Self-management of Type 2 Diabetes (T2DM) in Latino males through family support

CSUN?s Valley Nonprofit Resources seeks funding support in partnership with Olive View-UCLA Medical Center for a two-year project that will build capacity of San Fernando Valley nonprofits to involve families in helping Latino adults with Type II diabetes mellitus (T2DM) improve their self-management of the disease. The rates of T2DM and secondary complications in the Latino population nationally are more than twice those reported for non-Hispanic whites, and current interventions have proven to be of limited effectiveness, according to recent research. The proposed project will build on previous work supported by UniHealth Foundation to develop the MultiFamily Group (MFG) evidence-based program for supporting families of adults with mental illness. The T2DM MFG program will be pilot tested with four Valley nonprofits, and if found effective will be disseminated to more nonprofits in the region.