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.
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Promoting Collaborative Pharmacy Practice for High Blood Pressure
The National Diabetes Prevention Program (National DPP) is an evidence-based program to improve health outcomes and reduce healthcare costs by preventing or delaying type 2 diabetes. Covering the cost of providing National DPP lifestyle change programs for employees can help employers manage healthcare costs, make the programs more accessible, and promote employee health and productivity...
July 16th, 2018Read More >>
Pennsylvania Medicaid Managed Care Organizations Implement National DPP
The National Diabetes Prevention Program (National DPP) is an evidence-based program to improve health outcomes and reduce healthcare costs by preventing or delaying type 2 diabetes. Despite the proven benefits, private insurance coverage for the National DPP is limited. Covering the cost of providing National DPP lifestyle change programs for employees can help employers manage healthcare costs, make the programs more accessible, and promote employee health and producti..
July 16th, 2018Read More >>
Utah Diabetes Prevention Network Promotes Coverage of the National DPP
The National Diabetes Prevention Program (National DPP) seeks to expand the availability of and participation in the effective National DPP lifestyle change program for people at risk for diabetes. Covering the cost of providing lifestyle change programs for employees can help employers manage healthcare costs, make the programs more accessible, and promote employee health and productivity...
July 16th, 2018Read More >>
Inclusive Community Action Planning Yields Benefits in Montana
According to U.S. Census data, an estimated one in seven Montanans lives with a disability. People with disabilities have not traditionally been engaged as decision-makers in community action planning or community health improvement planning. As a result, communities may not plan the community features that help enable people with disabilities to lead healthy lives. Increasing the representation of people with disabilities as leaders in community action planning can help...
June 27th, 2018Read More >>
Better Community Accessibility for People with Disability in Umatilla Count
About 15% of Pendleton, Oregon residents live with a disability that limits their mobility. Many of these residents depend on power wheelchairs or scooters as their main mode of transport. Power wheelchair users may be reluctant to depend on their wheelchair for transportation outside of their home due to the fear that the chair's battery will lose its charge and they will be stranded...
June 26th, 2018Read More >>
Action Preserves Cycling Program for People with Disabilities
Making recreational activities accessible and inclusive to those with disabilities means removing barriers so that more people have an equal opportunity to enjoy the benefits of exercise. Handcycling is a fun exercise and a feasible option for riders who live with mobility impairment. Yet, inherent barriers can make handcycling less than universally inclusive. For example, handcycles are expensive and can be difficult to transfer in and out of vehicles. Safe places to...
June 26th, 2018Read More >>
Downtown Accessibility Project in Corvallis, Oregon
A City of Corvallis, Oregon, community assessment highlighted the challenges that people with disabilities face in accessing farmers markets, restaurants, theaters, fitness centers, the waterfront, and many other places of interest where people socialize and shop in Downtown Corvallis. For example, because many people with disabilities rely on personal vehicles or private transportation for trips downtown, one of the challenges is a lack of accessible parking...
June 26th, 2018Read More >>
Designing Inclusive and Accessible Communities for Marion County, Ohio
According to the 2015 Marion Community Health Assessment, about 17% of Marion County’s population lives with a disability. Most of them have ambulatory difficulties, and only 17% reported participating in physical activity at least four days per week, compared with about 31% of the general population. Inclusive communities provide people with disabilities equal access to opportunities for healthy living, including physical activity.
June 26th, 2018Read More >>
Scaling-Up Ohio Community-Based Inclusion Efforts through Partnership
The Ohio Disability and Health Program implemented NACDD's Reaching People with Disabilities through Healthy Communities project in two of Ohio's 88 Counties. To expand inclusion efforts to more communities, the Ohio program needed to create effective partnerships between state and local health officials and to offer technical assistance...
June 26th, 2018Read More >>
Gardening for All at the Local Library in Syracuse, New York
People with disabilities may have difficulty being active and accessing healthy food due to mobility issues or other issues related to their disability. Gardening can provide increased physical activity and access to healthy foods, but the city of Syracuse had no community gardens designed to be accessible for people with disabilities.
June 25th, 2018Read More >>