Michigan-based Trinity Health is the recipient of $12.5 million through a cooperative agreement with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention that aims to prevent type 2 diabetes and reduce disparities.
The grant will allow Trinity Health to start a hub to help adults over 65 and Black and Latinx/Hispanic adults 18 or older who are at risk for type 2 diabetes.
The hub is one of four across the U.S., and includes a network of partners from other health and human service sectors to increase participation in the CDC National Diabetes Prevention Program (DPP). This 12-month lifestyle change program is designed to help participants achieve moderate weight loss through healthy eating habits and increased physical activity.
The overall goals are to improve access to DPP, reduce disparities in outcomes, increase the use of existing coverage benefits, and work to expand payer coverage of this intervention, Helathcare Finance reports. Read more.
