An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure: considerations for pharmacists delivering the National Diabetes Prevention Program
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Dave L. DIXON [1] ; Evan M. SISSON [1] ; Lauren G. PAMULAPATI [2] ; Rowan SPENCE [1] ; Teresa M. SALGADO
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[1] Virginia Commonwealth University
Virginia Commonwealth University
Estados Unidos
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[2] VCU School of Pharmacy
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- Localización: Pharmacy Practice (Granada), ISSN-e 1886-3655, Vol. 19, Nº. 2, 2021
- Idioma: inglés
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Resumen
Prediabetes is highly prevalent in the United States affecting over 88 million adults. In 2010, the Centers for Disease Contr ol and Prevention (CDC) established the National Diabetes Prevention Program (NDPP), an intensive lifestyle program con sisting of a 16 - lesson curriculum focused on diet, exercise, and behavior modification, with the ultimate goal to reduce progression from pre diabetes to diabetes. Despite tens of millions of adults potentially qualifying to participate in the program, the uptake of the NDPP has been exceedingly low. As a result, the CDC has focused its efforts on engaging with local health departments and community partner s, including community pharmacies, across the United States to scale - up enrollment in the NDPP. In this commentary we discuss factors affecting implementation of the NDPP in community pharmacies and other settings where pharmacists practice, including trainin g, space, personnel, recruitment and enrollment, retention, and sustainability
