​The Diabetes Committee works to improve the health of people in Maryland by reducing the number of people with diabetes and prediabetes. The Committee:

                                  1. WIll support the diabetes related actions in the Chronic Disease Action Plan coming soon and programs that promote                                                              healthy living to prevent diabetes and prediabetes. 

                                ​  2. Works with community partners to encourage more people to join programs like the National Diabetes Prevention                                                                    Program (National DPP), Diabetes Self-Management and Education (DSMES) programs, and other healthy lifestyle programs.

​For more information about diabetes risk factors and programs to help Maryland residents prevent and manage diabetes, visit the Department's Diabetes pages. ​​