PI-DPP Storytelling Series: Chuuk Community Health Center
The Pacific Islander Diabetes Prevention Program (PI-DPP), is a year-long, evidence-based lifestyle change program recognized and supported by the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). PI-DPP was formed through a partnership between the Association of Asian Pacific Community Health Organizations (AAPCHO) and the Pacific Islander Center for Primary Care Excellence (PI-CoPCE) as a project funded by the CDC DP17-1705 grant to scale the CDC National DPP in underserved areas. Currently, PI-DPP consists of 11 sites throughout the U.S. and U.S. Affiliated Pacific Islands (USAPI).
Aligning with DPP success standards, participants aim for 5% body weight loss, 150 weekly physical activity minutes (PAMs), and lower HbA1C values.
Listen in each week as we highlight PI-DPP sites. Mililani Leui, Program Manager of PI-DPP, sits down with site representatives to hear about their community stories and program impacts.
This week we spoke with Mayleen Stephen, the Life-Style Change Program Coordinator for Chuuk Community Health Center (CCHC). CCHC is a health center located on the island of Weno, in the State of Chuuk in the Federated States of Micronesia (FSM). In this episode, Mililani and Mayleen speak about the importance of community partnerships as well as innovative strategies for conducting classes on neighboring islands.
