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DocuSign Envelope ID:A824226C-8DDB-4DD9-83EC-DD32AAD99084 <br /> Page 5 of 12 <br /> participant questionnaires to DPH. Enter MDPP participant and program data into the <br /> MDPP database on a weekly basis. <br /> 7. Deliver the MDPP program in a way that increases the capacity of MDPP participants <br /> to make and sustain positive lifestyle changes.This includes understanding and being <br /> sensitive to issues and challenges for individuals trying to make and sustain <br /> significant lifestyle changes. <br /> 8. Provide support and guidance to MDPP participants in the lifestyle program and <br /> implement standard curriculum designed for the lifestyle program by the CDC. <br /> 9. Make and document a minimum of four good faith attempts to follow-up with MDPP <br /> participants who miss a weekly session during the first six months of the program or <br /> who miss a monthly session during the last six months of the program.Each <br /> participant follow-up should include two telephone calls and a written letter or email, <br /> and may include a home visit. <br /> 10. Maintain an outreach log to track correspondence with MDPP participants. <br /> 11. Participate in all mandatory NC OMHHD training sessions and monthly MDPP <br /> lifestyle coach calls organized by the NC OMHHD and the CCCPH in the Chronic <br /> Disease and Injury Section. <br /> 4. Conduct a targeted marketing and awareness campaign utilizing existing DPH DPP and CDC <br /> materials in minority communities using 10-15%of the budget.Marketing is to include one or more <br /> of the following: <br /> a. Billboards and bulletins in minority neighborhoods <br /> b. Running advertisements in English and Spanish on English and Spanish-language radio <br /> stations that rank highly in the target minority communities <br /> c. Direct mail, social media,PSAs, TV ads and other approval media outlets <br /> d. Recruitment at community events <br /> e. Recruitment at clinical offices(such as flyers and posters) <br /> f. Healthcare provider information about prediabetes <br /> g. Worksite education and outreach. <br /> 5. Screen for prediabetes a minimum of 225 people,ages 18 years and older.The Local Health <br /> Department may screen more than the minimum number for prediabetes, if screening is being used <br /> as one of several strategies to identify, refer and enroll people in MDPP 12-month Lifestyle Classes <br /> series. One of these screening methods is to be used: <br /> a. A CDC prediabetes paper screening which requires a score of nine and above to indicate the <br /> presence of prediabetes.The CDC prediabetes paper screening can be found at <br /> http://www.cdc.gov/diabetes/prevention/pdf/pred iabetestest.pdf <br /> b. A prediabetes paper screening from the American Diabetes Association(ADA)which <br /> requires a score of four and above to indicate the presence of prediabetes. The ADA <br /> prediabetes paper screening can be found at http://maindiabetes.org/dorg/PDFs/risk-test- <br /> paper-version.pdf <br /> c. Plasma glucose measured 2 hours after a 75 gm glucose load,with a result of 140 to 199 <br /> mg/dl <br /> Revised June 2016 <br />