The Diabetes Prevention Program (DPP) works in partnership with the Black Women’s Health Imperative and in a cooperative agreement with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, which is a National Diabetes Prevention Program provider.
Change Your Lifestyle. Change Your Life (CYL2)
Change Your Lifestyle. Change Your Life. (CYL2) is conducted in a group setting by CDC-trained lifestyle coaches. It helps people who are pre-diabetic and who are at high risk for developing type 2 diabetes prevent or delay the onset of the disease through healthy eating, increased physical activity, and other lifestyle changes.
Participants take part in a year-long program starting with 16 weekly sessions, 1 hour once a week (4 months), followed by twice a month follow-up meetings (8 months).
To participate a person must be 18 years or older or have a Body Mass Index (BMI) of at least 24. Participants must have a previous diagnosis of pre-diabetes or history of gestational diabetes, or score at least a nine on the CDC Diabetes Risk Test.