Managing a Social Media Group: A Resource for Lifestyle Coaches on starting a social media group for participants

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• Alternative Title:
  National Diabetes Prevention Program: Managing a Social Media Group
• Corporate Authors:
  Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (U.S.) ; National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion
• Description:
  Organizations and companies across the world have taken advantage of social media platforms to not only enhance their brand, but to also create communities of interest. Social media platforms have largely begun to adopt groups, where members can interact with one another on a specific topic. Lifestyle Coaches delivering the National Diabetes Prevention Program (National DPP) lifestyle change program can use social media groups to encourage group cohesion and enhance support and overall health outcomes for participants.
  
  This resource guides Lifestyle Coaches in starting and managing a social media group to promote interaction and motivation among participants. The proposed use of social media does not replace in-person or virtual class sessions, as specified by the Diabetes Prevention Recognition Program (DPRP) Standards. Rather, social media groups can be used as forums outside of scheduled class sessions. Participants can encourage one another, interact socially, and further create group camaraderie. Many organizations that leverage social media groups have found they can serve as a key factor in retaining participants and driving overall program success.
  
  
• Subjects:
  Chronic Disease Diabetes Mellitus Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus / Prevention & Control Social Media
• Keywords:
  2025 CDC Chronic Disease Prevention Resource Guide Community Engagement Strategies Documents Diabetes (Chronic Health Topic)
• DOI:
  https://www.doi.org/10.15620/cdc/251687
• Publisher:
  Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (U.S.)
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Pamphlet or Booklet
• Place as Subject:
  United States
• Rights:
  Public Domain
• CIO:
  National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion
• Topic:
  Diseases & Conditions
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  15 pdf pages
• Collection(s):
  Chronic Diseases and Conditions
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:cf8d260e6012f94aa903574256d9cc5293ddaa7a86b97df13a4531cc484712e0efb0626d8468e4aa5e8bab95673f49bb76ad82ea732c106aa0a833245574d9db
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/251687/cdc_251687_DS1.pdf
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