THE JOHN A. HARTFORD FOUNDATION AND THE Y TO SERVE MORE THAN 31,000 ADULTS THROUGH THE YMCA’S DIABETES PREVENTION PROGRAM

The Y  has received a two-year, $860,500 grant from the John A. Hartford Foundation   (JAHF) to deliver the YMCA’s Diabetes Prevention Program  to older adults. The program applies research that has been shown to reduce the number of new type 2 diabetes cases among Medicare-age individuals by nearly 70 percent, also offering the possibility for lowering health care expenditures. With funding