Diabetes Prevention—Free Resource

If you are among the 79 million people who are at high risk of developing type 2 diabetes, you may be interested in a free program offered by the YMCA.

Based on research (funded by the National Institutes of Health and the Centers for Disease Control & Prevention) which showed that by adopting healthy behaviors and losing a small amount of weight, a person with prediabetes can prevent or delay the onset of type 2 diabetes by 58%, the program includes:

• 16 one-hour small group sessions led by a trained lifestyle coach that help participants with information about healthy eating, physical activity and behavior change
• Followed by monthly meetings to help maintain progress

If you live in any of the five boroughs of New York City and want more information, please contact Judy Ouziel at 212-912-2524 or jouziel@ymcanyc.org


The program is also offered in a number of other cities around the country:

ALABAMA: Birmingham 
ARIZONA:  Phoenix; Tucson
CONNECTICUT: New Haven;Wilton
DELAWARE:  State of Delaware
FLORIDA:  Jacksonville; Tampa; Venice
GEORGIA:  Atlanta; Savannah
IDAHO:  Boise
INDIANA: Bloomington; Fort Wayne; Indianapolis
IOWA:  Marshalltown
KENTUCKY:  Lexington; Louisville
MASSACHUSETTS:  Lawrence
MINNESOTA:  Alexandria; Minneapolis; St. Paul; Willmar
NEW JERSEY: Livingston; Woodbridge
NEW YORK: New York City; Rochester; Rye 
OHIO: Cincinnati; Columbus; Dayton
OREGON:  Eugene
PENNSYLVANIA:  Natrona Heights
RHODE ISLAND:  Providence
TEXAS: Arlington; Dallas; Fort Worth; Houston
WASHINGTON, District of Columbia
WASHINGTON:  Seattle; Spokane
WISCONSIN:  La Crosse


To see if you qualify and/or to find a program near you, go to http://www.ymca.net/diabetes-prevention/ 

The YMCA’s Diabetes Prevention Program is supported nationally by UnitedHealth Group and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.