CAREAPP is a Howard County Health Department (HCHD) program that connects County residents to community programs and services, including resources for food, health, housing, transportation, education, employment assistance, and more.

• Please click the following link to access CAREAPP Chronic Disease Resources: https://bit.ly/CDSelfManagementPrograms

Health Action Item

Diabetes Awareness

• American Diabetes Association (ADA)
• ADA: Managing Your Diabetes - Beyond the Meter
• Association of Diabetes Care & Education Specialists: Self-Care Behaviors to Manage Your Condition 
• CDC: Diabetes Basics
• CDC: Diabetes and Prediabetes Fact Sheet
• CDC: Eating Well with Diabetes
• Spanish Resources: Recursos en español para personas con diabetes y prediabetes

Diabetes Resources and Programs

• Diabetes Self-Management Program: The FREE, 6 week workshop is designed for people and/or their caregivers living with diabetes. Participants will set realistic goals to help control glucose and reduce the problems associated with diabetes.

              Offered by:

  •  Johns Hopkins Howard County Medical Center  
  • Offered in English
  • Virtual or In-Person
  • Register here, https://livingwellwithdiabetes.events.hcgh.hopkinsmedicine.org/register/registration/form
  • DCRS - Office of Aging and Independence
  • Offered in English, Spanish, and Korean
  • In-Person
  • Register here, https://anc.apm.activecommunities.com/howardcounty/activity/search/detail/140082?onlineSiteId=0&from_original_cui=true

• Dining with Diabetes

  Dining with Diabetes is an evidence-based, national Extension program for adults with type 2 diabetes or pre-diabetes and their families that teaches healthy meal planning and other self-management skills to help control this disease. Click here for more informaiton.

CHRONIC DISEASE SELF-MANAGEMENT PROGRAMS (CDSMP)