{"id":351,"date":"2025-06-05T17:12:53","date_gmt":"2025-06-05T21:12:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/site.extension.uga.edu\/diabetes\/?page_id=351"},"modified":"2025-06-17T10:44:33","modified_gmt":"2025-06-17T14:44:33","slug":"impact","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/site.extension.uga.edu\/diabetes\/dpp\/impact\/","title":{"rendered":"Impact of the Diabetes Prevention Program"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Impact in Georgia<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The University of Georgia Extension implemented the Diabetes Prevention Program in 2019. Cohorts range in size from 4-30 participants, and programming is provided at no cost.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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31 lifestyle coaches trained to deliver DPP, including two Master Trainers<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Over 1 million activity minutes logged<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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41 cohorts to date, approximately 500 individual participants<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Over $350,000 saved<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Over 500,000 contact hours with participants<\/p>\n\n\n\n

1,987 in-person programs + 919 distance learning programs = 2,897 lbs <\/strong>lost across both delivery modes!<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

Research shows that a structured lifestyle intervention can cut the risk of type 2 diabetes in half! Let’s get started.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

National Partnership<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Congress authorized CDC to establish the National Diabetes Prevention Program (National DPP)<\/strong> \u2014 a public-private partnership working to build a nationwide delivery system for a lifestyle change program proven to prevent or delay type 2 diabetes<\/strong> in adults with prediabetes. It brings together many different groups, including health care organizations, community organizations, private insurers, faith-based organizations, employers, and more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Join in this National Effort<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Everyone can play a part in preventing type 2 diabetes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Raise awareness<\/strong> of prediabetes<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Share information<\/strong> about the National DPP<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Encourage participation<\/strong> in the lifestyle change program<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Promote the National DPP lifestyle change program<\/strong> as a covered health benefit<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

For more information, visit the National Diabetes Prevention Program website<\/a> or view the National DPP Infographic (PDF)<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Impact in Georgia The University of Georgia Extension implemented the Diabetes Prevention Program in 2019. Cohorts range in size from 4-30 participants, and programming is provided at no cost. 31 lifestyle coaches trained to deliver DPP, including two Master Trainers Over 1 million activity minutes logged 41 cohorts to date, approximately 500 individual participants Over […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":258,"featured_media":0,"parent":15,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-351","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/site.extension.uga.edu\/diabetes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/351","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/site.extension.uga.edu\/diabetes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/site.extension.uga.edu\/diabetes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/site.extension.uga.edu\/diabetes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/258"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/site.extension.uga.edu\/diabetes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=351"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/site.extension.uga.edu\/diabetes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/351\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":498,"href":"https:\/\/site.extension.uga.edu\/diabetes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/351\/revisions\/498"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/site.extension.uga.edu\/diabetes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/15"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/site.extension.uga.edu\/diabetes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=351"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}