This site provides an annotated list of resources for clinicians on cultural information and education for refugee and immigrant populations related to diabetes. Specifically contains links to diabetes in Eritrean, Somali, Ethiopian, Cambodian, and Vietnamese communities.
Category Archives: Diabetes Tools
EthnoMed Diabetes Patient Education Materials
Contains materials for patients and family members developed at Harborview Medical Center (Seattle, WA) for use in Multicultural Diabetes Classes and are available as easy-to-print PDFs translated into a number of languages.
Diabetes Tool Kit for Organizations Serving Asian and Pacific Islander Communities
This toolkit was designed to help community-based organizations and community health centers develop organizational capacity to deliver diabetes prevention and control programs within Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) communities.
Road to Health Toolkit
This Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) toolkit is for CHWs, nurses, health educators, dietitians, and others working with populations at high risk for type 2 diabetes. The toolkit was designed for African American/African Ancestry and Hispanic/Latino communities, but can appeal to any audience.
In the Literature
Selected citations for literature relating to diabetes, hypertension, and chronic disease in refugees.