DPP Lifestyle Coach Network Newsletter

February 2024

Newsletter Highlights

After 5 years, the DPP Navigator service will be coming to an end.

What does that mean for you?

DPP Sites:

• The DPP Navigator will no longer be sending referrals to DPP sites.
• We will be closing all bi-directional feedback loops. This means that we will be reaching out for participant updates every 6 months until the last participant that we referred to a DPP has completed their DPP journey.

Physicians:

• We will be reaching out to all physicians who have utilized the DPP navigator to connect them to local and state-wide DPPs where they can directly send referrals going forward.

What stays the same?

DiabetesFreeNC and the NC DPP Lifestyle Coach Network will continue to serve the DPP community with resources and networking opportunities.

The DiabetesFreeNC.com website will keep it's interactive map showing all active DPPs in the state. If you are a DPP site, check the accuracy of your site information listed on the map. Email Meg Sargent any corrections to be made to your site. DiabetesFreeNC will also continue to house valuable DPP information for sites, lifestyle coaches, and healthcare provider.

The DPP Lifestyle Coach Network will continue to connect DPPs across the state. Quarterly webinars will start up again in February. Technical assistance for DPP sites can also be requested by emailing Meg Sargent.

Tuesday, February 20, 2024

10:00-11:00 AM

Via Teams Meeting

The DPP Lifestyle Coach Network webinars are coordinated by the NC Division of Public Health to provide diabetes prevention program resources and promote a statewide knowledge exchange platform for diabetes prevention program lifestyle coaches.

Upcoming learning collaborative topic:

• DPP Resources
• DPP Sustainability
• Guest speakers from ADA

Please email Meg Sargent with any questions.

The success of the Lifestyle Change Program is the benefit to all participants in reducing or delaying their risk of developing type 2 diabetes. Ensuring that ALL participants meet program goals is critical to helping them reduce their risk and achieving those goals demand that we attend to our participants’ unique needs and realities. In this webinar, we will explore the many ways that programs and coaches are uncovering participant needs and addressing them through program partnerships, facilitation approaches, and resource sharing.

This webinar will be held live on Tuesday, March 19, 2024 from 1-3 PM. If a registrant is unable to attend the live event, a webinar recording will be sent to all registrants. This course must be completed 3 weeks (21 days) after the live event to receive a certificate of completion.



This month on the 3rd Tuesday, we invite all organizations to join us for a DPRP Office Hours session from 2:00pm-3:00 PM EST. National DPP and DPRP subject matter experts will be on hand to answer any question you may have about the Program. This month's Office Hours will be a Q&A session with organizations highlighted in Success Stories.