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Over the past decades, the prevalence of obesity and associated diseases has increased substantially throughout the United States. In 2010, an estimated 8.3% of the population was affected by diabetes; more than one-quarter of adults over the age of 65 had diagnosed or undiagnosed diabetes. Approximately 79 million adult Americans are living with prediabetes, meaning that they are at a significantly increased risk of developing diabetes in the future.
Recognizing the gravity of the diabetes epidemic, and the potential for positive impact, the New York State Health Foundation (NYSHealth) partnered with the New York State Department of Health and the Alliance of New York State YMCAs to implement the YMCA Diabetes Prevention Program (Y-DPP). This 16-week, group-based program is led by trained lifestyle coaches and focuses on nutrition, physical activity, and behavior change. YMCA staff members, who were already leading other health programs at their location, underwent lifestyle coach training by a qualified master trainer in the DPP curriculum. When the Y-DPP was first rolled out in New York State, most of the Y-DPP participants were required to have a clinical diagnosis of prediabetes documented by a health care provider.
The Center for Evaluation and Applied Research at The New York Academy of Medicine conducted a mixed methods pre-post evaluation of the Y-DPP between 2010 and 2012, focusing on individual-level engagement and outcomes as well as the processes of program implementation.
Click here to read the executive summary and key findings.
Posted on November 28, 2012
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The 2012-2013 Duncan Clark Lecture - The Affordable Care Act: An Insider’s View
Featured Speaker: Sherry Glied, PhD, former Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
November 19, 2012 - The NYAM Section on Health Care Delivery welcomes Sherry Glied, PhD, former Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation in the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, who will deliver the 2012-2013 Duncan Clark Lecture on "The Affordable Care Act: An Insider's View."
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The New York Academy of Medicine with support from the New York State Heath Foundation released a new report, Federal Health Care Reform in New York State: A Population Health Perspective.
This report identifies opportunities that build on both the Patient Protection and Affordable Health Care Act (ACA) and New York’s ongoing efforts toward improving the health of its 19 million residents.
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