title: An innovative approach to diabetes education for a Hispanic population utilizing community health workers.
abstract: Type 2 diabetes disproportionately affects the Hispanic population. New approaches are needed to provide effective education to this population. This evidence-based project utilized community health workers (CHWs) to deliver a culturally relevant diabetes education program to a Hispanic population at a migrant clinic. The program emphasized culturally relevant interventions to improve self-efficacy. Formative evaluation was used to develop and improve the program. Participants showed improvement in diabetes knowledge and diabetes related self-efficacy scores. Outcomes also included improvement in CHWs' diabetes knowledge and development of an educational program that could be utilized in other settings serving Hispanic populations with type 2 diabetes.
authors.affiliation: Winona State University.
authors.forename: Mieca S
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Valen
authors.forename: Suzanne
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Narayan
authors.forename: Lorene
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Wedeking
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001294:Attitude to Health / Q000208:ethnology; D003150:Community Health Workers / Q000193:education*; D055812:Community-Based Participatory Research / Q000379:methods*; D003924:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 / Q000208:ethnology* / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000628:therapy*; D019468:Disease Management; D005260:Female; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006630:Hispanic or Latino / Q000193:education*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010043:Outcome and Process Assessment, Health Care; D010353:Patient Education as Topic / Q000379:methods*; D015397:Program Evaluation; D020377:Self Efficacy; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014481:United States; D055815:Young Adult