Latino Clinic and Education
Latino Specialty Clinic For our Latino patients, Joslin offers a bilingual Latino Clinic and education program, staffed by a team of bilingual providers: an endocrinologist, registered nurse, registered dietician, medical assistants and case manager (see team profiles). The Latino Clinic is open for individual appointments every Monday from 1:00 to 5:00 p.m.
In addition to the one-on-one appointments offered through the Monday clinic, Joslin has several other Spanish-speaking physicians available for specialty visits. An endocrinologist specializing in gestational diabetes is available for appointments on Tuesday afternoons through the Diabetes and Pregnancy Program, located in BIDMC’s Carl J. Shapiro Clinical Center. A bilingual neurologist and ophthalmologist are also both available through Joslin Clinic.
For all of these Spanish-language services, please call 617-732-2490.
Latino Group Education
In addition to our patient care program, Joslin also offers a series of five small group courses entitled “Diabetes Today.” You can take the classes all in a single day, or spread out over several days or weeks—whatever works best for your schedule. All classes are offered in Spanish and pay special attention to unique cultural preferences, such as regional cuisines.
Class Offerings
- Primeros Pasos - First Steps
- ¿Qué puedo comer? - What Can I Eat?
- Monitoreando el azúcar - Monitoring Matters
- ¿Cuánto debo comer? Balanceando el plato - Foods that Fit
- ¿Cuáles medicamentos se usan para controlar la diabetes? - Diabetes Medications
Additional Nutrition Classes
Once patients have attended both the ¿Qué puedo comer? - What Can I Eat? and the ¿Cuánto debo comer? Balanceando el plato - Foods that Fit classes, they are eligible to attend additional nutrition classes designed for patients with different health literacy levels focused on portion control and carbohydrate counting.
Community-Based Diabetes Care and Education
Joslin’s Office of Community Outreach strives to extend the reach of the institution to the local community – particularly the medically underserved in the Greater Boston area. We do this by providing diabetes education, screening, and health advocacy through community-based partnerships.
Staff members attend local health fairs – including many Latino health and cultural festivals – and offer educational and screening services through churches, schools, and various other community-based organizations. In addition, the Office of Community Outreach plays an active role in local advocacy initiatives, community consortiums and cultural competence training programs.
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