[363] More Diabetes Workshops Available in Rutherford County

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: March 21, 2011
EDITORIAL CONTACT: Gina Logue, 615-898-5081

MORE DIABETES WORKSHOPS AVAILABLE IN RUTHERFORD COUNTY
Sessions Coming up at Smyrna Public Library and Belle Aire Church in M’boro

(MURFREESBORO) – The next “Yes I Can” Diabetes Self-Management Workshops are slated for Fridays from 1 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. March 25-April 29 at Smyrna Public Library, 400 Enon Springs Rd. W. in Smyrna, and from 9 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. April 12-May 17 on Tuesdays at Belle Aire Church, 1307 North Rutherford Blvd. in Murfreesboro.
“Yes I Can!” is a free six-session workshop series to help diabetics and people with pre-diabetes symptoms in Rutherford County improve their quality of life with techniques and strategies to help them manage their disease. Focal points include healthy eating, exercise, medications, preventing complications, medications, communication skills and more.
The Center for Health and Human Services at MTSU is supervising the workshops, which are funded through a $75,000 grant from the Tennessee Department of Health.
The sessions are limited to 20 people each. Participants must be 18 years of age or over. A doctor’s referral is not required to attend.
For more information or to register, go to http://www.mtsu.edu/achcs/YesICan.shtml or contact Cindy Rhea at 615-904-8342 or crhea@mtsu.edu.

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