According to the National Institutes of Health, Hispanics are not only the largest minority group in the United States, but they also have the highest incidence of diabetes regardless of age. Among Hispanics, migrant and immigrant farmworkers specifically face added barriers to access health care.
To address this disparity, Migrant Clinicians Network (MCN) developed a six-session ECHO (Extension for Community Health Outcomes) virtual series around Type 2 Diabetes specifically geared towards community health workers/promotores de salud, case managers, outreach workers, health educators, patient navigators, and advocates working in Federally Qualified Health Centers and providing care to migrant and immigrant farmworker communities in the United States and Puerto Rico.
Since 2017, MCN’s highly popular Diabetes ECHO, conducted entirely in Spanish, has provided hundreds of health center staff an in-depth clinical look at Type 2 Diabetes, including how social determinants of health affect access to care. MCN’s Diabetes ECHO is a highly interactive series in which various health care experts in diabetes and health engage directly with participants, who in turn support each other.
MCN would like to invite members of the health care team to apply to participate in this year’s Diabetes ECHO series. The entire six-session series will be provided exclusively in Spanish. Topics include: an overview of Type 2 Diabetes; diabetes and nutrition; diabetes complications, treatment & medications; and other specific concerns. We encourage all to apply, however, priority will be given to those who are currently working in a Federally Qualified Health Center.
Individuals must apply to take part in the series. We will begin accepting applications on Thursday, December 19th and will select around 30 individuals to comprise the 2025 Diabetes ECHO cohort. The series is scheduled to take place for six consecutive Thursdays beginning Thursday, January 30th. Each session will be 1.5 hours in length. This is a highly interactive and engaging series. Participants will be expected to be present at every session, bring forth case studies, and offer input. There will be a homework component for some of the sessions and all materials including recordings, Power Point presentations, guides, and other resources will be shared with the group.
