Table 1.

ABCD Training Program

Topic	Content	Skills Taught
Orientation	Definition and role of community health workers	Teaching skills, communication skills, resource building, capacity building
Session 1: Health communication	Questions to ask during medical visit How to be assertive during medical visit Understanding food labels and medical instructions	Ask Me 3 Reading labels
Session 2: Obesity	Definition, risk factors, prevention, and management of obesity	Calculating BMI Low-impact exercise Reading food labels for portion size, counting steps using pedometers Proper way to measure blood sugar using a glucometer Reading food labels for carbohydrate content Proper way to obtain blood pressure using hand-held blood pressure cuff Reading food labels for salt content, reading prescription labels
Session 3: Diabetes mellitus	Definition, risk factors, prevention, and management of diabetes mellitus HbA1c
Session 4: Hypertension	Definition, risk factors, prevention, and management, blood pressure
Session 5: Cholesterol	Definition, risk factors, prevention, and management	Reading food labels for fat content
Session 6: Depression	Definition, risk factors, recognizing signs, getting help	Taking the PHQ-9
Bioethics (core competency)	Human subjects protection	Privacy, confidentiality, Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act regulations