What to know
National Diabetes Prevention Program (National DPP) is a lifestyle change program that provides a trained lifestyle coach, a CDC-approved curriculum, and group support over one year to reduce the risk of type 2 diabetes.
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National Diabetes Prevention Program
Working together to prevent type 2 diabetes
The Growing Threat of Prediabetes
- About 98 million American adults—more than 1 in 3—have prediabetes.
- More than 8 in 10 adults with prediabetes don't know they have it.
About the National Diabetes Prevention Program
Congress authorized CDC to establish the National Diabetes Prevention Program (National DPP), a public-private partnership working to build a nationwide delivery system for a lifestyle change program proven to prevent or delay type 2 diabetes in adults with prediabetes.
It brings together:
- Community organizations
- Private insurers
- Employers
- Health care organizations
- Faith-based organizations
- Government agencies
to achieve a greater impact on reducing type 2 diabetes.
Lifestyle Change Program
A key part of the National DDP is a lifestyle change program that provides:
- A trained lifestyle coach
- CDC-approved curriculum
- Group support over the course of a year
CDC is working to:
- Build a workforce that can implement the lifestyle change program effectively.
- Ensure quality and standardized reporting of participant outcomes in the program.
- Deliver the lifestyle change program through organizations nationwide and sustain it through public/private payer coverage.
- Increase referrals to and participation in the lifestyle change program.
Join in this National Effort
Everyone can play a part in preventing type 2 diabetes.
- Raise awareness of prediabetes.
- Share information about the National DPP.
- Encourage participation in the lifestyle change program.
- Promote the National DPP lifestyle change program as a covered health benefit.
Find out how to get involved in the National DDP.
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