At a glance
Community health workers (CHWs) play a vital role in the health of their communities. Using the Road to Health Toolkit, they can share an important and hopeful message: type 2 diabetes can be prevented or delayed in people at high risk.
About this toolkit
The Road to Health Toolkit is designed for CHWs/promotores de la salud serving African American and Hispanic or Latino communities. The toolkit provides materials to start a community outreach program to help people prevent or delay type 2 diabetes. Included are facilitator and participant materials to host educational sessions in person or remotely.
Guides, session materials, and worksheets
Guides
For best results, read the guides in this order:
- User's Guide – Describes all the resources in the toolkit and suggests ways to use them to promote type 2 diabetes prevention. Read this guide first, followed by the Group Leader Guide, Participant Guide, and Activities Guide.
- Group Leader Guide – Discusses type 2 diabetes prevention through the story of an adult brother and sister with diabetes in their family who teach people how type 2 diabetes can be prevented or delayed.
- Participant Guide – Use this guide with the Group Leader Guide since its lessons and topics are aligned. You can also use the presentation slides to display the visuals for each topic during a lesson.
- Activities Guide – Suggests specific activities to promote healthy food choices and physical activity among your participants.
- Evaluation Guide – Helps you plan how to get feedback from your participants and use the information to plan future sessions.
Session materials
Posters
City of Solutions poster 8.5x11
City of Solutions poster 11x17
Podcasts
Put on My Shoes
This CDC podcast features Put on My Shoes from the Step by Step music CD/DVD, an initiative that uses music to promote increased physical activity and healthy lifestyle choices.
Breathe In, Breathe Out
This CDC podcast features Breathe In, Breathe Out, also from the Step by Step music CD/DVD.
Participant worksheets (English)
These printable worksheets (part of the Activities Guide) are listed here for easy access and to help engage participants early in the Road to Health.