Agita Sao Paulo
In: PreventionThe Agita São Paulo initiative, based in São Paulo, Brazil, encourages physical activity through creative programming – spreading the message that physical activity can be unintimidating and fun. Program examples include walking groups, a “walk truck,” an annual “24-hour walk,” an event called “Via Viva” that closes roads to traffic, Gymnastics in the Park, and …
Category: Gold Standard
Sponsor Type: Nationwide/Federal
Attributes: Community Outreach/Engagement, Free for Participants, Physical Activity Promotion, Population Health
Berkeley Soda Tax
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Category: Gold Standard
Sponsor Type: State/Municipal
Attributes: Community Outreach/Engagement, Nutrition & Healthy Eating, Population Health
Brighter Bites
In: PreventionThe Texas-based Brighter Bites program distributes fresh fruits and vegetables to low-income students and their parents at no cost through an interactive co-op model. During pick-up time, families receive bilingual handbooks, tip sheets, and recipes, and they are invited to sample healthy meals – or “brighter bites” – created with the week’s recipes. Children also …
Category: Gold Standard
Sponsor Type: Non-profit/NGO
Attributes: Access/Affordability, Behavior Change, Free for Participants, Health Education, Nutrition & Healthy Eating, School-Based
Canary Health
In: PreventionAs a digital platform for healthy living, Canary Health provides online support and tracking tools to promote lifestyle change and chronic disease prevention. Employers and healthcare organizations partner with Canary primarily to enroll their at-risk employees in Canary’s online CDC-recognized Diabetes Prevention Program. Canary focuses on holistic health and “Whole Person Healthcare,” providing programs that …
Category: Innovator
Sponsor Type: Company/Corporation
Attributes: Behavior Change, DPP Translation, Online/App-Based/Digital
Cigna Sunday Streets
In: PreventionThe Cigna Sunday Streets initiative closes a major section of streets in Houston, Texas, on one Sunday per month, six Sundays per year – allowing residents to walk, bike, and jog along the roads. A variety of businesses on these routes provide entertainment and programs during the event. After the success of the City of …
Category: Innovator
Sponsor Type: State/Municipal
Attributes: Community Outreach/Engagement, Free for Participants, Physical Activity Promotion, Population Health
Community Health Worker Network of NYC
In: Healthcare Teams of the FutureThe Community Health Worker Network of New York City was founded in 2001 to serve as a place for community health workers (CHWs) to share best practices, resources, and gain training and professional development. The Network developed a CHW training program that has been used to train over 1,000 community health workers. The Network advocates …
Category: Prime Performer
Sponsor Type: Non-profit/NGO
Attributes: Access/Affordability, Community Outreach/Engagement, Interprofessional/Interdisciplinary Teams, Peer Support
Cooking Matters
In: PreventionCooking Matters, which provides free cooking and nutrition classes for adults, children, and families living in underserved communities, is based on the premise that nutrition education should be coupled with cooking lessons so that meals can be healthy and enjoyable. By partnering with local organizations, Cooking Matters achieves both national-scope and optimization through customizability. The Cooking Matters …
Category: Gold Standard
Sponsor Type: Non-profit/NGO
Attributes: Access/Affordability, Behavior Change, Community Outreach/Engagement, Free for Participants, Health Education, Nutrition & Healthy Eating
Creating a Culture of Wellness - Massachusetts General Hospital
In: Workplace WellnessOrganizations create cultures of wellness by combining health education with onsite efforts to promote healthy behaviors and an institutional emphasis on health as a central value. For employees in such organizations, health is part of the culture, and to be healthy is to be part of the community These organizations create environments that ease and …
Category: Prime Performer
Sponsor Type: Non-profit/NGO
Attributes: Behavior Change, Culture of Wellness
Creating a Culture of Wellness - UCSF
In: Workplace WellnessOrganizations create cultures of wellness by combining health education with onsite efforts to promote healthy behaviors and an institutional emphasis on health as a central value. For employees in such organizations, health is part of the culture, and to be healthy is to be part of the community These organizations create environments that ease and …
Category: Innovator
Sponsor Type: Academic Institution
Attributes: Culture of Wellness, Environmental Change, Nutrition & Healthy Eating
Cummins LiveWell Center
In: Workplace WellnessCummins opened a holistic LiveWell Center in Columbus, Indiana. Nearly 9,000 employees and their family members (a total of 17,000) live within a 20 mile radius of the Center. The clinic focuses on preventing healthcare problems through lifestyle services including stress management, exercise counseling, and nutrition classes, in addition to primary and urgent care. It …
Category: Innovator
Sponsor Type: Company/Corporation
Attributes: Corporate Responsibility, Culture of Wellness
Dell Medical School
In: Healthcare Teams of the FutureA new medical school enrolling its first class in 2016, Dell Medical School focuses on training professionals in innovation and leadership in health. Students engage in a nine-month Innovation, Leadership, and Discovery curriculum Interprofessional education is a focus throughout the curriculum. Students engage in community projects and participate in case-based learning to understand the …
Category: Gold Standard
Sponsor Type: State/Municipal
Attributes: Community Outreach/Engagement, Interprofessional/Interdisciplinary Teams, Medical Education, Population Health, Social Determinants of Health
Diabetes Awareness & Wellness Network (DAWN)
In: Healthcare Teams of the FutureThe DAWN Center provides a community space focused on developing diabetes self-management skills. DAWN offers courses on diabetes basics, nutrition, cooking, and physical activity and provides facilities for people to practice these skills. Membership is free, as are the broad variety of resources offered to members. The DAWN Mobile Unit provides diabetes risk screenings and …
Category: Gold Standard
Attributes: Behavior Change, Community Outreach/Engagement, Free for Participants, Nutrition & Healthy Eating, Physical Activity Promotion, Population Health
Digital Integration for Workplace Wellness - Castlight Health
In: Workplace WellnessA growing number of companies are moving into corporate wellness technology development, creating platforms for other companies to implement workplace wellness programs. By leveraging mobile applications and fitness trackers, these platforms help employers and employees input, track, and analyze real-time data in areas such as fitness, health metrics, emotional wellness, and nutrition.
Category: Innovator
Sponsor Type: Company/Corporation
Attributes: Behavior Change, Online/App-Based/Digital
Digital Integration for Workplace Wellness - Limeade
In: Workplace WellnessA growing number of companies are moving into corporate wellness technology development, creating platforms for other companies to implement workplace wellness programs. By leveraging mobile applications and fitness trackers, these platforms help employers and employees input, track, and analyze real-time data in areas such as fitness, health metrics, emotional wellness, and nutrition.
Category: Prime Performer
Sponsor Type: Company/Corporation
Attributes: Behavior Change, Online/App-Based/Digital
Digital Integration for Workplace Wellness - Sonic Boom
In: Workplace WellnessA growing number of companies are moving into corporate wellness technology development, creating platforms for other companies to implement workplace wellness programs. By leveraging mobile applications and fitness trackers, these platforms help employers and employees input, track, and analyze real-time data in areas such as fitness, health metrics, emotional wellness, and nutrition.
Category: Innovator
Sponsor Type: Company/Corporation
Attributes: Behavior Change, Online/App-Based/Digital
Digital Integration for Workplace Wellness - Virgin Pulse
In: Workplace WellnessA growing number of companies are moving into corporate wellness technology development, creating platforms for other companies to implement workplace wellness programs. By leveraging mobile applications and fitness trackers, these platforms help employers and employees input, track, and analyze real-time data in areas such as fitness, health metrics, emotional wellness, and nutrition.
Category: Prime Performer
Sponsor Type: Company/Corporation
Attributes: Behavior Change, Online/App-Based/Digital
Durham Diabetes Coalition
In: Healthcare Teams of the FutureThe Durham Diabetes Coalition (DDC) combines data analytics and mapping tools with neighborhood-level health interventions to identify people and neighborhoods with high diabetes risk. A data-driven approach allows for neighborhood-specific public health interventions. People identified as having type 2 diabetes are connected with local health resources, and home visits from a multidisciplinary care team are …
Category: Gold Standard
Sponsor Type: Academic Institution
Attributes: Community Outreach/Engagement, Interprofessional/Interdisciplinary Teams, Personalized Care/Precision Medicine, Population Health, Quality Improvement, Targeted Population
Faithful Families Eating Smart and Moving More
In: PreventionFaithful Families provides nutrition and healthy living education in faith communities, with a curriculum designed to tie together faith and health. The nine-part curriculum is taught by a trained nutritional facilitator and a lay leader from the faith community. The model has inspired similar faith-based prevention initiatives in at least seven other U.S. states.
Category: Innovator
Sponsor Type: Non-profit/NGO
Attributes: Behavior Change, Faith-based, Health Education, Nutrition & Healthy Eating, Peer Support, Targeted Population
Figure 1
In: Healthcare Teams of the FutureFigure 1 is a free knowledge-sharing app that allows medical practitioners to post pictures of their patients and receive real-time advice on diagnosis/treatment options. Specialists can provide information about their unique fields, students can learn about rare cases, and all medical practitioners can be exposed to innovative methods of treatments through the online platform. Patients …
Category: Innovator
Sponsor Type: Company/Corporation
Attributes: Free for Participants, Interprofessional/Interdisciplinary Teams, Medical Education, Online/App-Based/Digital, Quality Improvement
Fitbit Group Health
In: Workplace WellnessFitbit Group Health is a collection of workplace wellness offerings from Fitbit, a major manufacturer of health and wellness “wearables.” Fitbit’s offerings range from “DIY” tools for employers to complete employee wellness packages. They also include options to integrate Fitbit wearables into other popular workplace wellness programs. More than 1,300 companies use Fitbit devices in …
Category: Prime Performer
Sponsor Type: Company/Corporation
Attributes: Behavior Change, Online/App-Based/Digital, Physical Activity Promotion
Florida Diabetes Prevention Program
In: PreventionThe Florida DPP is a network of state-wide diabetes prevention programs, designed to help launch programs based on the original DPP study and to support, connect, and strengthen the programs that already exist. The Florida DPP website includes many free resources, including “how-to” guides on starting DPP programs, advertising and marketing materials, and tools for …
Category: Gold Standard
Sponsor Type: State/Municipal
Attributes: Community Outreach/Engagement, DPP Translation, Population Health
Fruit & Vegetable Prescription (FVRx) Program
In: PreventionThe FVRx Program, by Wholesome Wave, enables healthcare providers to write individual prescriptions for fruits and vegetables for low-income patients working to adopt healthy lifestyle changes. Patients can redeem their prescribed fruits and vegetables at participating retailers, grocery stores, and farmer’s markets. Produce is either donated directly or paid for through donations. Patients enrolled in …
Category: Prime Performer
Sponsor Type: Non-profit/NGO
Attributes: Access/Affordability, Behavior Change, Nutrition & Healthy Eating, Personalized Care/Precision Medicine
Functional Medicine Coaching Academy
In: Healthcare Teams of the FutureThe Functional Medicine Coaching Academy offers a 12-month course that trains health coaches to help patients manage chronic diseases and improve their overall health and wellbeing. Students develop skills in functional medicine, functional nutrition, mind-body medicine, and positive psychology. Graduates from the program further their careers as health professionals by gaining leadership and empowerment skills …
Category: Prime Performer
Sponsor Type: Non-profit/NGO
Attributes: Behavior Change, Medical Education, Peer Support
Health Leads
In: Healthcare Teams of the FutureHealth Leads advocates for and enables health systems to address unmet basic social needs (i.e., housing, food, heat, transportation) as a form of healthcare. Health Leads was founded in 1996 with the goal to transform the U.S. health system from a “sickcare system” to a true “healthcare system.” Health Leads offers a variety of services …
Category: Gold Standard
Sponsor Type: Non-profit/NGO
Attributes: Access/Affordability, Interprofessional/Interdisciplinary Teams, Social Determinants of Health
Healthimation's Why WAIT
In: PreventionBorn out of a collaboration between the Joslin Diabetes Center and Hollywood, Healthimation’s app version of a successful Diabetes Prevention Program – Why WAIT (Weight Achievement and Intensive Training) demonstrates the potential of gamification for healthy behavior change. The Why WAIT app uses Hollywood animation and an avatar named Lena to engage users in a …
Category: Innovator
Sponsor Type: Company/Corporation
Attributes: Behavior Change, DPP Translation, Online/App-Based/Digital
Healthy Together Victoria
In: PreventionBefore facing funding cuts in 2015, the state-wide Healthy Together Victoria program in Victoria, Australia sponsored a number of initiatives, such as healthy lifestyle awareness campaigns and workplace wellness programs. The various interventions were specifically targeted at multi-level health determinants, including individual psychology, food systems, and societal influences on health and behavior. Though ultimately defunded …
Category: Innovator
Sponsor Type: State/Municipal
Attributes: Population Health
Interactive Health, Inc.
In: Workplace WellnessInteractive Health offers flexible workplace wellness programs that can be integrated into most workplaces, streamlining the development of wellness programs at various enterprises. Interactive Health’s wellness solutions are available to employers, brokers & consultants, and Health Plan & TPA partners. The company offers two main programs, Healthy Triumph and Healthy Advantage. Interactive Health, Inc. serves …
Category: Gold Standard
Sponsor Type: Company/Corporation
Attributes: Behavior Change, Culture of Wellness, Online/App-Based/Digital, Physical Activity Promotion
Intermountain Healthcare
In: Healthcare Teams of the FutureIntermountain Healthcare operates 22 hospitals and 185 clinics serving Utah and parts of Idaho. Intermountain provides insurance for nearly half of Utah’s population through its SelectHealth plans. Because Intermountain Healthcare provides both insurance and care, it has greater incentive to avoid long-term costs. Intermountain invests heavily in population health, doing so through TeleHealth Services and …
Category: Gold Standard
Sponsor Type: Non-profit/NGO
Attributes: Culture of Wellness, Interprofessional/Interdisciplinary Teams, Personalized Care/Precision Medicine, Population Health, Quality Improvement
Jamie's Food Revolution
In: PreventionSpearheaded by British celebrity chef Jamie Oliver, Jamie’s Food Revolution has spurred national, coordinated nutrition movements in the UK, Canada, and Australia. The revolution’s six-point plan focuses on wide-sweeping changes for governments, schools, and individuals. The initiative includes a number of programs, including: Jamie’s Ministry of Food, which provides classes on cooking healthy meals; a …
Category: Prime Performer
Sponsor Type: Non-profit/NGO
Attributes: Community Outreach/Engagement, Environmental Change, Health Education, Nutrition & Healthy Eating, Population Health
Lark
In: PreventionLark is an app-based (iOS and Android) DPP entirely powered by artificial intelligence, meaning users can get real-time feedback without waiting for a coach. A simple red-yellow-green system makes food logging simple and convenient for users. Lark markets both to individual users in addition to employers, increasing its availability to the general public. Cost for …
Category: Innovator
Sponsor Type: Company/Corporation
Attributes: Behavior Change, DPP Translation, Online/App-Based/Digital
Mass in Motion
In: PreventionMass in Motion is a comprehensive health promotion program that encourages physical activity and healthy eating throughout Massachusetts. The initiative’s multi-setting approach includes schools, childcare centers, businesses, municipalities/communities, and more. Mass in Motion’s extensive public-private partnerships allow for state-sponsored engagement of community partners and stakeholders. Efforts target people at locations where they are easily reached, …
Category: Gold Standard
Sponsor Type: State/Municipal
Attributes: Environmental Change, Free for Participants, Physical Activity Promotion, Population Health
McCormick Health and Wellness Center & Living Well With Diabetes
In: Workplace WellnessMcCormick & Company offers it employees care from an independent Health and Wellness Center close to their headquarters that employs a team of registered nurses, a physician, registered dietician, nurse practitioners, etc. In 2012, McCormick tested out its Living Healthy With Diabetes (LHWD) program in a small, preliminary group of 39 employees with type 2 …
Category: Innovator
Sponsor Type: Company/Corporation
Attributes: Corporate Responsibility, Culture of Wellness
McKesson
In: Workplace WellnessMcKesson Corporation provides its employees with a comprehensive wellness program that addresses culture of health and disease management and prevention. Although McKesson has a relatively high employee participation rate, it reports mixed results in health outcomes, with employees reporting better lifestyle changes and decreases in blood pressure, but increases in blood glucose, BMI, and cholesterol. …
Category: Prime Performer
Sponsor Type: Company/Corporation
Attributes: Corporate Responsibility
MOVE!
In: PreventionMOVE! is a weight-management program available to veterans at U.S. Department of Veterans’ Affairs (VA) Medical Centers and Community-Based Outpatient Clinics. Over 400,000 veterans have participated since 2005. People can take the brief MOVE!11 questionnaire online to get an individual assessment of weight management factors. The curriculum has been converted into a self-guided app, MOVE! …
Sponsor Type: Nationwide/Federal
Attributes: Behavior Change, Targeted Population
MSWEIGHT
In: Healthcare Teams of the FutureMSWEIGHT seeks to address the muffled discussion about obesity in US health education and healthcare. Through a 5-year intensive study (3,311 participants at 9 of the most selective US medical schools), the program is testing a new model for teaching weight management counseling, called MS Weight. The results of the study are determined through the …
Category: Innovator
Sponsor Type: Academic Institution
Attributes: Medical Education, Nutrition & Healthy Eating, Obesity
Noom
In: PreventionNoom is a digital (app for iOS and Android) DPP program featuring personal guidance from live coaches. Users can choose plans focused on distinct goals, including weight loss, diabetes prevention, and – in the near future – hypertension. Noom claims an average weight loss of 18 pounds, with significant loss sustained at 4 years. The …
Category: Innovator
Sponsor Type: Company/Corporation
Attributes: Online/App-Based/Digital
Omada
In: PreventionOmada was the first digital DPP to be recognized by the CDC’s certification standards. Participants are matched with a 10- to 15-person support group who all start the program at the same time and a health coach – a structure that aims to provide the social support of a brick-and-mortar DPP. Going beyond its four …
Category: Gold Standard
Sponsor Type: Company/Corporation
Attributes: Behavior Change, DPP Translation, Online/App-Based/Digital
Peers for Progress
In: Healthcare Teams of the FuturePeers for Progress researches and advocates for peer support as a complement to clinical care for patients with chronic diseases. Peer supporters are trained to provide assistance in daily self-management while providing emotional support and patient advocacy. They serve an important role as bridges between patients and conventional healthcare providers. Peers for Progress developed a …
Category: Gold Standard
Sponsor Type: Academic Institution
Attributes: Peer Support
Pitney Bowes Project: Living
In: Workplace WellnessTwo-time winner of the C. Everett Koop Award for healthcare promotion (1996, 1998), Pitney Bowes provides several workplace wellness services for its employees, including fitness programs, stress management, back health, and free nutrition programs. Unlike many other programs, Pitney Bowes address both disease prevention and management, demonstrating its commitment to investing in long-term results. PB’s …
Category: Gold Standard
Sponsor Type: Company/Corporation
Attributes: Corporate Responsibility, Culture of Wellness
Plus3
In: PreventionPlus3 offers customizable web and mobile apps that combine traditional workplace wellness strategies with corporate charitable-giving programs to increase motivation for employees to be healthy. With a variety of incentives, including challenges, competitions, charitable rewards, personal rewards, and family participation, every employee can find the best personal motivation. Employees engage with Plus3 through an app …
Category: Prime Performer
Sponsor Type: Company/Corporation
Attributes: Behavior Change, Corporate Responsibility, Culture of Wellness, Online/App-Based/Digital
Premier Inc.
In: Healthcare Teams of the FutureThrough its multiple software programs, Premier is using groundbreaking technology to provide information and to use constant “feedback” to: Tailor the continued education of physicians Improve the quality of healthcare delivery Allow for coordination between healthcare teams. Platforms include Avedis Enterprise and MedConcert, among others. Premier uses market analysis, performance reporting and data analytics to …
Category: Prime Performer
Sponsor Type: Company/Corporation
Attributes: Medical Education, Online/App-Based/Digital, Quality Improvement
Primary Care-Population Medicine Program
In: Healthcare Teams of the FutureThe Primary Care – Population Medicine Program (PCPM) is a dual-degree program allowing select students at Brown University’s Alpert Medical School to graduate with both an MD and a Master of Science Population Medicine. The Masters in Population Medicine curriculum focuses on helping students develop knowledge and skills in healthcare quality, safety, leadership, health disparities, …
Category: Gold Standard
Sponsor Type: Academic Institution
Attributes: Medical Education, Population Health, Social Determinants of Health
Shape Up Somerville
In: PreventionInitially a childhood obesity intervention, Shape-Up Somerville has become a leading example of community health promotion through environmental change. The program’s Community Based Participatory Research (CBPR) methods mean that community members define their greatest needs and therefore shape program design. Shape-Up Somerville has strong partnerships with public, private, and non-profit partners throughout the community. Somerville …
Category: Gold Standard
Sponsor Type: State/Municipal
Attributes: Community Outreach/Engagement, Culture of Wellness, Environmental Change, Free for Participants, Population Health, Social Determinants of Health
Skinny Gene Project
In: PreventionSkinny Gene offers an online DPP, a brick-and-mortar DPP, and community events like cooking classes for participants in San Diego County. The variety of options, whether online, in-person, or community-based, allow participants to choose the program that best fits their needs. DPP programs have a partnership with SideKick health, which provides mobile support and easy …
Category: Innovator
Sponsor Type: Non-profit/NGO
Attributes: Behavior Change, DPP Translation, Online/App-Based/Digital
Smart Choice and Healthy Beverage Programs
In: PreventionAs joint programs, Smart Choice and Healthy Beverage aim to make healthier food and drink options available on the various medical campuses of the University of California, San Francisco. Smart Choice created a standardized system for communicating nutritional information, including printing nutrition facts on receipts and labeling healthy choices with a recognizable logo. The Smart …
Category: Innovator
Sponsor Type: Academic Institution
Attributes: Culture of Wellness, Environmental Change, Nutrition & Healthy Eating, Social Determinants of Health
Solera
In: PreventionSolera operates an online network to connect eligible participants with the DPP program that best fits them based on health claims/EMR data and personal preferences. The Network includes hundreds of brick-and-mortar community partners, well-known weight-loss programs, and digital health programs. Solera submits and manages claims data, easing the burden for its partners. Solera’s value-based health …
Category: Prime Performer
Sponsor Type: Company/Corporation
Attributes: DPP Translation, Online/App-Based/Digital, Physical Activity Promotion
USC Lifestyle Redesign
In: Healthcare Teams of the FutureThe Lifestyle Redesign program uses an occupational therapy model of lifestyle intervention to support people with a wide variety of chronic conditions. The occupational model places an emphasis on understanding the everyday needs and challenges one faces and establishing habits and self-management skills to address them. Studies of the Lifestyle Redesign model among older adults …
Category: Prime Performer
Sponsor Type: Academic Institution
Attributes: Behavior Change, DPP Translation, Interprofessional/Interdisciplinary Teams, Personalized Care/Precision Medicine
Vanderbilt Program in Interprofessional Learning
In: Healthcare Teams of the FutureThe Vanderbilt Program in Interprofessional Learning (VPIL) is a two-year educational program designed to prepare students in medicine, nursing, social work, and pharmacy for the future of collaborative patient care. Students from Vanderbilt University Schools of Medicine and Nursing, Lipscomb University College of Pharmacy, and University of Tennessee and Tennessee State University Department of Social …
Category: Gold Standard
Attributes: Interprofessional/Interdisciplinary Teams, Medical Education, Population Health, Quality Improvement, School-Based
Virta Clinic
In: Healthcare Teams of the FutureVirta is an “online specialty medical clinic” focused on improving and even reversing type 2 diabetes Patients receive an individual nutritional plan focused on establishing “nutritional ketosis” through very low-carb diets. Patients access their care team, including an overseeing physician and a dedicated one-on-one coach, through a digital platform that also allows for biometric monitoring …
Category: Innovator
Sponsor Type: Company/Corporation
Attributes: Behavior Change, Nutrition & Healthy Eating, Online/App-Based/Digital, Personalized Care/Precision Medicine
Worksite Wellness Council of Massachusetts
In: Workplace WellnessWorksite Wellness Council of Massachusetts aims to create networks and share best practices for workplace wellness. Through this coordination, workplace wellness can be scaled beyond individual employers and can more easily reach small businesses and other employers who might otherwise face barriers. Regional coordination can allow for investment in worksites to promote public health. Coordination …
Category: Prime Performer
Sponsor Type: Non-profit/NGO
Attributes: Culture of Wellness, Quality Improvement
Yes Health
In: PreventionYes Health is an all-mobile DPP platform, through which users engage in lessons, log food and activity, and receive coaching through the Yes Health app. Each user receives a personal plan from his or her coach that includes suggested meals, fitness activities, and well-being exercises (e.g., meditation). Yes Health markets directly to the consumer, meaning …
Category: Innovator
Sponsor Type: Company/Corporation
Attributes: Behavior Change, DPP Translation, Online/App-Based/Digital
YMCA Diabetes Prevention Program
In: PreventionAs the first real-life translation of the DPP study, the YMCA’s DPP program demonstrated that the study’s methods and structure could be effective in real-life settings. By using a group-based model and its own employees as program facilitators, the YMCA significantly reduces program costs. After completion of the core sessions, participants attend monthly maintenance sessions …
Category: Gold Standard
Sponsor Type: Non-profit/NGO
Attributes: Behavior Change, DPP Translation