42 | JANUARY 30 • 2020
Health
JFS To Host 16-Week
Diabetes Prevention Class
W
hat most thrilled
West Bloomfield
resident Janet
Reinhart Hall when she
facilitated her first Diabetes
Prevention Program (DPP)
as a lifestyle
coach were the
strong bonds the
group formed
while participat-
ing in the pro-
gram.
“People love
this program, and they don’
t
want it to end,” she says.
“DPP is proven — it’
s not a
fad.”
A DPP information ses-
sion will be held at 5:30 p.m.
Wednesday, Feb. 5, or join
the first class at 5:30 p.m.
Wednesday, Feb. 19, both
at Jewish Family Service,
6555 W. Maple Road, West
Bloomfield.
As DPP Coordinator
Assistant with the National
Kidney Foundation of
Michigan, Reinhart Hall sees
the transformation in many
participants, such as the two
people in a recent DPP class
who each lost more than 25
lbs., as well as reducing their
blood sugar numbers and
their A1C levels.
For Reinhart Hall, the
most significant part of the
DPP is the awareness par-
ticipants gain of their food
selections. For many, this is
the first exposure to tracking
fat grams and measuring the
amount of food eaten.
“My favorite part of coach-
ing,” she says, “is helping
participants connect with
each other. It is positively
gratifying to see the sense
of community that develops
over their weeks together.
They enjoy sharing experi-
ences, challenges, food selec-
tions and recipes.”
Reinhart Hall enjoys
working in the community
where she lived and raised
her family for more than 20
years. She has volunteered at
JVS in Southfield, the Jewish
Community Center in West
Bloomfield, Birmingham
Community House and with
the charitable organization
Impact 100 Metro Detroit.
HOW TO PARTICIPATE
The Diabetes Prevention
Program features 16 weekly
one-hour group sessions
followed by eight monthly
sessions. Participants learn
how to eat healthy, add
physical activity to their
routine, manage stress,
stay motivated and solve
problems that can get in
the way of healthy changes.
The program’
s group setting
provides a supportive envi-
ronment with people who
are facing similar challenges
and trying to make the same
changes.
The National Kidney
Foundation of Michigan
offers the program for
adults of any age with pre-
diabetes or at high risk for
developing type 2 diabetes.
Medicare Parts B and C
cover DPP for qualifying
members. Other assis-
tance is possible. RSVP at
ReadySetPrevent.org or call
(800) 482-1455.
Janet
Reinhart Hall
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