The Starr County Border Health Initiative: Focus Groups on Diabetes Prevention in Mexican Americans

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Reports on 3 focus group interviews with 27 Mexican-American residents of Starr County, a rural Texas border community. Discusses diabetes prevalence, the cultural significance of food and exercise, barriers to healthier lifestyles, lack of affordable healthy foods, and technology use. Describes focus group recommendations for diabetes self-management (DSME) interventions.

Sharon A. Brown, William B. Perkison, Alexandra A. García, et al.

The Diabetes Educator, 44(3), 293-306

06/2018

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Culture and cultural competency · Diabetes · Food security and nutrition · Hispanic or Latino · Immigrants · Physical activity · U.S.-Mexico Border Region · Wellness, health promotion, and disease prevention · Texas