Keywords

Diabetes self-management, Hispanic and Latino community, Internet, Web site

 

Authors

  1. FITZGERALD, SHARON A. MPH
  2. GUTIERREZ OCAMPO, ALEJANDRO MD
  3. BLANCO, KENIA YAZMIN REYNA MD
  4. LEWIS, VIRGINIA MA
  5. CUPERTINO, A. PAULA PhD
  6. ELLERBECK, EDWARD F. MD, MPH

Abstract

Patients with Type 2 diabetes are increasingly turning to the Web for information about diabetes and self-management. These sites, however, fail to address the cultural and linguistic needs of the growing community of Latinos with diabetes. The Juntos Controlamos la Diabetes Web site was designed as a low-cost patient education tool to be used by patients, caregivers, and healthcare providers to provide ongoing information about diabetes self-management tailored to the needs of the regional Latino community.