Resource Details

The Key Ingredient for Diabetes Prevention and Control Programs

Year Developed: 2023

Resource Type: Publication.

Primary Audience: Clinicians Enabling Staff Outreach Staff PCAs
Secondary Audience: Administrative Staff Board of Directors C-Suite (CEOs, CFOs, CIO, COOs, CMOs, etc.)

Language(s): English

Developed by: Corporation for Supportive Housing (CSH) (See other resources developed by this organization).

Resource Summary: This publication provides a fact sheet that Community Health Workers and Peer Specialists are trusted members of the community who empower their peers through education and connections to health and community resources in diabetes prevention and control.

Resource Details: Community Health Workers and Peer Specialists are trusted members of the community who empower their peers through education and connections to health and community resources in diabetes prevention and control. CSH and MHP Salud, HRSA training and technical assistance providers produced this fact sheet Peers and Community Health Workers (CHWs): Key Ingredient for Diabetes Prevention and Control Programs to highlight a multi-year examination of key benefits CHWs bring: 1) lived experience able to customize health information and instructions 2) bridge to the broader diabetes care team and 3) advocacy for the needs of their clients. This fact sheet presentation will benefit health center leadership, clinical staff and front-line workers to advance the role of CHWs in diabetes prevention and control.

Resource Topic: Clinical Issues, Special and Vulnerable Populations

Resource Subtopic: Diabetes, Community, Health, and Housing Partnerships.

Keywords: Housing, Prevention.