This toolkit was designed to help community-based organizations and community health centers develop organizational capacity to deliver diabetes prevention and control programs within Asian American and Pacific Islander communities. It addresses eight key components for capacity building:

1. Community assessments
2. Evaluation
3. Organizational support
4. Staffing
5. Building coalitions and partnerships
6. Funding
7. Community outreach and inreach
8. Marketing

Tools and resources are provided throughout this document and in the appendices. Each section includes quick tips, case studies, definitions, and examples that will help clarify many concepts.