Diabetes Prevention Program (DPP) Solution

Education and Coaching to Prevent T2 Diabetes

Reduce Employees' Risk of Type 2 Diabetes

According to the American Diabetes Association, diabetes has become the most expensive chronic condition in America with 1 in 3 Americans qualifying as prediabetic. The U.S. healthcare system spends an estimated $237 billion each year in medical costs and another $90 billion in reduced productivity. 

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In fact, $1 out of every $4 spent in the US healthcare system is spent on diabetes-related care and, unfortunately, employers are often assuming a heavy burden of this cost.

Following the CDC’s 12-month Prevent T2 curriculum, and infusing the WellSpark life-dimensional approach, participants learn valuable tips and gain meaningful insight into how lifestyle behaviors impact overall health.

Whether employees eat from a bowl or a plate, drive a truck or sit in an office, speak English or Creole, we work to ensure that even the hardest-to-reach workforces can participate in culturally-relevant programmingOpens a new window that recognizes the nuances of their type of work.

Program includes:

  • Live-streamed virtual classes (or classes onsite at an employer’s location) and on-demand videos, podcasts and other educational support
  • Recorded versions of classes available on-demand for participants who cannot attend live
  • Social and peer support
  • One-on-one coaching 
  • Secure text and email messaging with coaches

Details About Diabetes Prevention Program (DPP)

Our DPP Difference Digital Wellness Platform Our Coaches
  • Follows the CDC's 12-month Prevent T2 curriculum 
  • Infuses WellSpark's life-dimensional approach
  • Customized for various industries
  • Focused on lifestyle behaviors for prevention
  • Led by Certified Diabetes Educators
  • Includes one-on-one support
  • Culturally-relevant

WellSpark's MySpark Central is the technology that enables human-to-human support and ongoing engagement and learning.

This custom-built wellness platform offers a wide variety of resources to support wellbeing including:

  • Activity tracking
  • A personalized health assessment
  • Integration with preventive and biometric screenings 
  • Interactive on-demand courses
  • Webinars
  • Health library

WellSpark’s health coach educators and nurse wellness coaches are highly credentialed in areas such as cognitive behavioral coaching, diabetes education and motivational interviewing to truly solve for the emotional barriers to whole-person health.

By taking time to really understand the sum of everything in a person’s life ― the biological, psychological and social factors ― health coaching helps individuals unlock the barriers that are preventing them from making lasting change.

WellSpark coaches help people take small actions that lead to long-term results.

Our Impact

Participants in WellSpark’s diabetes prevention program exceed the national averages of traditional CDC programs for key milestones that include attendance, program completion, achievement of physical activity goals and achievement of weight loss goals.

“I was very apprehensive about joining the program…After 3 sessions, I felt enlightened by the information…classes educated me about diabetes along with healthy cooking, reading labels, shopping for healthy foods and substituting ingredients, along with…exercise and tracking my success, the rewards were losing weight and feeling better…”

“I knew my health was at risk. I had suffered a heart attack before I was the age of 40 and my blood sugar kept creeping up and up year over year. When I saw the…program being offered to us, I knew I had to join; I needed to be around for my young family.”

“This program is life changing. I have been caring for everyone else except myself and was afraid to ask for help. WellSpark nurses showed me how to do both by guiding me to put my health first and get outside help with caring for my parents.”

Our Wellness Solutions

Employee wellbeing is not one-size-fits all and neither are our solutions. We package them together for each client to meet the unique needs of the modern workforce.

Making Healthier Choices

Weekly health coaching has helped take control of my food intake, it feels empowering to be able to say no to foods and it directly affects my self-esteem in a positive way. I used to be out of control with my food intake-it was like reckless abandonment! Now it excites me to make choices that
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