Lindsay Diabetes Project aims to help people live healthier
Lindsay Diabetes Project aims to help people live healthier
Registration open for free educational series; support group announced
LINDSAY, CA – The Lindsay Hospital Board recently funded the Lindsay
Diabetes Project with a mission to optimize the health of Lindsay residents
affected by diabetes through a comprehensive, culturally sensitive, family-centered
approach. The project includes a free educational series, a diabetes support
group, and opportunities for people with diabetes to review their medications
with a pharmacist.
The Lindsay Diabetes Project is a collaborative effort through Healthy
Kids-Healthy Lindsay, Kaweah Delta Community Outreach Program, and a number
of stakeholders including healthcare providers, community-based organizations,
and community members.
The first education series will start on Wednesday, January 24 and continue
through February 28, at the Healthy Start Family Resource Center, 400
E. Hermosa St., Lindsay. For more information or to register for the workshops,
please call Marisela Gonzalez at 559-667-3439 or Candy Silva at 559-280-8349.
The education series is a six-week program based on the
Project Dulce curriculum conducted by bicultural and bilingual
Promotoras, who will link participants to health and social services, physical activity
opportunities and provide ongoing guidance through monthly support groups.
In addition, participants will have the opportunity to work with a pharmacist
to review their medications. The program is comprised of interactive topics
which include: getting to know your diabetes, healthy eating, healthy
eating continued, coping with stress through physical activity, medication
management, staying healthy with diabetes, as well as evaluation and celebration.
Morning and evening sessions are available in English and Spanish. These
educational sessions will take place during the following dates:
March 14 – April 25
May 9 – June 20
Individuals with diabetes can also join the Lindsay Diabetes Support Group
which takes place on the second Thursday of the each month from 5:30-7
p.m. at the Healthy Start Family Resource Center, 400 E. Hermosa St., Lindsay.
Tulare County continues to exceed state averages for rates of diabetes,
according to a recent study by the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research.
Adults diagnosed with diabetes – one of several diseases linked
to obesity – has climbed since 2007, reaching 14 percent in 2014,
compared to 11.3 percent statewide in 2007. In Tulare County, prediabetes
rates are at 44 percent and the total percentage of Tulare County residents
with either diabetes or pre-diabetes is 58 percent compared to 55 percent
for the State of California.