Family Action for Health Program

Family Action for Health Program

Project Period: 04/01/2018 - 03/31/2023 PI: Ann-Marie Rosland, MD, MS                 
Funding Source: NIH/NIDDK R01
The Family Partners for Health Action (FAM-ACT) program uses three innovative approaches to enchance the impact of family support on diabetes management: 1) provide family members core behavioral strategies, hands-on training, and tools directed at specific roles in supporting diabetes management, 2) teach family members how to deliver support in ways that will empower patients, and 3) teach family supporters ways to boost patient engagement in healthcare. This five-year study funded by the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK) will compare the use of the FAM-ACT program to Community-Health Worker led interventions which target only the patient. The overall goal of the study is to compare the effectiveness of these two support techniques in making diabetes management easier for patients to achieve and sustain.