The MDSP Partners with National Senior Corps Association to Award 2012 Grants

Since 2008, the MDSP, with funds provided by Novo Nordisk, has conducted a grant process to encourage senior-serving organizations around the country to promote the free diabetes screening benefit under Medicare. To date, over 40 organizations across the country have been awarded small grassroots organizing grants to spread the message ...

Help For Older Adults At Risk for Diabetes

The YMCA’s Diabetes Prevention Program is a 16-session, evidence-based lifestyle intervention shown to reduce the risk for type 2 diabetes. In a classroom setting, participants learn how to improve eating habits, increase physical activity and make other changes that can lead to a healthier lifestyle....

SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM NOW AVAILABLE FOR SENIORS IN LOUISVILLE AND LEXINGTON, KENTUCKY

(Louisville, KY)   Kentucky is among the ten states with the highest incidence of diabetes in the United States.  Ten per cent of Kentuckians are estimated to have diabetes, 20 percent of Kentuckians over the age of 65.  Clearly, the probability of getting diabetes goes up as Kentuckians get older. To ...

Maricopa Integrated Health System Partners with Valley of the Sun YMCA and the MDSP in Phoenix

100 Seniors Will Receive Scholarship Funding For Their Participation in the YMCA's Diabetes Prevention Program Maricopa Integrated Health System (MIHS) along with Valley of the Sun YMCA have announced a new and innovative collaboration with the Medicare Diabetes Screening Project through Novo Nordisk Inc., a leader in diabetes care.   MIHS will ...

The Medicare Diabetes Screening Project and the City of Atlanta Host Lunch and Learn at City Hall

The Medicare Diabetes Screening Project hosted  a Lunch and Learn event at Atlanta City Hall on Wednesday November 9th during National Diabetes Awareness Month. At this event, participants learned about the Get a Jump on Diabetes Campaign, and how to qualify for scholarships to the YMCA’s Diabetes Prevention Program that will ...

The Medicare Diabetes Screening Project and DeKalb County CEO Burell Ellis Team Up on World Diabetes Day

In Atlanta alone, there are currently more than 80,000 adults 65 or older who have prediabetes, and most don’t even know it. Atlanta’s first-of-its-kind diabetes prevention scholarship program for older adults, called Get a Jump on Diabetes, hosted a Lunch and Learn event in DeKalb County  on World Diabetes ...

2010-2011 Grant Award Winner Highlights

Congratulations to all of our Grant Award Winners from 2010-2011! Here are some of the highlights of their activities. Positive Image Productions in Missouri City, Texas is in the final stages of producing a video piece entitled, “Diabetes, Medicare and You.” The piece features information aimed at seniors about Medicare and ...

The “Get a Jump on Diabetes” Campaign Kicks off in Atlanta

On Wednesday, September 28th, The MDSP and Metro Atlanta YMCA publically announced the Get a Jump on Diabetes campaign to the Metro Atlanta area. The event, held at the East Lake Family YMCA, included Dominique Wilkins, former Atlanta Hawks forward and NBA Hall of Famer, as well as prominent Emory ...

INNOVATIVE DIABETES PREVENTION PROGRAM AVAILABLE FOR FREE IN METRO ATLANTA

ATLANTA, GA (September 28, 2011) – The Medicare Diabetes Screening Project (MDSP) in collaboration with the Atlanta Regional Commission’s Area Agency on Aging (AAA) and the Metro Atlanta YMCA today launched a first in the nation diabetes scholarship to enroll adults 65 or older with prediabetes who are overweight in ...

“Get a Jump on Diabetes” Risk Assessments in Gwinnett County

As part of the "Get a Jump on Diabetes" Campaign,  Faith Community Nurses and Kroger Pharmacy will be providing free diabetes risk assessments for adults 65 or older to help older adults determine and reduce their risk for diabetes. Eligible candidates will be recommended to participate in the YMCA’s Diabetes ...