Table 3.

Teacher perceptions of diabetes prevention as ESL instructional content

Statement	Agree	Disagree	Don’t know
1. Diabetes prevention is an important topic to cover in my ESL teaching. (n=132)	118 (89.4%)	8 (6.1%)	6 (4.5%)
2. Several ESL students in my class have diabetes or pre- diabetes or are at risk for developing diabetes. (n=132)	83 (62.9%)	8 (6.1%)	41 (31.1%)
3. I know where to find diabetes prevention information and resources to include in my ESL teaching. (n=131)	76 (58.0%)	33 (25.2%)	22 (16.8%)
4. I feel confident that I could address diabetes prevention as a topic in my ESL teaching. (n=129)	104 (80.6%)	18 (14.0%)	7 (5.4%)
5. I would like to collaborate with a health practitioner to develop diabetes prevention-- focused ESL lessons. (n=129)	89 (69.0%)	23 (17.8%)	17 (13.2%)
6. I think it would valuable for students with diabetes experience to act as ‘coaches’ for other students at risk for developing diabetes. (n=131)	103 (78.6%)	17 (13.0%)	11 (8.4%)

Note. Cell counts reflect the frequency/percentage of repsondents who either agreed/strongly agreed with statement.