A Framework for Implementing the National Diabetes Prevention Program in Los Angeles County.
Level 5 - mechanism / opinion, no new human data
Qualitative formative assessment and implementation framework development without controlled comparative data or outcome evaluation.
PubMed 28840824 · doi:10.5888/pcd14.160433
What was done
In 2015, the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health partnered with a consulting firm to conduct a three-stage formative assessment to design a practice-grounded implementation framework for the National Diabetes Prevention Program (NDPP). The methodology comprised in-depth interviews with key informants from community-based organizations and two strategic planning sessions with the Los Angeles County Diabetes Prevention Coalition.
What was found
The abstract reports no numerical data. It details the development of a qualitative, three-pronged framework to scale NDPP: expanding outreach and education, improving healthcare referral systems and protocols, and increasing access to and insurance coverage for NDPP via a diverse partner network.
Why it matters
The paper provides a structured model for coordinating public health departments, community organizations, and healthcare systems to institutionalize diabetes prevention programs in large, racially and ethnically diverse urban jurisdictions.
Limits
The abstract reports no sample size for interviewed informants, no quantitative data, and no prospective outcome evaluation measuring the framework's actual impact on NDPP enrollment, participant retention, or diabetes incidence reduction.
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- context Approximately 86 million Americans have pre-diabetes or diabetes.