GRAPHICS TRANSCRIPT Centers for Disease Control & Prevention National Diabetes Prevention Program What It Means to Be a Program Coordinator: Organizational Preparation to Implement the Program Organizational Infrastructure [MUSIC] Program staff and resources Oversee daily operations Make sure DPRP quality performance outcomes are met Disseminate information Perform other functions Complete the Organizational Capacity Assessment Work with Lifestyle Coaches to deliver the lifestyle change program HOST: To successfully implement the National DPP lifestyle change program, your organization needs the right staff and resources. As Program Coordinator, your responsibilities include overseeing daily operations; making sure the program meets the quality performance outcomes of the Diabetes Prevention Recognition Program, or DPRP; disseminating information and guidance across all networks; keeping your staff up-to-date on CDC communications; and performing other functions, such as publicity and marketing. You also have a key role in ensuring that your organization is fully ready to offer the program, including completing the Organizational Capacity Assessment and providing training for Lifestyle Coaches and other staff, such as the data preparer. Lifestyle Coaches are on the front lines delivering your lifestyle change program. And while Lifestyle Coaches are sometimes health professionals, they do not have to be. Lay health workers, such as community health workers or promotoras and health educators may also serve in this role.
Program Staffing Staffing will vary based on your organization’s capabilities Larger organizations may have roles divided among different staff Smaller organizations may have a single person for all roles HOST: Lifestyle Coaches also collect critical weight and physical activity data. If possible, you may want to add a specific data preparer to your staff to record and submit these data. In larger organizations, roles can be divided among different staff members, and in smaller organizations a single person may handle every role. Always align your staffing with the goals and strategies of the lifestyle change program and your organization's capabilities. For instance, you may need staff with specific expertise, such as speaking another language. Lifestyle Coaches Are nonjudgmental Treat participants with dignity and respect Adapt program for other languages, depending on demand MIRIAM: As part of the training for our Lifestyle Coaches, you know, they're expected to meet people where they are and to just listen to the information that they're sharing in a nonjudgmental way. We treat all of our members with dignity and respect. Unfortunately, we do not have a session that is all in Spanish. We just have not had that demand just yet, but we do have Lifestyle Coaches that are bilingual. And so if that need ever arises, if we ever get a critical mass of members who would prefer for the [National] DPP to be provided in Spanish, we could.
CDC Capacity Assessment Addresses key questions Helps you determine if you have needed Leadership support Logistical capacity Capacity to identify people at risk MIRIAM: So the CDC capacity tool helped us address key questions that the organization needs to answer to figure out whether or not this is something that we can do. So do you have leadership support? So that was one of the first questions on the capacity assessment that let us know that that's really important, because you have to have the support of your leadership for anything to be successful. Also, do you have the logistical capacity? Do you have the capacity to identify people who are at risk? We have HealthConnect, which is our electronic medical record. And so that helps us really easily identify people who are at risk. So we knew very early on what our demand would be. We knew how many members we had who were at risk. Learn more: cdc.gov/diabetes/prevention.html Questions? Email to DPRPAsk@cdc.gov HOST: While the Program Coordinator has many roles to play, CDC is available to help you every step of the way as you deliver your lifestyle change program. Be sure you and your staff participate in all relevant CDC webinars, including the ones for new organizations and for data entry and submission. To learn more about organizational infrastructure and what else it takes to make your National DPP lifestyle change program a success, watch the rest of the Program Coordinator series,
and visit CDC's National DPP website. If you have any questions, just send an email to: D-P-R-P Ask at C-D-C-dot-gov. Special thanks to Miriam Bell of Kaiser Permanente in Atlanta, Georgia [MUSIC] Centers for Disease Control & Prevention National Diabetes Prevention Program (DPP) What It Means to Be a Program Coordinator: Organizational Preparation to Implement the Program Setting Up a Program [MUSIC] Diabetes Prevention Recognition Program (DPRP) Organizational Capacity Assessment Watch technical assistance video Complete the assessment on the National DPP website at Make sure all program aspects adhere to the DPRP Standards Review and discuss with staff HOST: Before you make the commitment to offer the CDC National Diabetes Prevention Program's lifestyle change program, view the organizational capacity technical assistance video, and complete the Organizational Capacity Assessment on the National DPP website. This will help you decide whether your organization has the necessary staff, support, and resources to begin offering the program.