Join Madison County Residents Preventing Type 2 Diabetes with Evidence-Based Program
Local Participants will Learn How to Make Healthy Lifestyle Changes
Beginning in March 2018, community members will have the opportunity to prevent or delay the onset of Type 2 diabetes by attending the National Diabetes Prevention Program lifestyle change program offered at Community Memorial Hospital in Hamilton. Guided by a trained lifestyle coach, groups of participants will learn the skills they need to make lasting changes such as losing a modest amount of weight, learning how to eat
healthy, being more physically active, and managing stress.
The National Diabetes Prevention Program is CDC recognized evidence-based program that showed that people with pre-diabetes who lost 5 to 7 percent of their body weight (average of 10 to 14 pounds) by making modest changes reduced their risk of developing type 2 diabetes by 58 percent. The reduction of chronic diseases such as Diabetes is a priority in the Madison County Community Health Improvement Plan.
The program is coordinated by the Madison County Rural Health Council. People are more likely to have pre-diabetes and type 2 diabetes if they:
- Are 45 years of age or older;
- Are overweight;
- Have a family history of type 2 diabetes;
- Are physically active fewer than three times per week; or
- Have been diagnosed with gestational diabetes during pregnancy or gave birth to a baby weighing more than nine pounds.
The program’s group setting provides a supportive environment with people who are facing similar challenges and trying to make the same changes. Together participants celebrate their successes and find ways to overcome obstacles. There is no cost to join this program.
To learn more about the National Diabetes Prevention Program and to register for the upcoming session in Hamilton, call the Madison County Rural Health Council at (315) 454-2108 or email henry.s@mcruralhealthcouncil.org or call JoEllen Nortz, LPN, at the Hamilton Family Health Center at (315) 824-4600.