The National Diabetes Education Program (NDEP) is a partnership between the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK) of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and more than 200 organizations across the country, encompassing African American, American Indian/Alaska Native, Asian American/Pacific Islander, and Hispanic/Latino populations. The goal of the National Diabetes Education Program (NDEP) is to reduce illness and deaths associated with diabetes and its complications.