Collective Voices for Diabetes: Partnering for Prevention and Management is a new podcast series, launched in September 2021, showcasing innovative public health practices, collective approaches, and unique achievements in the field of partnerships for diabetes prevention and management.

Ep 1. Overcoming Adversity in National DPP Programming, featuring Tennessee Department of Health and Emory Centers for Public Health Training and Technical Assistance.
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Ep 2. Working Together to Address Regional Needs, a two-part episode featuring the Co-Chairs of Tennessee’s three regional diabetes coalitions.
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Ep 3. Achieving More by Leveraging Partnerships for a Collective Impact on Diabetes Prevention, featuring Pennsylvania Department of Health and Health Promotion Council.
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The Connector is an email newsletter highlighting collaborations with national, state, and local partners to advance diabetes prevention and control. To be added to the distribution list, contact nacdd.diabetes@chronicdisease.org.

Sept. 2019: Unique Partnership Brings National DPP to Wisconsin State Prisons

May 2019: Medicaid Coverage for the National DPP Demonstration Project

Jan. 2019: Success Stories Benefit Other States and Inform Policymakers

Oct. 2018: National DPP State Engagement Model Collective Impact Report and Executive Brief

Apr. 2018: Helping Communities with Disaster Preparedness

Nov. 2017: Partnering with Community Pharmacists on Diabetes

Aug. 2017: Anthem Covers National Diabetes Prevention Program in California

May 2017: NACDD Assisted 27 States to Expand the National DPP

Feb. 2017: New CBS Diabetes Broadcast Segments with Joan Lunden Now Available

NACDD Diabetes Publications
Below are some of our most recent educational publications to support the prevention and management of diabetes on a national scale. Visit NACDD’s general Publications Library for a full archive of diabetes-related and other publications.

• Key Questions for Employers to Ask Their Health Plan Providers About Diabetes Management Benefits (2023)
  Guides discussions between employers and their health plan providers to ensure the availability and adequacy of diabetes management benefits for employees and their dependents with diabetes.
• Engaging Employers in Diabetes Self-Management Education and Support (2023)
  Supports State Health Departments in engaging employers around diabetes self-management education and support (DSMES). Provides basic information about DSMES including the value to employers, how employers can support participation in DSMES, and helpful resources.
• Supporting Medicare Diabetes Prevention Program Enrollment (2022)
  Highlights roles that State Health Departments can play in promoting the Medicare Diabetes Prevention Program (MDPP) and provides ways others can support these efforts.
• Working with Pharmacies to Sustain DSMES (2022)
  Provides an overview of diabetes-focused services that can take place in pharmacies and complement diabetes self-management education and support (DSMES) services. Demonstrates how pharmacists can serve as ideal partners in sustaining DSMES.
• Social Media for DSMES Sustainability (2022)
  Identifies social media platform usage among U.S. adults. Informs which social media platforms may be most relevant when sharing diabetes self-management education and support (DSMES) messages.
• Medicare Diabetes Prevention Program Suppliers LEAP Fact Sheet (2022)
  Describes the Medicare Diabetes Prevention Program (MDPP) Suppliers LEAP (Learn. Explore. Activate. Problem-solve.) Learning Lab. Provides an overview of the benefits and expected outcomes of participating in the MDPP Suppliers LEAP Learning Lab.
• Rock Enroll Into Medicare Diabetes Prevention Program LEAP Fact Sheet (2022)
  Describes the Rock Enroll in Medicare Diabetes Prevention Program (MDPP) LEAP (Learn. Explore. Activate. Problem-solve.) Learning Lab. Provides an overview of the benefits and expected outcomes of participating in the Rock Enroll Into MDPP Suppliers LEAP Learning Lab.
• Umbrella Hub Arrangements LEAP Fact Sheet (2022)
  Describes the Umbrella Hub Arrangements (UHA) LEAP (Learn. Explore. Activate. Problem-solve.) Learning Lab. Provides an overview of the benefits and expected outcomes of participating in the UHA LEAP Learning Lab.
• Umbrella Hub Arrangements FAQ (2022)
  Answers frequently asked questions about umbrella hub arrangements. Umbrella hub arrangements connect community-based organizations with healthcare payment systems to pursue sustainable reimbursement for the National DPP lifestyle change program and the Medicare Diabetes Prevention Program. 
• FAQs on USPSTF Recommendations for Prediabetes and Type 2 Diabetes Screening (2022)
  Answers frequently asked questions about the U.S. Preventative Services Task Force’s updated recommendation for screening for prediabetes and type 2 diabetes.
• Collective Impact in Action Report (2020)
  Provides an overall summary update on State Engagement Model states’ work and an in-depth look at the important work of 14 states that have participated in the model. The report offers a rich sample of the breadth of National DPP work being done and shares best practices and innovation. 
• Working with Third-Party Organizations Fact Sheet (2019)
  Provides a brief introduction to what a third-party organization is and how working with one may support the sustainability of organizations delivering the National DPP.
• Establishing and Operationalizing Medicaid Coverage of Diabetes Self-Management Education and Support (2019)
  This guide walks readers through the steps required to make Medicaid coverage a reality for diabetes self-management education and support (DSMES). The guide examines strategies to support State Health Department and Medicaid agency staff in their efforts to increase coverage and utilization of DSMES services in their states.
• National Diabetes Prevention Program, State Engagement Model Collective Impact Report (2018)
  Showcases the impressive results of State Health Departments’ work with partners to expand the National DPP. The report contains aggregate data as well as more detailed State Outcome Briefs. The Executive Brief (2018) includes highlights and summarizes the NACDD/CDC State Engagement Model.
• Working Together to Prevent Type 2 Diabetes: The National Diabetes Prevention Program State Outcome Briefs (2018)
  Contains outcome briefs submitted by each state and NACDD partner for the purpose of providing information to participants during the National DPP State Engagement Outcomes Summit, held in February 2018.
• National Prediabetes Awareness Tools (2017)
  Describes a PSA series available for broadcast and the 40 CBS: Your Health® interview segments featuring Joan Lunden speaking with Dr. Ann Albright, director of CDC’s Division of Diabetes Translation. Contact information is supplied to help states find out how to utilize these CBS assets.
• National DPP Coverage Toolkit (2021)
  Describes the online National DPP Coverage Toolkit, launched in 2017 by NACDD and Leavitt Partners and funded by CDC, that helps organizations navigate the potential complexities of offering the program as a covered benefit.
• Demonstration Project – Medicaid Coverage for the National DPP (2020)
  Medicaid Coverage for the National DPP (2020) Describes the Medicaid Demonstration Project, funded by CDC, that showed how state Medicaid agencies and State Health Departments can collaborate to implement and deliver a sustainable coverage model for the National DPP.

Your Prescription for Success with Pharmacies
This two-part Diabetes Council professional development webinar series shares how State Department of Health staff can work with pharmacists and pharmacies to increase access to and enrollment in Diabetes Self-Management Education and Support and the National Diabetes Prevention Program.
Part 1, August 2021 Featuring the National Community Pharmacy Association, CDC, and North Carolina, Wisconsin, Colorado, and Missouri diabetes programs.
Part 2, January 2022 Featuring CDC, the American Pharmacists Association Foundation, and New York, New Mexico, and Oklahoma diabetes programs.

Umbrella Hub Arrangement Basics
August 2021
Learn how umbrella hub arrangements (UHA) can connect community-based organizations to healthcare payment systems and create a sustainable arrangement by offering administrative program supports and streamlining billing services for National Diabetes Prevention Program lifestyle change programs.

Unlocking Your Leadership Potential
July 2021
In this Diabetes Council professional development webinar, participants are inspired to identify and use their leadership skills to accomplish their diabetes prevention and management objectives. Brené Brown, author of Dare to Lead and the podcast of the same name, has developed a leadership assessment that helps participants focus on the tools needed to unlock their leadership potential. This one hour introductory webinar was taught by Dare to Lead trained facilitator, Vicki Simmons, LCSW.

Telehealth Tips and Tools for 1815/1817 Recipients
September 2019
This interactive virtual training shows how telehealth can be used to increase screening for diabetic retinopathy and improve access and remove barriers to participation in diabetes self-management education and support and the National Diabetes Prevention Program lifestyle change program. Three breakout sessions took deeper looks into using telehealth for each area, respectively.
Breakout Session 1 (DSMES)
Breakout Session 2 (National DPP)
Breakout Session 3 (Retinopathy Screening)

Using Clinical Decision Support to Promote Early Detection of Chronic Kidney Disease in People with Diabetes
August 2019
This training provides participants with foundational knowledge to better understand the difference between targeted and general chronic kidney disease (CKD) screening, and the opportunity to share learnings about how to promote CKD screening and treatment through clinical decision support tools.

Diabetes Council General Member Webinar: The Collective Impact of 1305 and 1422
September 2018
Speakers from CDC review highlights from work completed under CDC 1305/1422 as a launching point for the new CDC 1815/1817 cooperative agreements. Successful efforts from Maryland, Vermont, and Georgia are shared by represented by these states.

Medicaid Coverage of Diabetes Self-Management Education and Support (DSMES) Part 2: Increasing Participation
May 2018
This webinar includes speakers from ChangeLab Solutions and from State Health Departments in Colorado, New York, and Washington who share their experiences.

Medicaid Coverage of Diabetes Self-Management Education and Support (DSMES) Part 1: Obtaining Coverage
December 2017
This webinar highlights several pathways to gaining coverage in Medicaid. Examples from Colorado and Mississippi are reviewed. Speakers include representatives from CDC and Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services.