Prevent Resources

• DoIHavePrediabetes.org
  • 1 in 3 Americans have prediabetes. Find out if you have prediabetes by taking the test now. You won't regret it.
     
• CDC's National Diabetes Prevention Program
  • The National Diabetes Prevention Program—or National DPP—was created in 2010 to address the increasing burden of prediabetes and type 2 diabetes in the United States. This national effort created partnerships between public and private organizations to offer evidence-based, cost-effective ways to help prevent type 2 diabetes.
     
• Million Hearts
  • Heart disease and stroke are the first and fifth leading causes of death in the United States. Every 43 seconds, someone in the United States has a heart attack, many of them fatal. On average, one American dies from stroke every 4 minutes. Million Hearts is a national initiative with an ambitious goal to prevent 1 million heart attacks and strokes by 2017. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services co-lead the initiative on behalf of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
     
• Live to the Beat
  • The Live to the Beat campaign aims to help adults take steps to prevent heart disease and stroke.