Cultural Adaptation of Diabetes Self-Management Education for Marshallese Residing in the United States: Lessons Learned in Curriculum Development

摘要

Background: Type 2 diabetes is a significant public health problem, with U.S. Pacific Islander communities bearing a disproportionate burden. The Marshallese are a Pacific Islander community that has significant inequities in diabetes, yet few evidence-based diabetes interventions have been developed to address this inequity.