Montana Diabetes Prevention Program Highlights and Updates
Upcoming Events
Spring Lifestyle Coach Workshop
Join us April 24th, 2025, for the Spring Lifestyle Coach Workshop. This workshop is a great opportunity for Montana Lifestyle Coaches to network with other coaches, listen to speakers on various topics, and participate in activities geared around the National DPP. This event will be held at Holiday Inn Express in Belgrade.
Registration is now open! Please register by March 26, 2025, by using this link Qualtrics Survey | Qualtrics Experience Management
Room block can be found using this link Boutique Hotel in Belgrade | Holiday Inn Express & Suites Belgrade
Join Us as a Montana Diabetes Advisory Collation Member
We are looking for new members to join the Montana Diabetes Advisory Collation. The next meeting will be April 18, 2025, held virtually. If you are interested, please contact Melissa House for more information on how to join. melissa.house@mt.gov
Request for Testimonials
The MDP is looking for testimonials and success stories. If your site has any participants who are willing to share their success story or give a testimonial on the National DPP, please send us their information or have them reach out to Ann Lanes at .
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Diabetes Prevention Spotlights
Lifestyle Coach of the Year
 Ida Reighard has been a lifestyle coach delivering the DPP since 2010. She has guided over 600 participants in their healthy lifestyle journey. This last fall she was nominated and awarded Lifestyle Coach of the Year. One nominator said “It is pretty incredible to see all the work that she puts into it and how well she works with the people that are enrolled in the class. This is not limited to the class either, as you know, since she helps everyone with diabetes in the community as well.” Another nominator said “It’s not just a job to her. Her participants are the lucky recipients of her enthusiasm for the program, her empathy for them as individuals, and her ability to empower each of them to search for and find their own individual path to a healthier life.” She has also earned the National DPP Group Coaching Certification of the National Board of Health and Wellness Coaches. She is very deserving of this award for her commitment to the prevention of diabetes.
Who will be the next Lifestyle Coach of the Year? Nominations for this years Lifestyle Coach of the Year will open early this fall.
Welcome
This spring the Montana Diabetes Prevention Program welcomed 7 newly trained Lifestyle Coaches. Back (left to right) Dallas Clark (Beartooth Billings Clinic), Brittany Wilson (Glendive Medical Center), Laura Lowe (Bozeman Health), Nadine Addams (Fort Peck Community College), and Matt Wroten (Central MT Medical Center). Front (left to right) Emma Smith (Bozeman Health), and Kai Teague (Fort Peck Community College).
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DPP Tips and Resouces
On Your Way to Preventing Type 2 Diabetes
Not everyone is ready to start a lifestyle change program, and some want to get a jump start while waiting for their program sessions to begin. The CDC has provided resources to help these clients prepare.
The On Your Way to Preventing Type 2 Diabetes page provides information on prediabetes along with helpful tips when considering or preparing for a lifestyle change program. This resource page guides people with or at risk of prediabetes though concepts for change like identifying opportunities to make changes, setting goals, making a plan, ideas for healthy eating, and tracking progress.
The goal is to start people at risk of diabetes down the road of prevention and wellness. This is a great resource for those who may be waiting to participate in a DPP cohort or those who are still considering. For more information visit About "On Your Way to Preventing Type 2 Diabetes" | Diabetes | CDC
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Helpful Information
Lifestyle Coach Advanced Training Reminder
As a CDC requirement all lifestyle coaches and program coordinators must complete two hours of Advanced Training each year.
Montana Diabetes Program through DTTAC is offering free access to education that will meet the Advanced Training requirements. Different options are offered including webinar and podcast style education. These trainings are available until April 30th, 2025. For more information and to receive the discount code visit the flyer link below.
DTTAC Training Flyer
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Medicare Resouces
In the 2024 Physician Fee Schedule (PFS) final rule, the agency finalized changes intended to boost MDPP Supplier Enrollment and Medicare beneficiary participation in the MDPP.
Through the Medicare Diabetes Prevention Program (MDPP) Expanded Model, many resources have been made available. Find frequently asked questions, facts sheets, evaluation reports, supplier maps, and much more at Medicare Diabetes Prevention Program (MDPP) Expanded Model | CMS
Connected Community
Connected Community provides a communication and collaboration opportunity for the Montana DPP.
Through Connected Community Lifestyle Coaches can find a discussion board, shared files, upcoming events, other resources. Sign up for Connected Community and be added to the Montana Lifestyle Coach Network. For more information visit Home - Association of Montana Public Health Officials
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