The Corazón de la Familia study is a randomized controlled trial to examine the effects of a novel family-focused lifestyle modification intervention to reduce risk for type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular disease (CVD) among Hispanics/Latinos. Facilitated by community health workers, the family-focused intervention engages two members of a family in an educational program addressing lifestyle behaviors to support sustained engagement in healthy lifestyles among Hispanics with high risk for type 2 diabetes or CVD. In this study, we will conduct a randomized controlled trial using a 2-group design and compare the short-term and long-term impact of the family-focused active intervention to an individual-focused control condition on biological and behavioral type 2 diabetes and CVD risk factors. Furthermore, we will examine outcomes of participants in the family-focused intervention to determine how each family member's engagement in healthy lifestyle behaviors and level of support for the other family member's engagement in healthy lifestyle behaviors affects their own and their partner's outcomes.
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Change in body mass index (BMI)
Timeframe: Baseline, 3 months, and 12 months
Change in blood pressure
Timeframe: Baseline, 3 months, and 12 months
Change in lipid profile
Timeframe: Baseline, 3 months, and 12 months
Change in hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c)
Timeframe: Baseline, 3 months, and 12 months
Change in level of physical activity
Timeframe: Baseline, 3 months, and 12 months
Change in diet quality
Timeframe: Baseline, 3 months, and 12 months
Change in tobacco use
Timeframe: Baseline, 3 months, and 12 months