Setting and Participants
T2D
Patients were enrolled through primary care clinics within the University of Illinois Hospital and Health Sciences System (UI Health) from March 23, 2017, through January 8, 2020. Patients were followed up for 24 months (until January 8, 2022). UI Health contains academic and federally qualified health centers (FQHCs) that provide community-oriented care to Chicago neighborhoods. Eligibility was initially assessed in person at the time of an office visit or by telephone. Inclusion criteria were (1) self-identifying as African American or Black race or Hispanic or Latinx ethnicity, (2) being between ages 21 and 75 years, (3) receiving primary care at the clinical site for at least 1 year, (4) having verbal fluency in the English or Spanish language, (5) having a mobile phone and text messaging plan, and (6) agreeing to receive home visits by a health coach. The presence of T2D and at least 1 recorded HbA