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 60-Second Risk Test for Type 2 Diabetes
        • ADA Diabetes Alert Day Risk Test
        • ADA: Managing Your Diabetes - Beyond the Meter
      • Association of Diabetes Care and Education Specialists: Self-Care Behaviors to Manage Your Condition 
        • Spanish Resources: Recursos en español para personas con diabetes y prediabetes
      • Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC): Diabetes Basics
        • CDC: Diabetes and Prediabetes Fact Sheet
        • CDC: Eating Well with Diabetes
        • CDC Prediabetes Risk Test
      • Office on Aging and Independence Newsletter

Diabetes Resources and Programs

• • • Living Well with Diabetes: Toolkit is a free, virtual, 6-week workshop in which participants who have diabetes or are at risk for developing diabetes will learn the skills to manage their diabetes and health. Caregivers, partners, support persons and family members are also welcome to register.

            Offered by:

• • • •  Johns Hopkins Howard County Medical Center  
        • Offered in English
        • Virtual or In-Person
        • Register here: https://living-well-with-diabetes-toolkit-spxgf.events.hcgh.hopkinsmedicine.org/register/registration/select

           

    • This six-week diabetes disease self-management program (DSMP) is designed for people and/or their caregivers living with type II Diabetes. Weekly topics include glucose monitoring, skin and foot care, appropriate exercise, nutrition, and healthy eating and maintaining a balance blood sugar. This program meets for 2.5 hours for six consecutive weeks. 

Offered by:

• • • • Department of Community Resources and Services (DCRS) - Office of Aging and Independence
        • Offered in English, Spanish, and Korean
        • In-Person (Spanish) Flyer(available in Spanish)
        • Register here: https://anc.apm.activecommunities.com/howardcounty/activity/search/detail/140083?onlineSiteId=0&from_original_cui=true

CHRONIC DISEASE SELF-MANAGEMENT PROGRAMS (CDSMP)