements. The Sunlight Foundation ceased operations in September 2020.

East Meets West, known in the United States as Thrive Networks, is an international non-governmental organization that creates evidence-based programs and technologies in health, water, sanitation, and education for people in Asia and Africa. It was founded in 1988 by author and humanitarian Le Ly Hayslip and is based in Oakland, California, USA.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Sociology of the Internet</span> Analysis of Internet communities through sociology

The sociology of the Internet involves the application of sociological or social psychological theory and method to the Internet as a source of information and communication. The overlapping field of digital sociology focuses on understanding the use of digital media as part of everyday life, and how these various technologies contribute to patterns of human behavior, social relationships, and concepts of the self. Sociologists are concerned with the social implications of the technology; new social networks, virtual communities and ways of interaction that have arisen, as well as issues related to cyber crime.

Candid is an information service specializing in reporting on U.S. nonprofit companies. In 2016, its database provided information on 2.5 million organizations. It is the product of the February 2019 merger of GuideStar with Foundation Center.

Virtual goods are non-physical objects and money purchased for use in online communities or online games. Digital goods, on the other hand, may be a broader category including digital books, music, and movies. Virtual goods are intangible by definition.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Social media marketing</span> Promotion of products or services on social media

Social media marketing is the use of social media platforms and websites to promote a product or service. Although the terms e-marketing and digital marketing are still dominant in academia, social media marketing is becoming more popular for both practitioners and researchers.

Online participation is used to describe the interaction between users and online communities on the web. Online communities often involve members to provide content to the website or contribute in some way. Examples of such include wikis, blogs, online multiplayer games, and other types of social platforms. Online participation is currently a heavily researched field. It provides insight into fields such as web design, online marketing, crowdsourcing, and many areas of psychology. Some subcategories that fall under online participation are: commitment to online communities, coordination and interaction, and member recruitment.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">NutshellMail</span> Social network aggregation service

NutshellMail was a social network aggregation service that allowed users to manage and interact with updates from social networking services through a consolidated email digest. NutshellMail supported Facebook, Twitter, MySpace, LinkedIn, and Ning.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Diaspora (social network)</span> Nonprofit, user-owned, distributed social network

Diaspora is a nonprofit, user-owned, distributed social network. It consists of a group of independently owned nodes which interoperate to form the network. The social network is not owned by any one person or entity, keeping it from being subject to corporate take-overs or advertising. According to its developer, "our distributed design means no big corporation will ever control Diaspora."

References

  1. ↑ "Helmsley Charitable Trust Awards $150K to Diabetes Social Media Player". Archived from the original on 2011-05-29. Retrieved 2011-04-26.
  2. ↑ "Diabetes Hands Foundation - GuideStar Profile". www2.guidestar.org.
  3. ↑ ASweetLife Team (2017-06-14). "Diabetes Hands Foundation Closes, Handing Diabetes Forums to Beyond Type 1". ASweetLife.org. Diabetes Media Foundation. Retrieved 11 August 2017.
  4. ↑ "Social networking sites changing the way people learn about health".
  5. ↑ "Comunidad virtual en español ofrece ayuda a diabéticos". Archived from the original on 2013-11-11. Retrieved 2013-11-11.
  6. ↑ "The Orange County Register - Fellowship In The Diabetic Community". 2013-12-26.
  7. ↑ "Members - TuDiabetes". Archived from the original on 2010-09-27. Retrieved 2010-09-08.
  8. ↑ "Miembros - EsTuDiabetes". Archived from the original on 2010-09-26. Retrieved 2010-09-08.
  9. ↑ "Login". www.quantcast.com.
  10. ↑ "Ning Blog - Social Media & Community Building Insights". Ning Blog.
  11. ↑ Livingston, Geoff (12 February 2010). "5 Tips for Creating Non-Profit Online Communities". Mashable .
  12. ↑ "Social Therapy: Online networks help patients handle diabetes without feeling alone (Endocrine News)" (PDF).
  13. ↑ "Children's project uses social network to map diabetes".
  14. ↑ Introducing “TuAnalyze”: Why Mapping Diabetes Data Matters
  15. ↑ "What if Self-Tracking Goes Mainstream?". Archived from the original on 2010-10-05. Retrieved 2010-09-19.
  16. ↑ Weitzman, Elissa R.; Adida, Ben; Kelemen, Skyler; Mandl, Kenneth D. (27 April 2011). "Sharing Data for Public Health Research by Members of an International Online Diabetes Social Network". PLOS ONE. 6 (4): e19256. Bibcode:2011PLoSO...619256W. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0019256 . PMC   3083415 . PMID   21556358.
  17. ↑ "TuAnalyze blog entries on TuDiabetes". Archived from the original on 2013-11-11. Retrieved 2012-07-24.
  18. ↑ "The Big Blue Test: Worldwide Diabetes Test-In". Archived from the original on 2012-07-13. Retrieved 2010-08-17.
  19. ↑ Greenberg, Riva (23 October 2012). "Elliott Yamin Is Jammin' for Diabetes and the Big Blue Test". HuffPost .
  20. ↑ "Diabetes Advocates Offer Assistance in Accurate Reporting in the Media". Archived from the original on 2012-04-02. Retrieved 2012-07-24.
  21. ↑ "11 Great Blogs and Websites for Insulin Users".
  22. ↑ "Video Games Modifying Behavior Towards Good". 14 July 2010.
  23. ↑ "Yahoo!". blog.games.com. Archived from the original on 2010-06-27. Retrieved 2010-09-19.
  24. ↑ "Facebook App Aims to Help Control Diabetes". 21 June 2010.
  25. ↑ "Facebook Game Focuses on Health". Archived from the original on 2012-07-08. Retrieved 2010-09-08.
  26. ↑ "Nuevo juego de Facebook encara el alarmante índice de diabetes entre los Latinos". El Periódico USA. November 10, 2010. Archived from the original on October 5, 2011. Retrieved April 11, 2011.
  27. ↑ "MobiHealthNews". MobiHealthNews.
This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.