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Diabetes is a chronic disease that impacts the body’s ability to create or properly use insulin, resulting in negative health outcomes. The primary diabetes diagnoses include Type 1, Type 2 and gestational diabetes. Type 1 diabetes is caused by low insulin levels in the body, whereas Type 2 diabetes is caused by insulin resistance in the body.
Fortunately, research indicates that participation in a diabetes prevention program focused on promoting nutrition and healthy behaviors — including smoking cessation and physical activity — can lead to a 5 to 7 percent reduction in a patient’s weight. This level of weight loss can be enough to prevent the progression of the disease. Improving diabetes management through increased use of evidence-based prevention programs could help millions of patients avoid diabetes and combat the national epidemic.
The National Diabetes Prevention Program (National DPP) is a year-long structured, lifestyle change program, focused on healthy eating and physical activity, that can prevent or delay the onset of Type 2 diabetes. ACPM’s participation in the five-year cooperative agreement with funding from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) through the National Center for State, Tribal, Local, and Territorial Public Health Infrastructure and Workforce, has directly impacted communities and disproportionately affected populations surrounding three health care facilities within the United States, specifically providing care and referrals to Black and Hispanic women with prediabetes into the National DPP. Three health systems were identified and funded over multiple years to develop innovative approaches to achieve equity in diabetes prevention. The project has also yielded strong partnerships and collaboration with the American Medical Association (AMA) and Black Women’s Health Imperative (BWHI) to provide innovative strategies to diabetes prevention.
Click here to learn more about the best practice models outlined by our grantees including the Northeast Valley Health Corporation (NEVHC), the Parkland Health System, the Baylor Scott and White Health, University of Washington Valley Medical Center and the YMCA of Greater Seattle.
ACPM is actively participating in a cooperative agreement with funding from the CDC through the National Center for State, Tribal, Local, and Territorial Public Health Infrastructure and Workforce Division of Diabetes Translation and in partnership with the National Center Board for Health and Wellness Coaching (NBHWC). The project includes development and piloting group coaching competencies, a training program and a certification examination that supports wide dissemination of the National DPP Lifestyle Change Program. This includes creating equity informed content to be included in DPP Training competency, supporting the standardization of DPP Training Entity practices and developing a scholarship program to ensure access to DPP Coaching Training within minoritized communities.
These projects are supported by the American College of Preventive Medicine through a Cooperative Agreement (CDC-RFA-OT18-1802) with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Center for State, Tribal, Local and Territorial Support (CSTLTS) of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). The contents are solely the responsibility of the author(s) and do not necessarily represent the official views of, nor an endorsement, by CDC/HHS, or the U.S. Government.
If you are interested in learning more about ACPM’s initiatives related to diabetes prevention, contact info@acpm.org.
If you are interested in learning more about ACPM’s initiatives related to diabetes prevention or for general inquiries about ACPM’s grants programs, contact info@acpm.org.
