Diabetes education materials: Recommendations of tribal leaders, Indian health professionals, and American Indian community members

Purpose. The association of American Indian Physicians, the only national o rganization of its kind, conducted a series of focus groups to gather input from tribal leaders Indian health professionals, and American Indian commu nity members to guide the development of culturally appropriate diabetes Ed ucation Program. Methods. During the focus groups, participants shared their experiences wit h and recommendations for a variety of diabetes education materials. Results. Overall, 95% of participants expressed a strong preference for dia betes education materials relevant to their specific tribe or culture. Conclusions. Recommendations from these focus groups were used to develop a national diabetes education campaign for American Indian communities.