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Pharmacy Practice (Granada)
On-line version ISSN 1886-3655Print version ISSN 1885-642X
Abstract
DIXON, Dave L et al. An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure: considerations for pharmacists delivering the National Diabetes Prevention Program. Pharmacy Pract (Granada) [online]. 2021, vol.19, n.2, 2426. Epub July 05, 2021. ISSN 1886-3655. https://dx.doi.org/10.18549/pharmpract.2021.2.2426.
Prediabetes is highly prevalent in the United States affecting over 88 million adults. In 2010, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) established the National Diabetes Prevention Program (NDPP), an intensive lifestyle program consisting of a 16-lesson curriculum focused on diet, exercise, and behavior modification, with the ultimate goal to reduce progression from prediabetes 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 partners, 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 training, space, personnel, recruitment and enrollment, retention, and sustainability.
Keywords : Diabetes Mellitus; Type 2; Prediabetic State; Pharmacists; Pharmacies; Life Style; Diet; Exercise; Behavior Therapy; Health Promotion; Health Plan Implementation; Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; U.S.; United States.