Whether you are living with diabetes, prediabetes, or seeking to improve your overall health, our Community Diabetes Wellness Program offers support and empowers you to make healthy choices on your well-being journey. This program features screenings, classes, and coaching sessions designed to reduce the impact of diabetes in your community and help you learn more about this all-too-common condition. This free program is open to the public. Registration is required.
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The Community Diabetes Wellness Program focuses on three distinct points of diabetes care:
Diabetes Screenings
At EmblemHealth Neighborhood Care Fordham Road, A1C blood sugar tests are available free of charge during operating hours.*
Diabetes Prevention
If you are or may be prediabetic, our eight-week workshop is designed to help you take control of your health and lower your risk of developing diabetes.
Diabetes Management
For those currently living with diabetes, our nine-week workshop is tailored to help manage the condition and reduce complications.
Healthy Nutrition and Wellness Classes
From nutrition and weight management, to staying active and managing medicine, our workshops will give you the tools to live a healthier life.
CLASSES AND WORKSHOPS
We offer nutrition classes that focus on your overall health and wellness to help manage diabetes. Class topics include healthy, plant-based eating recipes, meal planning, grocery shopping, and cooking demonstrations. You can also join our wellness classes such as Zumba, chair fitness, and meditation.
Information provided at these events are for informational purposes only. It is not medical advice and should not be substituted for regular consultation with your health care provider. If you have any concerns about your health, please contact your health care provider’s office.
*Screenings are self-service and are not administered by EmblemHealth Neighborhood Care staff. Results will not be interpreted by EmblemHealth Neighborhood Care staff.