YCCHS Offers Free Diabetes Prevention Program

Published on August 27, 2025

YAVAPAI COUNTY, Arizona. – Yavapai County Community Health Services (YCCHS) will be offering the PreventT2 lifestyle change program to quad-cities residents. Prevent T2 is part of the National Diabetes Prevention Program, led by the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), and is proven to prevent or delay type 2 diabetes.

The CDC estimates that more than 1 in 3 adults – 96 million Americans – have prediabetes. More than 8 in 10 adults with prediabetes don’t know they have it. Prediabetes increases the risk of type 2 diabetes, heart disease, and stroke.

In PreventT2, participants work with a trained YCCHS Health Educator to learn the skills and strategies needed to eat healthier, become more physically active, manage stress, and overcome barriers that can get in the way of sustainable and lasting changes. PreventT2 provides a supportive and motivating group setting, where participants celebrate their successes and find ways to overcome obstacles.

PreventT2 will meet for twenty-six sessions over the course of the year and will be held on Wednesdays at the Chino Valley Public Library, located at 1020 W. Palomino Rd., Chino Valley, AZ 86323. Sessions are held at 2:00-3:00 p.m. There is no cost to enroll in the program.

To learn more about PreventT2, please attend the information session on Sept. 3rd, at 2:00-3:00 p.m., at the library. PreventT2 begins Sept 10th. Interested participants can register at the first session.

For information about PreventT2 and other health programs, visit HealthyYavapai.com. YCCHS provides leadership, information, and services that contribute to improving the health and well-being of Yavapai County residents. Residents can optimize their health and wellbeing through grant funded education classes provided free of charge.

To register for PreventT2, please contact Rachel Mills at (928) 442-5372 or email rachel.mills@yavapaiaz.gov