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 UnidosUS and 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 15 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

Drew Memorial Health System King's Daughters Medical Center

East Alabama Medical Center Latino Community Development Agency

Project Vida Health Center The University of Texas Health Services

Sea Mar Community Health Center Shannon Medical Center

Southern Jersey Family Medical Center Yakima Neighborhood Health Services

Yuma County Public Services District

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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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August 2019