STAGE 1 INVESTMENT:
200 teams trained every two months
2 Hours of service each month provided by athletes in Community Engagement Activities
2 Free tickets & healthy snacks as positive reinforcement for DPP participation and weight loss goals
200 dollars spent per participant in DPP
TWO YEAR RETURN ON INVESTMENT
20,000 Type II Diabetes annual cases prevented or delayed in MN
2 Billion+ dollars saved annually in Minnesota that would have been spent on obesity and diabetes-related conditions
$2.72 dollars saved for each dollar spent on youth mentoring in Minnesota. (UMN Social ROI study, April 2007).
STAGE 2 INVESTMENT:
Build a National Mobilization Center in Minnesota