1 / 1

C h er o k e e Na t i o n N e w s R e l e a se ( 918) 207 - 3896 F ax ( 918) 458 - 6181

Screening event Cherokee Nation. C h er o k e e Na t i o n N e w s R e l e a se ( 918) 207 - 3896 F ax ( 918) 458 - 6181 E - m ail: c o mm uni c a t ions@ c h er ok ee .o rg Da te Oc tob e r 17, 2006 Ch e rok e e N a tion D i a b e t e s P rogr a m

yuri-holloway
Download Presentation

C h er o k e e Na t i o n N e w s R e l e a se ( 918) 207 - 3896 F ax ( 918) 458 - 6181

An Image/Link below is provided (as is) to download presentation Download Policy: Content on the Website is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use and may not be sold / licensed / shared on other websites without getting consent from its author. Content is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use only. Download presentation by click this link. While downloading, if for some reason you are not able to download a presentation, the publisher may have deleted the file from their server. During download, if you can't get a presentation, the file might be deleted by the publisher.

E N D

Presentation Transcript

  1. Screening event Cherokee Nation Cherokee Nation News Release (918)207-3896 Fax (918)458-6181 E-mail:communications@cherokee.org Date October17, 2006 CherokeeNationDiabetes Program STILWELL, Okla. – Cherokee Nation Diabetes Program will begin screening for new participants to join theLifestyleBalanceProgram. Thissixteenweekcourseisaimedtoprovideeducation,nutritioninformation,and lifestyle changes to people with pre-diabetes in an effort to prevent Type2 diabetes. “We will do a preliminary screening that will include an American Diabetes Association (ADA) paper risk test and a random finger stick test,” said Tonya Giger, Diabetes Prevention Coordinator for Cherokee Nation. “For people who meet certain levelsinthecommunityscreening,wewillreferthemtoanadditionaltesttodetermineif theyhavepre-diabetes forprogram eligibility.” The Diabetes Prevention Program will be conducting screenings at the following locations:November16atGreasySchoolfrom10am–noon;November16atPeavine Schoolfrom1pm–6pm;November28atMaryettaSchoolfrom3pm–6:30pm.All participants will receive a free t-shirt. If your community would like to sponsor a communityscreening,contacttheCherokeeNationDiabetesPreventionProgramat(918)- 453-5737 ortoll free1-800-256-0671 ext. 5737. -30-

More Related