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    ELY, ELIZABETH

    Diabetes (New York, N.Y.), 06/2023, Volume: 72, Issue: Supplement_1
    Journal Article

    In January 2020, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) declared the COVID-19 pandemic to be a public health emergency (PHE). As a result of this declaration, organizations delivering the National DPP lifestyle change program (LCP) had to decide whether to hold program sessions virtually, in socially distanced spaces, or discontinue (temporarily or permanently). This analysis looks at how CDC-recognized organizations chose to deliver, or not deliver, the LCP during this time. As of data submitted by October 2022, 1,810 organizations had delivered at least one session since 2019, the year leading up to the PHE. At the start of 2020, 1,370 organizations were active: 1,251 in-person, 28 online, 44 distance learning, and 47 combination. The remaining 440 were either approved during the PHE or had gone inactive before the start of it. Of those active at the start of 2020, 219 (16%) had not submitted data on sessions held on or after this time, indicating a pause in delivery. Since the PHE began, 373 new organizations have been approved, 357 of which are still active. Of these new organizations, 241 have been mainly focused on delivery with at least one virtual component. Approval of new organizations in 2020 decreased for those delivering in-person, whereas approval of new online, distance learning, and combination organizations increased by 207%, 158%, and 122%, respectively. Data submitted by in-person organizations in 2020 and 2021 indicated that many of them delivered only virtual sessions during that time, which might explain the large increases in approval of virtual organizations. New enrollment after the start of 2020 among these organizations was 185,596 as of October 2022: 62,217 in in-person organizations, 99,688 in online, 14,859 in distance learning, and 8,832 in combination. As we move out of the PHE, we are mindful of the need to help organizations delivering the LCP adapt to more flexible delivery to accommodate participants’ evolving needs. Disclosure E.Ely: None.