Key Points
- CDC's Division of Diabetes Translation funds state and local health departments and national organizations.
- Funding supports programs and activities to prevent or delay the onset of type 2 diabetes.
- It also supports efforts to improve health outcomes for people diagnosed with diabetes.

Program priorities
Type 2 diabetes prevention
- Increase access to and health benefit coverage for the National Diabetes Prevention Program (National DPP) lifestyle change program.
- Increase referrals and support to enroll and retain participants in the lifestyle change program.
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Diabetes management
- Increase access to, coverage for, and participation in diabetes self-management education and support (DSMES) services.
- Specifically, this refers to DSMES services recognized by the American Diabetes Association or accredited by the Association of Diabetes Care & Education Specialists.
- Increase use of pharmacist-patient care processes that help people with diabetes manage their medications.
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Funding sources
Funded programs
DP23-0020
DP18-1815
DP18-1817
DP17-1705
Scaling the National Diabetes Prevention Program in Underserved Areas
Resources
Strategy resources
Find resources to help implement and evaluate diabetes management and type 2 diabetes prevention interventions.
National Diabetes Prevention Program
Visit the National DPP site to learn about efforts to prevent or delay type 2 diabetes in people at high risk.
Customer Service Center
Get detailed information about implementing and sustaining the lifestyle change program at the National DPP .
Telehealth
Success stories
What's working in chronic disease prevention and management? Read about successful initiatives on the National Association of Chronic Disease Directors .