Booklet | 4 pages | English

Audience: Health care providers

Description: This booklet was developed to address the frustration felt by many patients when their health care providers did not give specific enough advice, as well as the frustration felt by many health care providers when their clients did not show motivation to improve their health. Using a Motivational Interviewing model, this booklet gives a brief primer in Somali culture and shares sample dialogues to improve doctor-patient communications.

Provider’s guide to communicating with diabetic and pre-diabetic Somali patients – English