Diabetes Prevention & Prediabetes

Expanding the National Diabetes Prevention Program

Working toward equal access to the lifestyle change program for all people at high risk for developing type 2 diabetes

In 2017, CDC awarded ADCES with our latest 5-year cooperative agreement (CDC-DP17-1705) to activate the National DPP within underserved communities with little or no access to CDC-recognized lifestyle change programs. Working in cities and rural communities, we’ve engaged priority populations—Latinos, African Americans, Medicare beneficiaries, men, and others—who are underutilizing the National Diabetes Prevention Program.

This work isn’t easy, and we know we can’t do it alone. That’s why ADCES is partnering with the National Center for Farmworker Health to engage Latinos, teaming up with the Healthy Truckers Association of America and Omada Health to reach over-the-road truck drivers, and working with 22 local affiliate sites to start lifestyle change programs within their communities:

ADCES Affiliate Sites:

Alivio Medical Center Gateway Community Health Center

ARcare Hattiesburg Clinic

Clara Maass Medical Center H ouston Health Department

Community Council of Greater Dallas Hutchinson Clinic

Community Health Innovations Dignity Health Memorial Hospital

Columbia Basin Health Association Drew Memorial Health System

King's Daughters Medical Center Latino Community Development Agency

East Alabama Medical Center Project Vida Health Center

Sea Mar Community Health Center Shannon Medical Center

Southern Jersey Family Medical Center The University of Texas Health Services

Yakima Neighborhood Health Services Yuma County Public Health Services

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Plugged into Prevention Newsletter:

Keep up with ADCES’s work expanding the National DPP to reach priority populations and underserved areas. Our newsletter highlights our efforts to engage over-the road truckers, spotlights lifestyle coaches and program coordinators who are making a difference in their communities, and shares stories from program participants who are living healthier lives. You’ll also learn more about ADCES’s diabetes prevention resources, like training, technical assistance, and technology, that can support your DPP!

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October 2019