Evidence-Based Program: ¡Sí, Yo Puedo Controlar Mí Diabetes! (¡Sí, Yo Puedo!)

¡Sí, Yo Puedo!  is a culturally tailored 4-week diabetes self-management education program. Classes are conducted weekly and are approximately two hours in length. Each lesson module is made up of several educational activities to reinforce diabetes self-care behaviors. ¡Sí, Yo Puedo! utilizes the social cognitive theory and the self-regulation model as its theoretical foundation to promote behavior change.

• Target audience: Tailored for Spanish-speaking, lower-literate Hispanic/Latinos adult over the age of 18 with self-reported diagnosis of type 2 diabetes (T2D).  Program also appropriate for bilingual speaking Hispanic/Latinos.
• Health outcomes:
  • Improved diabetes self-care skills
  • Enhanced diabetes self-efficacy
  • Increased diabetes-related knowledge
• Delivered by: 1 facilitator, who can include trained health professionals, County Extension Agents (CEA), Certified Diabetes Educators (CDE), and/or Certified Community Health Workers (CHW)
• Program type: Group
• Format: In-person in community and remote.

Note:  It is permissable to use a combination of remote (i.e.videoconference) and in-person implementation in the same session or during a class series. For example: 10 participants join by Zoom and 10 participants attend in a senior center and receive instruction at the same time.

• Length: 4 sessions (face-to-face or online/virtual)
• Training: Remote or in-person
• Professional required: No
• Accessibility adaptations available: No
• Cultural adaptations available: Yes, this program was developed specifically for Spanish-speaking, Hispanic/Latinos adults.
• Available in languages other than English: Spanish
• Data collection requirements: Optional to submit program data to the program administrator
• Topic(s):
  • Behavioral Health
  • Chronic Disease
  • Medication Management
  • Nutrition
  • Physical Activity

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