Dan Culica|James W. Walton|Elizabeth A. Prezio
Code: Community Diabetes Education for Uninsured Mexican Americans
Health Research and Educational Trust
lowcost diabetes education programs target mexican americans essential reduce observed health disparities population culturally appropriate intervention developed centerpiece community diabetes education code program article describes structure patient acceptance costs onetoone educational model delivered 7 patient contact hours community health worker 12 months community clinic serving uninsured total 162 patientspredominantly female spanishspeaking mexican american patients type 2 diabetes mean duration 65 yearsenrolled program dropout rate 22 observed 12month period preliminary analysis indicated program capacity 120 patients per month annual direct medical expenditure per code participant 461 hemoglobin a1c significantly reduced patients participated program 12 months sustainable lowcost communitybased programs like code longterm patient participation help reduce burden diabetes underserved hispanic population