Title 42 — The Public Health and WelfareRelease 119-73

§280g–14 National diabetes prevention program

Title 42 › Chapter CHAPTER 6A— - PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER II— - GENERAL POWERS AND DUTIES › Part Part P— - Additional Programs › § 280g–14

Last updated Apr 6, 2026|Official source

Summary

The Secretary, through the CDC Director, must create a national diabetes prevention program for adults at high risk to reduce preventable diabetes. The program will fund community model sites, decide which groups can offer prevention services, train lifestyle coaches, and have CDC-led evaluation, monitoring, technical help, and applied research. Grants may go to state or local health departments, tribal organizations, national health nonprofit networks, academic institutions, or other groups the Secretary approves. Money is provided as needed for each fiscal year 2010 through 2014.

Full Legal Text

Title 42, §280g–14

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(a)The Secretary, acting through the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, shall establish a national diabetes prevention program (referred to in this section as the “program”) targeted at adults at high risk for diabetes in order to eliminate the preventable burden of diabetes.

(b)The program described in subsection (a) shall include—

(1)a grant program for community-based diabetes prevention program model sites;

(2)a program within the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to determine eligibility of entities to deliver community-based diabetes prevention services;

(3)a training and outreach program for lifestyle intervention instructors; and

(4)evaluation, monitoring and technical assistance, and applied research carried out by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

(c)To be eligible for a grant under subsection (b)(1), an entity shall be a State or local health department, a tribal organization, a national network of community-based non-profits focused on health and wellbeing, an academic institution, or other entity, as the Secretary determines.

(d)For the purpose of carrying out this section, there are authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be necessary for each of fiscal years 2010 through 2014.

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Citation

42 U.S.C. § 280g–14

Title 42 — The Public Health and Welfare

Last Updated

Apr 6, 2026

Release point: 119-73