Healthy Communities Through CHW Initiatives
Creating Healthy Communities Through a Church-based, Community Health Worker-led Initiative
The University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston
400 participants
Aug 1, 2023
INTERVENTIONAL
Conditions
Summary
Latino(a)s suffer from poor social determinants of health (SODH) conditions more than non-minority populations, and being a minority is risk factor alone for diabetes. In the proposed study, investigators will assist church members in becoming Community Health Workers (CHWs), train them in diabetes, and to track the ability to address healthcare access and quality barriers using an online platform.
Eligibility
Inclusion Criteria1
- Spanish-speaking Latino(a)s adults
Exclusion Criteria5
- pregnant state or anticipated state in the next 6 months
- Type 1 diabetes diagnosis
- Not geographically located to reach church site/attend classes
- Not Spanish-speaking, and
- Self-disclosed diagnosis of schizophrenia, psychotic/delusional disorder, or severe Alzheimer's disease.
Interventions
CHWs will contact participants weekly via phone or text, send bimonthly diabetes education videos, and provide optional monthly seminars.
Locations(1)
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NCT05965869