The Road to Health: How to Prevent or Delay Type 2 Diabetes in your Community
NCHPH Learning Collaborative
Year Developed: 2023
Resource Type: Archived Webinar.Primary Audience: Clinicians
Secondary Audience: Enabling Staff
Language(s): English
Developed by: National Center for Health in Public Housing (See other resources developed by this organization).
Resource Summary: The epidemic of type 2 diabetes is exacting a staggering toll on individuals, families, and communities in the United States and, increasingly, around the world. In the United States, the burden is disproportionately borne by American Indian and Alaska Natives, African Americans, Hispanic or Latino Americans, and Asian and Pacific Islanders.
Resource Details: In this 4-session learning collaborative, NCHPH presented the CDC’s “The Road to Health” toolkit, designed specifically for CHWs who provide outreach education to Hispanic/Latino and African American/African Ancestry communities, groups at higher risk for type 2 diabetes.
Resource Topic: Clinical Issues, , Special and Vulnerable Populations, , , Health Equity
Resource Subtopic: Diabetes, Health Professions Education and Training (HP-ET) , Population Health, , , , Social Determinants of Health (SDOH).
Keywords: Residents of Public Housing, American Indians/Native Alaskans, Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians and Pacific Islanders (AA&NHPIs), Blacks/African Americans, Hispanic Americans/Latinos, Latinas, Outreach, Community Health Workers , Risk Management.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.