In-person Sessions | Cleveland DPP

In-Person Session Details

The Summer sessions will be held in person at CWRU beginning July 31st.

Any enrollment after July 31st will be registered for the virtual Winter Sessions.

Introduction Sessions

Discovery Session

July 24, 2025

Join us to learn the basics about the Diabetes Prevention Program!

We will discuss the program's background, structure, and the goals of the program.

Everyone is welcome to attend!

Measurements and Materials

July 31, 2025

After attending the discovery session to grab your program materials and get measurements taken to track your progress! More details will be provided at the discovery session.

Phase One: Session will be held once a week for the first 16 weeks

Session #1

August 7, 2025

Introduction to DPP:

The goals and structure of the program
The basics of Type 2 Diabetes
How to make an action plan
Set 6 month goals

Session #2

August 14, 2025

Get Active:

The benefits of physical activity
Ways to get physically active

Session #3

August 21, 2025

Track Your Activity:

The purpose of tracking your physical activity
How to track your activity

Session #4

August 28, 2025

Eat Well to Prevent T2D:

How nutrition can help prevent or delay Type 2 Diabetes
The plate method to balance the food groups
Processed food and its role in a person’s eating pattern
Build your strengths

Session #5

September 4, 2025

Track Your Food:

The benefits of tracking your food intake
How to track your food intake
The different ways to track food
How to measure portion sizes and use food labels

Session #6

September 11, 2025

Get More Active:

The purpose of getting more active
Ways to get more active
How to track more details about your activity

Session #7

September 18, 2025

Energy In, Energy Out:

The link between weight loss and energy in, energy out
How the type and amount of food affects energy in and energy out
How the amount of activity affects energy in and energy out
How to create the right balance of energy in and energy out

Session #8

September 25, 2025

Eating to Support Your Health Goals:

How to take a positive approach to eating
How to eat foods in portions that support your goals
How to enjoy a variety of foods in healthy ways

Session #9

October 2, 2025

Manage Stress:

Possible causes of stress
The connection between stress and T2D
Ways to reduce stress
Healthy ways to cope with stress

Session #10

October 9, 2025

Eat Well Away From Home:

Factors that affect eating habits and food choices when eating away from home
Ways to form habits that support healthy eating while away from home

Session #11

October 16, 2025

Managing Triggers:

What is a trigger
Common triggers for grocery shopping, eating, and sitting still
Ways to change unhealthy patterns associated with these triggers
Identify your own triggers
How emotions and cues lead to food choices and eating patterns

Session #12

October 23, 2025

Stay Active to Prevent Type 2:

The benefits of staying physically active
Challenges of staying active and ways to overcome them
Reflect on how far you have come since you started this program

Session #13

October 30, 2025

Take Charge of Your Thoughts:

How to replace negative thoughts with helpful thoughts
Practice replacing a negative thought with a helpful thought

Session #14

November 6, 2025

Get Back on Track:

How to get back on track with your eating and activity goals
How to prevent similar slip-ups in the future by:
- Staying positive
- Following the five steps of problem solving

Session #15

November 13, 2025

Get Support:

Identify how to get support from;
- Family, friends, and coworkers;
- groups, classes, and clubs; and
- health care and other professionals

Session #16

November 20, 2025

Stay Motivated To Prevent T2D:

Reflect on how far you have come since they started this program
Identify the group’s next steps
Set goals for the next 6 months

Phase Two: Sessions will be held biweekly for two months

Session #17

December 4, 2025

When Weight Loss Stalls:

Reasons why weight loss can stall
How to start losing weight again

Session #18

December 18, 2025

Take a Movement Break:

Identify a link between sitting and T2D
Understand challenges of taking fitness breaks
Ways to cope with fitness breaks

Session #19

January 8, 2025

Keep Your Heart Healthy:

Why heart health matters
How to keep your heart healthy
How to limit your salt consumption and why this is important
How to make healthy choices about fat

Session #20

January 22, 2026

Shop and Cook to Prevent T2D:

Identifying foods that support your goals
How to shop for healthful foods
How to cook foods you enjoy in new ways

Session #21

February 5, 2026

Fine Time For Physical Activity:

The benefits of being active
Challenges of fitting in time for physical activity
How to find time to be active

Phase Three: Sessions will be held once a month for three months

Session #22

March 12, 2026

Get Enough Sleep:

Learn why sleep is important
Identify challenges to getting enough sleep
How to cope with challenges

Session #23

April 16, 2026

More about Carbs:

The connection between carbs and Type 2 Diabetes
The different types of carbohydrates
A healthy mindset about carbs

Session #24

May 21, 2026

Prevent T2D For Life:

Reflection on how far you have come
How to continue implementing healthy lifestyle habits
Set SMART goals for the next 6 months

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