Government of Canada announces Finalists of the Type 2 Diabetes Prevention Challenge
July 16, 2024
Global Korean Post
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Diabetes is one of the most common chronic diseases in Canada, affecting approximately 3.6 million people – and more than 200,000 new cases are diagnosed every year. The number of people living with diabetes is expected to continue rising as Canada’s population ages and grows.
On July 12, Sonia Sidhu, Member of Parliament for Brampton South, on behalf of Mark Holland, Minister of Health, and Carla Qualtrough, Minister of Sport and Physical Activity, announced the final stage and seven finalists in the Type 2 Diabetes Prevention Challenge.
This Challenge is among the innovative ways that the Public Health Agency of Canada supports chronic disease prevention in Canada. Launched in fall 2022 in partnership with Impact Canada, the Challenge has attracted innovators to develop and implement community co-designed approaches that address the barriers and influences that can increase the risk of type 2 diabetes.
Each finalist will receive a $600,000 prize, for a total of $4.2 million, to demonstrate the effectiveness of their concept. The Challenge will empower Canadian communities to safeguard their health by providing them with tools and resources to learn and adopt healthy behaviours to prevent type 2 diabetes or mitigate negative diabetes-related health conditions.
The finalists will have 18 to 21 months to implement their concepts. Results will be submitted to the panel of judges for review and assessment, and up to two winners will be selected to receive a $1.25 million grand prize.
Some people in Canada, such as people of African descent, First Nations and Métis people, people of South and East Asian descent, as well as people with lower household income and education attainment levels, have higher rates of type 2 diabetes compared to the general population.
