Programa de diabetes: improving diabetes care for undocumented immigrants using the Chronic Care Model at a free community clinic.

Aims: This study examined whether the Chronic Care Model can be successfully applied to improve health outcome measures for uninsured, undocumented immigrants with diabetes at a free, non-federally funded community clinic.

Methods: Data were collected from 128 uninsured, undocumented immigrants enrolled in Programa de diabetes, a comprehensive diabetes program at People's Health Clinic based on the six core elements of the Chronic Care Model. All study participants self-identified by the Hispanic ethnicity.