Michigan Diabetes Prevention Network

The Michigan Diabetes Prevention Network was created to support and engage partners in diabetes prevention and serve as a vehicle to share information and resources to help you as you deliver your diabetes prevention programs.

Network Meeting Schedule for 2019

All meetings at Michigan Public Health Institute Interactive Learning Center, 2436 Woodlake Circle, Okemos, MI 48864.

• June 17, 2019- Special AADE Building Your Diabetes Prevention Program Workshop for Lifestyle Coaches and DPP Coordinators. Preregistration is required! Lifestyle coaches and DPP Coordinators should contact Tamah Gustafson at info@midiabetesprevention.org for more information on how to register.
• September 24, 2019- More information coming soon!

March 2019, Spring Network Meeting

• Spring Meeting Agenda
• Ensuring Access and Accommodation for DPP Participants with Disabilities
  Candice Lee, MSA, Public Health Consultant, Diabetes & Other Chronic Diseases Section
• Great Lakes Health Connect Opportunities for the DPP
  Mary Graham, Manager, Community Engagement, Great Lakes Health Connect

View Earlier Network Meeting Presentations

If you have any questions or to register for the Michigan Diabetes Prevention Network, email Tamah Gustafson at info@midiabetesprevention.org. Registering will ensure you have the most up-to-date network information including news, resources and meeting invitations.

Recorded Webinars

Implementing a Successful DPP Reimbursement Model: What You Need to Know

Is your organization interested in investing in the Diabetes Prevention Program (DPP) for your employees or members, but don’t know where to start? Then this webinar is for you! Topics include: models for covering the DPP, how to set up your reimbursement structure, as well as how your coverage model can be aligned with Medicare DPP.

Compounding on Your Diabetes Prevention Investment: Finding the Payoff

Employers and health plans have a unique opportunity to invest in the Diabetes Prevention Program (DPP). The DPP focuses on participants choosing healthier foods, being more physically active and losing weight –which have been proven to reduce risk in individuals with prediabetes by 58 percent!

This webinar will cover everything an employer or health plan needs to know to get started with the DPP within their own organization.

Links

• Find a DPP in Michigan
• The CDC National Diabetes Prevention Program
• Implement the Diabetes Prevention Program
• Common Ground-For Lifestyle Coaches
• Lifestyle Curriculum Documents
• Diabetes Partners in Action Coalition
• Do I Have Prediabetes-Official Site
• Prevent Diabetes STAT- Screen/Test/Act Today
• CDC Diabetes Data and Statistics-Interactive Atlas

If you want to share something from your organization with everyone, let us know. If you have suggestions for resources you would like us to share, let us know that too! For more information contact Tamah Gustafson at info@midiabetesprevention.org.

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