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Life! in Australia : translating prevention research into a large-scale intervention

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posted on 2011-07-01, 00:00 authored by Prasuna Reddy, D Rankins, A Timoshanko, James DunbarJames Dunbar
The increasing prevalence of type 2 diabetes is of great public health concern. In the state of Victoria, Australia, a group-based lifestyle intervention programme, Life! – Taking Action on Diabetes, was developed for people over the age of 50 years who are at high risk of diabetes. It aims to reduce the risk of diabetes by providing practical skills, including goal setting and problem solving, to encourage participants to adopt a healthy diet and active lifestyle. The programme is delivered by specially trained facilitators who have undergone an accredited three-stage training programme. A quality assurance process is also in place to ensure that it is delivered to a consistently high standard. The Life! program
is a direct progression from the Finnish randomised controlled trial and the Greater Green Triangle Diabetes Prevention Project implementation trial. This paper describes how a diabetes prevention programme was implemented at a state-wide level and the training of facilitators to conduct the group sessions. Future studies are needed to examine the cost effectiveness and development of specific programmes for diverse population groups.

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Journal

The British journal of diabetes and vascular disease

Volume

11

Issue

4

Season

July / August

Pagination

193 - 197

Publisher

Sage Publications Ltd

Location

London, England

ISSN

1474-6514

Language

eng

Publication classification

C1 Refereed article in a scholarly journal

Copyright notice

2011, Sage Publications Ltd

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