Summer Session Details
The Summer sessions will be held via Zoom beginning August 20th.
Any enrollment after August 20th will be registered for the Winter Sessions.
Introduction Sessions
Discovery Session
August 13, 2026
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!
Sign up to join!
Measurements and Materials
August 20, 2026
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:
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The goals and structure of the program
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The basics of Type 2 Diabetes
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How to make an action plan
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Set 6 month goals
Session #2
August 14, 2025
Get Active:
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The benefits of physical activity
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Ways to get physically active
Session #3
August 21, 2025
Track Your Activity:
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The purpose of tracking your physical activity
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How to track your activity
Session #4
August 28, 2025
Eat Well to Prevent T2D:
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How nutrition can help prevent or delay Type 2 Diabetes
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The plate method to balance the food groups
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Processed food and its role in a person’s eating pattern
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Build your strengths
Session #5
September 4, 2025
Track Your Food:
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The benefits of tracking your food intake
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How to track your food intake
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The different ways to track food
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How to measure portion sizes and use food labels
Session #6
September 11, 2025
Get More Active:
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The purpose of getting more active
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Ways to get more active
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How to track more details about your activity
Session #7
September 18, 2025
Energy In, Energy Out:
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The link between weight loss and energy in, energy out
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How the type and amount of food affects energy in and energy out
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How the amount of activity affects energy in and energy out
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How to create the right balance of energy in and energy out
Session #8
September 25, 2025
Eating to Support Your Health Goals:
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How to take a positive approach to eating
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How to eat foods in portions that support your goals
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How to enjoy a variety of foods in healthy ways
Session #9
October 2, 2025
Manage Stress:
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Possible causes of stress
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The connection between stress and T2D
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Ways to reduce stress
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Healthy ways to cope with stress
Session #10
October 9, 2025
Eat Well Away From Home:
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Factors that affect eating habits and food choices when eating away from home
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Ways to form habits that support healthy eating while away from home
Session #11
October 16, 2025
Managing Triggers:
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What is a trigger
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Common triggers for grocery shopping, eating, and sitting still
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Ways to change unhealthy patterns associated with these triggers
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Identify your own triggers
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How emotions and cues lead to food choices and eating patterns
Session #12
October 23, 2025
Stay Active to Prevent Type 2:
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The benefits of staying physically active
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Challenges of staying active and ways to overcome them
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Reflect on how far you have come since you started this program
Session #13
October 30, 2025
Take Charge of Your Thoughts:
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How to replace negative thoughts with helpful thoughts
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Practice replacing a negative thought with a helpful thought
Session #14
November 6, 2025
Get Back on Track:
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How to get back on track with your eating and activity goals
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How to prevent similar slip-ups in the future by:
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Staying positive
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Following the five steps of problem solving
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Session #15
November 13, 2025
Get Support:
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Identify how to get support from;
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Family, friends, and coworkers;
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groups, classes, and clubs; and
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health care and other professionals
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Session #16
November 20, 2025
Stay Motivated To Prevent T2D:
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Reflect on how far you have come since they started this program
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Identify the group’s next steps
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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:
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Reasons why weight loss can stall
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How to start losing weight again
Session #18
December 18, 2025
Take a Movement Break:
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Identify a link between sitting and T2D
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Understand challenges of taking fitness breaks
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Ways to cope with fitness breaks
Session #19
January 8, 2025
Keep Your Heart Healthy:
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Why heart health matters
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How to keep your heart healthy
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How to limit your salt consumption and why this is important
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How to make healthy choices about fat
Session #20
January 22, 2026
Shop and Cook to Prevent T2D:
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Identifying foods that support your goals
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How to shop for healthful foods
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How to cook foods you enjoy in new ways
Session #21
February 5, 2026
Fine Time For Physical Activity:
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The benefits of being active
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Challenges of fitting in time for physical activity
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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:
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Learn why sleep is important
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Identify challenges to getting enough sleep
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How to cope with challenges
Session #23
April 16, 2026
More about Carbs:
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The connection between carbs and Type 2 Diabetes
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The different types of carbohydrates
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A healthy mindset about carbs
Session #24
May 21, 2026
Prevent T2D For Life:
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Reflection on how far you have come
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How to continue implementing healthy lifestyle habits
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Set SMART goals for the next 6 months
Join Cleveland DPP
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