Diabetes is a major public health, social and economic problem throughout Southern California and the country. Vital care information and several effective interventions are available to prevent diabetes and its complications, but may be complex and challenging, and are not often readily available in other languages or catered to ethnicity groups. This appears to be true in all states and across different health care systems. Major barriers to deliver effective interventions are: societal; the health care system; the health care provider; and the individual.