A Taste of Ginger - We are going virtual!
Culinary and Cultural Experience to Benefit Joslin's Asian American Diabetes Initiative
Calling all foodies … we are bringing Joslin Diabetes Center’s annual A Taste of Ginger event to your home on Sunday, May 16, 2021, from 7:00-8:30 pm. We will still be bringing you the excitement of hearing from some of Boston’s top chefs, the opportunity to hear about the important work of the Asian American Diabetes Initiative (AADI) and the pride of honoring one of our generous contributors. You will enjoy a musical performance and the opportunity to participate in our silent auction. If you chose to sponsor the event, you will also have the option of receiving food from our generous restaurant partners. Best of all, our guests this year aren’t limited to the Boston area. Join from anywhere, you don’t want to miss this event.
A Taste of Ginger was established in 2005 to promote awareness and raise funds for the diabetes care, education, community outreach and research programs of the AADI at Joslin Diabetes Center.
Our patients have no choice but to make diabetes their first priority, we hope you will choose to make it your priority too. This year, we need your support more than ever before. Your sponsorship or gift is important, meaningful, and deeply appreciated. Diabetes doesn’t stop and neither can we.
About the AADI
In response to the rising rates of diabetes in the Asian American population and the lack of culturally relevant research, clinical care, and education, Joslin Research Director George L. King, MD, and supporters of Joslin Diabetes Center established the Asian American Diabetes Initiative (AADI) in 2000.
Goals of the AADI
- Study diabetes in the Asian American population and disseminate Joslin’s research findings to healthcare providers and Asian American communities.
- Provide diabetes education through innovative and culturally appropriate materials and outreach programs
- Design and implement clinical treatment programs for Asian Americans
- Collaborate with local, national and international organizations to raise diabetes awareness
- Incorporate diverse community voices to promote health equity
Over the past 16 years, A Taste of Ginger has not only served as a major diabetes education event, but also as a critical fundraiser for the AADI. Since 2005, the Ginger event has raised over $2.4 million driving accomplishments such as:
- Convinced the Federal CDC to include Asian Americans (AAs) in their national study and the results led the American Diabetes Association (ADA) and American Medical Association to change their screening guidelines for diabetes for AAs
- Leading the national Screen at 23 effort with the National Diabetes Coalition and the ADA on the increased risks of diabetes among AA which has been adopted by 6 different states including the Commonwealth of Massachusetts
- Established the Asian Social Club series - seasonal workshops for Asian Clinic patients and their caregivers - to provide practical knowledge and tips to better manage their diabetes
- Developed culturally appropriate educational materials and clinical approaches to treat diabetes in the Asian Clinic including webinars on the management of COVID-19 for AAs with diabetes
Your generous support will help us achieve the following goals:
- Empower Asian American communities to better manage or prevent type 2 diabetes by distributing our new bilingual booklet developed to support at-risk communities during the COVID-19 pandemic
- Work with women with or who have had gestational diabetes to prevent developing type 2 diabetes in their lifetime as well as helping their children start off with healthy eating habits and exercises
- Develop clinical approaches in the Asian Clinic that can delay the progression or even reverse type 2 diabetes in AAs
