Diabetes Education: Integrating Theory, Cultural Considerations, and Individually Tailored Content
Abstract
IN BRIEF
Efforts are needed to improve the efficacy and accessibility of diabetes education programs for ethnic minority groups. This article focuses on the importance of integrating health behavior change theory and culturally tailored content in the design and content of such programs, as well as improving their availability in clinical and community-based settings.
Footnotes
Chandra Y. Osborn, PhD, MPH, is an assistant professor of general internal medicine and public health and a research investigator at the Center for Health Services Research and Eskind Diabetes Center at Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville, Tenn. Jeffrey D. Fisher, PhD, is a professor of psychology and director of the Center for Health Intervention and Prevention at the University of Connecticut in Storrs.
- American Diabetes Association
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