University of Arizona

A UA-led team is pilot-testing the diabetes prevention program EPIC (Encourage, Practice, and Inspire Change) Kids at two YMCA locations. The program is modeled after the successful and national YMCA’s Diabetes Prevention Program for adults, and is also aiming for national implementation. Each year in the US, more than 5,000 people under 20 are newly diagnosed with diabetes and about one in five children are obese.