Diabetes lay educator case study: one woman's experience working with the Hispanic migrant and seasonal farmworkers.

In the year 2000, Migrant Health Services, Inc. began utilizing Diabetes Lay Educators (DLEs) as a way to improve the health status of Hispanic migrant farmworkers with diabetes. The purpose of this case study was to provide insight into the perceptions of one DLE and characteristics she needed to achieve positive client outcomes. These characteristics included a strong internal desire to help this population, a knowledge base, and advocacy skills needed to work between two cultures.