This study evaluated a culturally tailored community health worker (CHW) intervention for immigrant patients with type 2 diabetes and found improvements in patient-centered outcomes. The intervention was designed to support diabetes self-management in a way that reflected participants’ cultural and community contexts, through education, navigation, and ongoing support.
Citation: Islam, N. S., Wyatt, L. C., Taher, M. D., Riley, L., Tandon, S. D., Tanner, M., Mukherji, B. R., & Trinh-Shevrin, C. (2018). A Culturally Tailored Community Health Worker Intervention Leads to Improvement in Patient-Centered Outcomes for Immigrant Patients With Type 2 Diabetes. Clinical diabetes : a publication of the American Diabetes Association, 36(2), 100–111. https://doi.org/10.2337/cd17-0068
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