Mi salud - Mi vida:  Health Promoter Model for

Diabetes Self-Management

The goal of this project is to develop a peer model of care to prevent and manage diabetes among Waukesha's Hispanic families.

Partners:

• Center for Healthy Communities, Department of Family and Community Medicine, Medical College of Wisconsin
• Hispanic Health and Human Services, Carroll College
• Hispanic Community Health Resource Center, ProHealth Care

Goals of the Program:

• Assess existing peer health promoter models to determine the most effective desin for a health promoter model for diabetes education, prevention, and self-management for local Hispanics
• Design a culturally appropriate peer health promoter model of diabetes education, prevention, and self-management
• Design a curriculum and training program for Hispanic diabetes peer health promoters
• Pilot peer health promoter model
• Prepare implementation plan

Project Period:

• July 1, 2007 - June 30, 2008

Current Activities:

• Research and review best practices in peer health promotion
• Preliminary written report on best practices
• Feedback from client stakeholders on report
• Revise report of best practices including feedback from client stakeholders

Future Plans:

• Research and review best practices in peer health promotion
• Evaluate potential on-going stakeholder involvement
• Design evaluation tool for model
• Create a culturally-appropriate curriculum and training program
• Test curriculum with Hispanic health promoters
• Survey key client and professional stakeholders about the curriculum

Funding Source:

• Healthier Wisconsin Partnership Program