What's Working In Chronic Disease Prevention and Control

Success Stories DatabaseThe What’s Working in Chronic Disease Prevention and Control Success Stories Database assists Chronic Disease Units with educating policymakers and peers on evidence-based and innovative programs they have implemented to reduce the burden of chronic disease in their communities.

Within Success Stories are Case Studies, initiatives underway in states that have not yet been evaluated as successful but may be of use in other situations.

This newly redesigned and redeveloped database offers simple submission and browsing by program areas and funding sources.

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Diabetes Prevention Efforts in Delaware Gain Ground Addressing Priority Populations

According to the Delaware Behavioral Risk Factor Survey, as of 2021 approximately 12.6% (approximately 100,000 adults) of Delaware’s adults reported being diagnosed with prediabetes, a condition that puts them at greater risk of progressing to type 2 diabetes. Based on national data, one in three adults have prediabetes, with an increased risk for developing type 2 diabetes; about 80% of them do not know it.

September 25th, 2023
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South Dakota Raises Awareness of Prediabetes Through the Undo the Risk Campaign

As of 2021, approximately 11% of South Dakotans age 18 and older—nearly 98,500 adults—reported they had been diagnosed with diabetes, according to the South Dakota Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance Survey.

July 14th, 2023
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Health Coaches Support Blood Pressure Management in Vermont

April 5th, 2023
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Creation of a Community-Based SMBP Monitoring Program Including Physical Activity and Lifestyle Modification in South Dakota

April 5th, 2023
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Montana Partners on a Food Farmacy Initiative to Support BP & Cholesterol Management in the Community

April 5th, 2023
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Improving Walkability and Movability in the United States Virgin Islands

November 14th, 2022
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South Carolina Community Data Walks

July 14th, 2022
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Managing Diabetes in the Workplace: Case Study on the University of Colorado

May 31st, 2022
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Delaware Boosts Diabetes Prevention Referrals Using EHR and Academic Detail

As of 2019, approximately 12.8% of Delawareans age 18 and older, more than 98,700 adults, reported they had been diagnosed with diabetes, according to the Delaware Behavioral Risk Factor Survey. Only 11.8% of Delaware’s population that had not been diagnosed with diabetes, more than 75,000 residents, reported being diagnosed with prediabetes. Based on national data, 1 in 3 adults have prediabetes, which puts them at increased risk for developing type 2 diabetes, but 90 percent of them do not ...

September 29th, 2021
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Minnesota Uses GIS to Increase Availability of MTM for Medicaid Recipients

According to the Minnesota Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS), 24% of adults reported having high blood pressure in 2017. Of those, approximately 76% reported that they were taking medications prescribed to reduce their blood pressure. Similarly, in 2015, about one in four adults reported they were not taking their blood pressure medication according to doctor’s orders. Medication Therapy Management (MTM) has been shown to be effective for improving medication adherence, lower...

September 29th, 2021
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