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National Diabetes Prevention Program

An Evidence-Based Practice

Description

The National Diabetes Prevention Program (DPP) is a lifestyle change program for preventing type 2 diabetes among individuals who are prediabetic (impaired glucose tolerance). The program teaches participants strategies for incorporating physical activity into daily life and eating healthy. Through a 16-course curriculum, lifestyle coaches help participants identify emotions and situations that can sabotage their success.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention funds the program through six organizations in order to reach the most people who are at high risk for diabetes, including: The American Association for Diabetes Educators, America's Health Insurance Plans, Black Women's Health Imperative, National Association of Chronic Disease Directors, OptumHealth Care Solutions, and YMCA of the USA. Funded organizations will offer the program, provide information to employers about offering the program, and work with third-party payers to facilitate performance-based reimbursement directly to organization delivering the lifestyle change program.

The program also maintains a registry of programs that are recognized for effective delivery of lifestyle change intervention programs to prevent type 2 diabetes.

Goal / Mission

The National Diabetes Prevention Program encourages collaboration among federal agencies, community-based organizations, employers, insurers, health care professionals, academia, and other stakeholders to prevent or delay the onset of type 2 diabetes among people with prediabetes in the United States.

Impact

The National Diabetes Prevention Program is a cost-effective method to reduce the risk of developing type 2 diabetes among individuals with prediabetes.

Results / Accomplishments

In a 10-year effectiveness and cost-effectiveness study, the relative risk reduction for participants who adhered to the lifestyle change program and maintained a 5% reduction in initial body weight was 49.4%. The lifestyle change program was found to be more cost-effective than intervention with metformin (oral diabetes treatment medication) or placebo.

About this Promising Practice

Organization(s)
Centers for Disease Control & Prevention
Primary Contact
Centers for Disease Control & Prevention (CDC)
1600 Clifton Road
Atlanta, GA 30329-4027
800-232-4636
http://www.cdc.gov/diabetes/home/index.html
Topics
Health / Diabetes
Health / Physical Activity
Health / Wellness & Lifestyle
Organization(s)
Centers for Disease Control & Prevention
Date of publication
3/13/2013
Date of implementation
1996
Location
USA
For more details
http://www.cdc.gov/diabetes/prevention/index.htm
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23544761
Target Audience
Adults, Women, Men, Older Adults, Racial/Ethnic Minorities

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An Evidence-Based Practice meets the following HCI criteria:

  1. The program description includes at a minimum: the sponsoring organization, program goals, program implementation steps, and outcomes that have demonstrated program success in achieving the program goal in one or more localities.
  2. The results from an evaluation of the program include quantitative measures showing improvement in the outcome(s) of interest after the implementation of the program (i.e. increase in smoking cessation, not just the delivery of a smoking cessation program). The outcome measure(s) is/are compared at relevant time periods before and after the intervention or program implementation. Alternatively, the evaluation study compares the outcome(s) between an intervention group and an appropriate control group.
  3. The study is of peer-review quality and presents numbers in a scientific manner; measurements of precision and reliability are included (e.g. confidence intervals, standard errors), results from statistical tests show a significant difference or change in the outcome measure(s), and relevant point estimates and p-values are presented. Note: if the results from an evaluation of a program are presented in a scientific manner and the outcome measure is improved compared to the baseline measurement or the control group but the difference is not statistically significant, the practice is classified as effective and not evidence-based.
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