What's Working In Chronic Disease Prevention and Control
The 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 dynamic database offers simple submission and browsing by program areas and funding sources.
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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, 2023Read More >>
Offering Employees a Lifestyle Change Program Benefit to Prevent Diabetes
Diabetes-related costs for the Rhode Island state employee health plan represent 17.8% of total health plan spending (2014). Rhode Island state government provides health insurance to a higher proportion of older workers and dependents than many private sector employers. Older people have a higher prevalence of prediabetes, diabetes, and other chronic conditions. Without intervention up to 30% of people with prediabetes will develop type 2 diabetes within 5 years. Offering state employees a ...
July 8th, 2016Read More >>