Schroeder-Brown, RN, CDE, CHES, who is the program coordinator for the National Diabetes Prevention Program, Department of Community Health & Well-Being at Holy Cross, launched the non-profit hospital’s National Diabetes Prevention Program in 2017. The program has already received full recognition status by the Centers of Disease Control.

 

A certified diabetic educator, Schroeder-Brown values prevention and the need for community-level action. In addition to in-person classes, Schroeder-Brown and her team launched Holy Cross Hospital’s My Body My Health, a virtual platform providing the National Diabetes Prevention Program that gives participants free, convenient access anytime, anywhere via computer, tablet or smart phone. Schroeder-Brown and the lifestyle coaches are active in the community teaching about the risks associated with prediabetes and the importance of a healthy lifestyle. She also has been published in several articles on those topics.