Diabetes
DIABETES MANAGEMENT AND PREVENTION 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.
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- 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
- Johns Hopkins Howard County Medical Center
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- 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.
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- DCRS - Office of Aging and Independence
- Offered in English, Spanish, and Korean
- In-Person (Spanish)
- Register here: https://anc.apm.activecommunities.com/howardcounty/activity/search/detail/140083?onlineSiteId=0&from_original_cui=true
- DCRS - Office of Aging and Independence
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DIABETES AWARENESS VIDEO SERIES
- Gestational Diabetes - (All Ages/ Family, 2min) Join Dr. Bada, a gynecologist with the Howard County Health Department, as she discusses gestational diabetes and offers tips on how to manage it. Partnered with Howard County Local Health Improvement Coalition, the Howard County Health Department, and the Howard County Library System.
- Type 1 Diabetes - (All Ages/ Family, 2min) Nurse Erin Anderson, with the Howard County Health Department, shares her family's experience with Type 1 Diabetes and offers tips on how to help your child live with this illness. Partnered with the Howard County Local Health Improvement Coalition, the Howard County Health Department, and the Howard County Library System.
- Pre-Diabetes in the Black Community- (All Ages/ Family, 2min) Join Dr. Sidney Nelson, a board-certified internist in Howard County, as he raises awareness of pre-diabetes, it's risk factors, and offers tips on how to lower your risk with healthy lifestyles changes. Partnered with the Howard County Local Health Improvement Coalition, the Howard County Health Department, and Onyx Medical Society.
- Pre-Diabetes en la Comunidad Latina- (Todas las edades/ Familia. 3 minutos) Únase a Karla Cantarero, una pasante de salud pública de Luminus Network for New Americans en el condado de Howard, mientras habla sobre la prediabetes y las formas en que puede controlar la enfermedad con cambios saludables en el estilo de vida. En alianza con the Howard County Local Health Improvement Coalition, the Howard County Health Department, and the Howard County Library System, y Luminus Network for New Americans.
- Type 2 Diabetes in the Black Community- (All Ages/ Family, 2min) Join Dr. Dimitri Coupet, a board-certified family medicine physician in Howard County, as he raises awareness about Type 2 diabetes in the Black community and discuss how early detection and treatment can reduce the risk of developing complications from diabetes. Partnered with the Howard County Local Health Improvement Coalition, the Howard County Health Department, and Onyx Medical Society.
- Diabetes Tipo 2 en la Comunidad Latina- (Todas las edades/ Familia. 3 minutos) Únase a Karla Cantarero, una pasante de salud pública de Luminus Network for New Americans en el condado de Howard, mientras habla sobre la diabetes tipo 2 y cómo la detección y el tratamiento tempranos pueden reducir el riesgo de desarrollar complicaciones a causa de la enfermedad.
DIABETES RESOURCES
- American Diabetes Association (ADA)
- 60-Second Risk Test for Type 2 Diabetes: Type 2 Diabetes Risk Test
- ADA: Managing Your Diabetes - Beyond the Meter: Article about other tools you can use to take care of your diabetes.
- ADA: Diabetes Food Hub®: Diabetes Food Hub offers hundreds of diabetes-friendly recipes, meal planning tools, live cooking classes, and nutrition insights—all created with people living with diabetes in mind.
- Association of Diabetes Care and Education Specialists: Self-Care Behaviors to Manage Your Condition
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC): Diabetes Basics
- Diabetes Alert Day Risk Test
- Prediabetes Risk Test
- Spanish Resources/Recursos en español:
- Asociación Americana de la Diabetes (ADA, por sus siglas en inglés)
- CDC: Podría Tener Prediabetes
- Recursos en español para personas con diabetes y prediabetes
Maryland Department of Health Diabetes Communication Campaign
The Howard County Local Health Improvement Coalition (HCLHIC) is excited to share materials developed through the MDH Diabetes Communication Campaign Grant, a local public health initiative aimed at raising awareness about prediabetes, diabetes, and access to SNAP benefits.
This campaign focuses on promoting healthy lifestyle tips, using SNAP benefits, and helping residents learn more about prediabetes and diabetes prevention.
We are distributing culturally and linguistically appropriate materials to support outreach across Howard County. Posters and postcards are available in English, Spanish, Chinese and Korean.
Please use this form to let us know which resources you would like to receive and how you would prefer to access them.
