The Diabetes Prevention Program (DPP) is a one-year lifestyle change program designed for adults who have prediabetes or are at risk for developing type 2 diabetes.
Through a collaboration with the University of California Office of the President/UC Health, and the Healthy Campus Initiative, the DPP is offered for UC staff, faculty, students, and retirees.
Prediabetes is a major public health concern. More than 1/3rd of American adults have prediabetes but 90% don't know it. Prediabetes is a health condition that not only puts individuals at an increased risk of developing Type 2 diabetes, it also puts them at risk of heart disease, stroke and Alzheimer's disease.
UCDPP lifestyle change program - Components of the yearlong program include a CDC-approved curriculum, a trained lifestyle coach, and a support group of adults with similar goals and challenges. The trained lifestyle coach facilitates discussion on healthy eating, ways to increase physical activity, stress management techniques, and ideas to stay motivated.
Current cohorts available to UC Davis and UC Davis Health employees:
- Start date is 8/18/2026, sessions will be held on Tuesdays, 12-1 p.m.
- Contact Sam Soetenga at [email protected] if you are interested.
- Start date is 9/8/2026, remaining sessions on Tuesdays, 5:30-6:30 p.m.
- Contact Hung Wu at [email protected] if you are interested.
- Start date is 9/14/2026, sessions will be held on Mondays, 5:30-6:30 p.m.
- Email [email protected] if you are interested.
- Start date is 9/19/2026, sessions will be held on Thursdays, 12-1 p.m.
- Email [email protected] if you are interested.
- Offered through UCM, but UCLA is the coordinating center.
During the year-long program, a small group of participants and their lifestyle coach meet in a virtual classroom setting once a week for the first three months, bi-weekly for month four (every other week), and once a month for the remainder of the program. The group sessions create a space for participants to discuss barriers and to find solutions together. DPP uses a Center's for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) approved curriculum which includes basic information on nutrition, ways to increase physical activity, stress management techniques, and ideas to stay motivated. DPP also focuses on self-monitoring of diet and physical activity and helps participants build self-efficacy for maintaining lifestyle changes.
Learn more about the program in these introductory videos in English or Spanish:
