YMCA of the USA Preventing Diabetes Among Older Adults 2015

Grant Summary

Adult-onset (or “Type 2”) diabetes is among the most prevalent and fastest growing of chronic diseases. Pre-diabetes, a precursor to Type 2 diabetes, affects 86 million adults, including 20 million older adults, or approximately 50 percent of the population age 65 and older. In the absence of effective intervention, most will go on to develop diabetes. In this project, the national office of the YMCA, the Y-USA, will enhance its capacity to implement the Diabetes Prevention Program (DPP) with a greater focus on older adults. The DPP is proven to help adults at high risk of developing diabetes adopt and maintain a healthy lifestyle to prevent or delay its onset. The Y-USA is currently the largest deliverer of interventions under the National Diabetes Prevention Program, an initiative led by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The proposed project will expand the DPP while concentrating on adults over 65, and will also develop mechanisms for financial sustainability, including policy changes to include diabetes prevention programs in Medicare reimbursement.

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Grant Details

Organization

YMCA of the USA

Grant Amount

$860,500

Grant Period

24 months

Approval Date

June 2015

Priority Area

Legacy Strategies

Status

Closed

Primary Contact

Heather Hodge
heather.hodge@ymca.net

Program Officer

Mary Jane Koren

Location

Chicago, Illinois

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