Program Mission Statement

The mission of the Michigan Department of Community Health (MDCH) Diabetes Control Program (DPCP) is to establish and implement prevention strategies that reduce the morbidity and mortality due to diabetes and its complications among Michigan residents.

We seek to achieve this through capacity-building projects that ensure persons at risk for diabetes and diabetes-related complications are identified, entered into the health care system, and receive ongoing preventive care and education.

2005 Assessment of Diabetes Care System - Michigan

View the assesment here.

Diabetes Strategic Plan

The Diabetes Strategic Plan was developed during 2002 and 2003.  The cover, text and appendicies are in separate files.  This breaks a large file into three parts for ease of downloading.

Michigan Diabetes Prevention and Control Program

Problem: It is estimated that there are 817,900 Michigan adults with diabetes and 1,553,000 with Pre-diabetes.

The Michigan Diabetes Prevention and Control Program (MDPCP) began in 1982 with a small grant from CDC and the Michigan Legislature. In 1994, the program received a comprehensive grant from CDC as well as receiving funding from the new tobacco tax revenues. Subsequent increases in state and federal funding have continued to enable the program to expand its reach across the state and comprehensively address diabetes using a variety of strategies. The MDPCP funds and/or supports a number of projects throughout the state, the cornerstone of which are the Michigan Diabetes Outreach Networks (DONs).

A. The Michigan Diabetes Outreach Networks, a regional network of 6 Diabetes Outreach Networks (DON) were established in 1995. The DONs service the entire state, providing diabetes related consumer activity, professional education to health care providers and agencies and advocacy initiatives. The MDON mission is to increase innovative partnerships to strengthen diabetes prevention, detection and treatment throughout Michigan.

B. The MDPCP supports national initiatives such as the National Diabetes Education Program (NDEP). These initiatives aim to change the way diabetes is treated by the media, public and health care systems. The NDEP program offers diabetes awareness messages, which address racial and ethnic disparities, obesity trends, aging trends, type 2 in youth and other current issues. The Flu/Pneumococcal Campaign promotes immunizations for people with diabetes at risk for these illnesses.