Chronic Disease
Diabetes
Help people living with or at risk of diabetes understand their care, build routines and get to the resources they need.
What CHWs actually do here
CHWs support self-management goals set with a care team, reinforce nutrition and medication routines in a culturally responsive way, address food and transportation barriers, and follow up between clinical visits.
Where this work happens
- Community clinics and FQHCs
- Health plans and ECM teams
- Diabetes prevention programs
- Public health departments
- Faith and community-based organizations
Job titles to look for
- Community Health Worker — Chronic Disease
- Diabetes Prevention Program Coach
- Health Educator
- Care Coordinator
- Community Health Representative
Skills that matter in this pathway
- Diabetes self-management support
- Nutrition and food resource navigation
- Goal setting and follow-up
- Health literacy and teach-back
- Documentation of encounters
Training for this pathway
Catalyst training and curated outside options, each labeled so you know who issues it.
No training is tagged to this pathway yet — check Professional Development for the full directory.
Next steps
- Explore CHW-facing diabetes education from the American Diabetes Association and Know Diabetes by Heart.
- Separate professional training from toolkits — toolkits are useful, but they are not certifications.
- Add completed training to your Credential Vault.
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