The Society is a leading advocate for funding for the NDPP, a program that uses lifestyle intervention to prevent or delay the onset of diabetes among individuals with prediabetes. The Society has advocated for increased funding for the program on Capitol Hill and with U.S. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy.
With support from the Society, the Chairs of the Congressional Diabetes Caucus (CDC) recently circulated a “Dear Colleague” letter requesting support for prioritizing funding for the National Institute for Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, the CDC’s Division of Diabetes Translation, and the NDPP.
The NDPP has demonstrated great success through its expansion to over 794 sites in 39 states, and it could save the country as much as $190 billion if fully expanded. A testament to this success is the launch of an initiative from the CDC and the American Medical Association called, Prevent Diabetes STAT: Screen, Test, Act–Today. The initiative intends to raise awareness about prediabetes and increase screening and referral to evidence-based diabetes prevention programs that are a part of the NDPP.
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