Diabetes Empowerment Education Program (DEEP)

DEEP™ is a diabetes self-management program that has been shown to be successful in helping participants take control of their disease and reduce the risk of complications. DEEP™ was developed for low-income, racial and ethnic minority populations. It includes a training-of-trainers curriculum designed to teach healthcare professionals and paraprofessionals to engage community residents.

Program Goals:

  • -Empower individuals with diabetes to take control of their condition and reduce complications.
  • -Gain knowledge and skills to facilitate short- and long-term behavioral change
  • -Increase knowledge of diabetes and its risk factors
  • -Increase self-management skills
  • -Increase  knowledge about  psycho-social issues of diabetic patients

 

Target Audience:

  • Low-income, racial and ethnic minority population who have diabetes

 

Program Description:

  • -6 weekly educational sessions conducted by two trained promoters/educators;
  • -Session duration: 2 hours;
  • -Monthly follow-up: support groups, informational meetings

 

Program Delivery:

  • Workshop lead by Peer Educators. Peer Educators can be diabetes patients or community members who want to help other residents understand how to manage their diabetes and avoid complications.

 

Costs to Implement Program:

https://mwlatino.uic.edu/license/

Contact information

Reference Material

Castillo, A., Giachello, A., Bates, R., Ramirez, V., Sanchez, C., Caranton, A., Hernandez, O., Arrom, J., Pinsker, E.,  ( 2010).  A community-based diagestes education program for Latinos:  The diabetes Empowerment Education Program.  The Diabetes Educator, 36(4): 586-594.

Losey, L., Giachello, A., Caranton, A., Hernandez, O., & Arrom, J. (2004).  Impact of the Diabetes Empowerment Education Program (DEEP) on minorities in Chicago.  American Public Health Association, November.