title: Community-based prevention and control of diabetes among North Carolina Latinos.
abstract: El Centro Hispano is a grassroots community-based organization dedicated to strengthening the Latino community and to improving the quality of life among Latino residents in central North Carolina. This article discusses El Centro Hispano's role in providing culturally and linguistically appropriate education, outreach, and referrals to prevent and control diabetes among Latinos.
authors.affiliation: Diabetes Prevention and Control Branch, North Carolina Division of Public Health, 1915 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, NC 27699, USA. christopher.bryant@dhhs.nc.gov
authors.forename: Christopher T
authors.initials: CT
authors.lastname: Bryant
authors.forename: Pilar
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Rocha-Goldberg
mesh_terms: D003153:Community Health Services; D003256:Community Participation; D054521:Cultural Competency; D003924:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 / Q000208:ethnology* / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000628:therapy; D006266:Health Education / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006293:Health Promotion / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006630:Hispanic or Latino; D006801:Humans; D009657:North Carolina; D011788:Quality of Life