Hispanic adolescents are disproportionately burdened by type 2 diabetes (T2D). Social determinants of health (SDoH) serve as barriers to behavior change and participation in disease prevention efforts, especially among vulnerable adolescents. Telehealth is a potentially effective approach for delivering disease prevention programs as it addresses some SDoH like transportation, childcare needs, and parent work schedules. Unfortunately, there are no theory- or evidence-based telehealth diabetes prevention program for Hispanic adolescents. Therefore the purpose of this study is to adapt an evidence-based diabetes prevention program for delivery via telehealth and to test the feasibility of this study among Hispanic adolescents (12-16 years) with obesity.
Self-report as Hispanic
obese, defined as body mass index percentile (BMI%) ≥ 95th percentile
ages of 12-16 years
owns his or her own cellphone
Taking a medication (i.e. steroids) or diagnosed with a condition (i.e. sleep apnea) that influences activity, sleep, and/or cognition
Recent hospitalization or injury that prevents normal physical activity
Pregnant
Currently enrolled in an exercise program or currently using a personal activity monitoring device like Fitbit