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Diabetes Across the Lifespan


Diabetes Prevention Strategies for the Whole Family

Year Developed: 2021

Resource Type: Publication.

Primary Audience: Clinicians Enabling Staff Outreach Staff PCAs
Secondary Audience: Administrative Staff

Language(s): English

Sponsored by: Health Outreach Partners

Developed by: MHP Salud (See other resources developed by this organization).

Resource Summary: MHP Salud develop a TA article aimed at diabetes prevention strategies for families with a focus on adults. MHP Salud will pull from their field-tested strategies using Community HealthWorkers/Promotores(as) de Salud to deliver community-based outreach and health education to both adults and families to incorporate healthy eating and physical activity to improve health across the lifespan.

Resource Details: The article touches on diabetes and the Hispanic/Latino community. Tools are introduced to assist with diabetes prevention. The community health worker\'s role (CHW) is introduced and presented as a culturally appropriate source to overcome cultural barriers.

Resource Topic: Emerging Issues, , Special and Vulnerable Populations

Resource Subtopic: Behavioral Health, Diabetes, Enabling Services (ES), Social Determinants of Health (SDOH).

Keywords: Access to Care, Agricultural Workers, Chronic Diseases and Care, Migrants, Non-Clinical Services.

This project is supported by the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) as part of an award totaling $6,625,000 with 0 percentage financed with non-governmental sources. The contents are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily represent the official views of, nor an endorsement, by HRSA, HHS, or the U.S. Government. For more information, please visit HRSA.gov.