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patient empowerment: the national diabetes prevention program helps people make lasting lifestyle changes to improve health
 The Centers for Disease Prevention and Control (CDC)-led National Diabetes Prevention Program (National DPP) has been proven to help people make the lifestyle changes needed to prevent or delay type 2 diabetes. Through the program, eligible participants work with a trained coach to make lasting lifestyle changes, discover how to eat healthy and add more physical activity into their day, and find out how to manage stress, stay motivated, and solve problems that can slow progress.
The
YMCA of Delaware's Diabetes Prevention Program
helps those at high risk adopt and maintain healthy lifestyles while reducing their chances of developing type 2 diabetes. To learn more about the benefits of the YMCA's National DPP, listen in on a recently
recorded interview
with Quality Insights and Kathryn Luebke,
Coordinator of Health Organization at the YMCA of Delaware.
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who's covered?: Practical Insights for National DPP Referral
 It can be challenging to keep up with all the information needed to make sure your patients are qualified for referral to resources like a National DPP. The following links provide valuable information for criteria, eligibility and insurance coverage:
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pharmacists: positioned to prevent or delay diabetes
 Pharmacists are in a unique position to support their patients in preventing or delaying the onset of type 2 diabetes. The CDC has developed several
resources
to help you determine the best role for pharmacists in diabetes prevention. Whether you're a pharmacist, part of the pharmacy workforce, or working with pharmacy groups, you can get involved by:
- Promoting awareness of prediabetes and the National DPP;
- Screening and testing patients for prediabetes and referring those eligible to a CDC-recognized organization offering the National DPP lifestyle change program; and/or
- Applying for CDC recognition to offer the program in your pharmacy.
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community
resource:
Interested in Becoming a National DPP Provider?
National DPP's can help improve the health of your community.
If you are planning on starting and/or getting a National DPP recognized, please follow this
link
for the standards and documentation needed to ensure your program receives maximum reimbursement.
You can also contact
Ashley Biscardi at Quality Insights
for assistance or call 1.800.642.8686, ext 137.
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online education: upcoming webinar and recorded webcasts
 Optimizing Function and Physical Activity in Older Adults
Thursday, October 17, 2019: 12:00 p.m. to 1:00 p.m.
Register Here
According to the 2019 Population Reference Bureau, the number of Americans ages 65 and older is projected to nearly double from 52 million in 2018 to 95 million in 2060. Physical Activity is a powerful predictor of a person's mobility, longevity and quality of life, especially in the later years. Join the American College of Lifestyle Medicine for a webinar featuring Barbara Resnick, PhD, CRNP as we explore the importance and how to optimize function and physical activity among a wide range of older adults.
On-Demand CME: Preventing Diabetes in Your Medicare Population
This course will explain the epidemiology, clinical evidence, and guidelines regarding diabetes prevention in the Medicare population. It will also describe the Medicare DPP set of services, including content of the services, beneficiary eligibility, and beneficiary enrollment processes. Participants will also learn how screening for prediabetes and referral to MDPP supports completion of Improvement Activities in the MIPS pathway.
The November 2018 Together 2 Goal® monthly webinar by Tony Hampton, M.D. of Advocate Medical Group, focused on "How to Succeed in Your Diabetes Prevention Program (DPP).
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don't miss it:
18th Annual delaware Diabetes Wellness Expo
Join the Delaware Diabetes Coalition on
November 19, 2019 from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. for its 18th Annual Delaware Diabetes Wellness Expo. The purpose of this event is to bring together health care providers, businesses, diabetes-related organizations, and others to promote diabetes self-management and a healthier lifestyle for people with diabetes and prediabetes.
Learn more.
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Patient Resources: help your patients get on the road to a Healthy Lifestyle
 Help your patients get the tools they need to make healthy lifestyle choices that can reduce their risk for prediabetes and other preventable conditions.
The American Heart Association provides a free patient resource library with a wide variety of education tools. Here are a few to get you started:
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This publication was supported by the Cooperative Agreement Number NU58DP2018006563 from the Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention. Its contents are solely the responsibility of the authors and do not necessarily represent the official views of the
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Publication number: DEDPH-HD-101119
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