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Diabetes Prevention Program (DPP)

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Our lifestyle change program is evidence-based and CDC-approved

  • Yearlong program for adults 18 years of age and older
  • Weekly to biweekly sessions led by trained lifestyle coaches
  • CDC-approved curriculum
  • Lifestyle coaching
  • In-person or online group participation

The Diabetes Prevention Program (DPP) can help you:

  • Lose at least 5 percent of body weight in 12 months
  • Improve your physical activity to at least 150 minutes each week
  • Reduce the risk for Type 2 diabetes through the teaching of lifelong principles
  • Learn how to eat healthy in even challenging situations
  • Recognize and change behaviors that lead to poor health habits

Enroll now for the Diabetes Prevention Program

Choose where you’d like to go — locations are available from both health systems

Johns Hopkins Medicine and University of Maryland Medical Center are working together to help prevent and manage diabetes in Maryland.

This partnership of two world-class health care organizations is working to create a healthier Maryland. Programs to prevent and manage diabetes offer help from trusted experts to promote healthier lifestyles.

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