Best Practices for Diabetes Prevention at Geisinger Health Plan
More than 30 million individuals are living with diabetes in the United States and an estimated 84 million have prediabetes, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Without effective intervention and treatment, the latter will develop type 2 diabetes within five years and the health risks and costs associated with chronic diseases.
Diabetes prevention is healthier and less expensive than treatment. Recent findings from a CDC longitudinal study indicate that prevention programs are leading to a decrease in the rate of type diabetes. These evidence-based programs focus on behavior changes, such as healthy eating and physical activity, to prevent the development of diabetes and the health risks and costs associated with the disease.
In this webcast, Geisinger Health Plan Wellness Specialist Carmela Carr, MS, details the components of the organization’s successful diabetes prevention program that has earned the full recognition of CDC and improved the lives of hundreds of participants since 2016.
Learning objectives
Determine the resources and activities necessary for effective programming
Implement strategies for recruiting and retaining participants
Develop milestones and key performance indicators to measure program effectiveness
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