The National Diabetes Prevention Program

The Problem: The National Diabetes Prevention Program—or Na­tional DPP—was created in 2010 to address the increasing burden of prediabetes and type 2 diabetes in the United States. This na­tional effort created partnerships between public and private orga­nizations to offer evidence-based, cost-effective interventions that help prevent type 2 diabetes in communities across the United States. One key feature of the National DPP is the CDC-recog­nized lifestyle change program, a research-based program focusing on healthy eating and physical activity which showed that people with prediabetes who take part in a structured lifestyle change pro­gram can cut their risk of developing type 2 diabetes by 58% (71% for people over 60 years old).

Author(s): John W. Robitscher

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