One of our DPP Lifestyle Coach colleagues, Melissa, asked a great question:
“At our facility, we are still recruiting participants, so we do not know if we will have only English speaking participants or a combination. With the selection of both English and Spanish curriculums on the application, do you know if we then have to use both curriculums?”
According to the NDPP Customer Service Team, “Please select the curriculum that you feel will best suit your participant needs and organization capacity. If at any point you would like to change the curriculum to be just English or Spanish, you are required to send an e-mail notification to CDC at nationaldppask@cdc.gov and no further steps are needed. You can also find additional FAQs, videos, and resources on the web-based National DPP Customer Service Center“.
In addition, the NDPP answers the question: Is the curriculum available in multiple languages?, “Yes, the curriculum is available in English and Spanish. Organizations are welcome to deliver the curriculum in other languages, as well, but must adhere strictly to the content in the approved versions and are responsible for ensuring the accuracy and cultural appropriateness of their translation.”
You can also find a rich array of non-English NDPP resources on the State of Wellness Resources Page (category: Spanish and Other Languages).
What is also important to emphasize— you don’t want to apply for CDC Recognition too early–before you have that full roster of at least 12–or better yet–15 people. The reason: once your application is accepted, you will be given an “effective date” which your 6 month data submission will be based. So if you applied, but had to wait 2 months to grow a full roster to begin your class, your first required data submission would only have 4 months of data. Not “against the rules”, but it will delay you reaching preliminary or full recognition (both require at least a full year of data).