Metro Health Receives Recognition
The leading cause of blindness, kidney disease & amputations in adults is key to the biggest health concern, Diabetes. Metro Health has proven their commitment for prevention of Diabetes by their recent honor.
Metro Health, for the second year has received full recognition for their Diabetes Prevention Program (DPRP). The Centers of Disease Control and Prevention has presented Metro Health of this Recognition as of June 23, 2016.
The past 3 years, Metro Health has had 123 participants take part in this program. Each participant averaged 14.3 sessions attended in the first 6 months and 3.6 sessions attended in the second six months, had their body weight documented, had their physical activity recorded during the first six months and had to meet weight loss requirements.