Lay educators shore up diabetes DM efforts in Hispanic communities.
Diabetes impacts Hispanics at twice the rate of Caucasians, and traditional DM efforts are not adequately reaching this fast-growing minority group. However, a novel approach that makes use of 'lay educators' is showing promise at a number of sites across the country. And developers suggest that the model may have potential use in other minority groups as well.
D003920:Diabetes Mellitus / Q000208:ethnology / Q000628:therapy*; D019468:Disease Management; D006293:Health Promotion / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006630:Hispanic or Latino; D006801:Humans; D017145:Models, Educational; D010353:Patient Education as Topic / Q000379:methods*; D010379:Peer Group; D012648:Self Care; D014481:United States