Funding Diabetes Control Programs

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) fund Diabetes Control Programs in every state and the District of Columbia. These public health programs monitor diabetes prevalence, implement and evaluate diabetes interventions, work to increase access to quality diabetes care and treatment and promote public awareness about diabetes. ADA encourages state legislators to increase funding for the CDC Diabetes Prevention and Control Programs in their state to expand their existing prevention and treatment efforts.

State-Based Diabetes Prevention & Control Programs

Capacity-building Versus
Basic Implementation Assistance

As part of its national strategy, CDC provides resources and technical assistance to state health departments, national organizations, and communities

• to determine the size and nature of diabetes-related problems and why they exist

• to develop and evaluate new strategies for diabetes prevention

• to establish partnerships to prevent diabetes problems

• to increase awareness of diabetes prevention and control opportunities among the public, the health care and business communities, and people with diabetes

• to improve access to quality diabetes care for preventing, detecting, and treating diabetes complications.

With capacity-building, CDC awards an average of $270,000 to state health departments. These diabetes prevention and control programs

• develop initial expertise in diabetes control

• provide a focal point for diabetes control

• establish systems to define the scope of the diabetes problem

• identify gaps in diabetes care, for both patient access and quality-of-care issues

• develop and evaluate limited intervention projects

• identify external supporters for diabetes control activities.

With basic implementation, CDC awards an average of $725,000 to state health departments. These diabetes prevention and control programs

• build on expertise in program, science, and policy areas to control and prevent diabetes

• coordinate statewide diabetes control and prevention

• expand systems to define and analyze the scope of the diabetes problem

• improve access to diabetes care for all people and raise the quality of that care

• use statewide public health projects to reduce diabetes-related problems

• inform, educate, and empower external supporters to control and prevent diabetes.

For more information, visit the state diabetes control programs.