Health Briefs: Imagine Delaware: Combating Diabetes
Join us for the Imagine Delaware: Combating Diabetes vendor fair and panel
Join us for the The News Journal's Imagine Delaware: Combating Diabetes event April 27 at Cab Calloway School of the Arts focused on diabetes in the state, which many health officials warn is near epidemic proportions, mostly because of weight and poor eating habits. But many cases can be controlled if people know they are prediabetic and take control of their diet and exercise.
The event will have two parts: A vendor fair featuring groups that offer healthcare or services to treat diabetics or help people avoid diabetes and then, from 5 to 7 p.m., a panel discussion about the issues facing healthcare, society and individuals because of diabetes.
The vendors will include Christiana Care's diabetes, metabolism, nutrition, blood pressure, school-based services and wound care divisions; Red Clay diet and school nursing services; Medical Society of Delaware's community health program; the Diabetes Coalition of Delaware; Highmark insurance; the American Association of Retired People; the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation; the state of Delaware Public Health Service; the University of Delaware's Wellness Program; Quality Insights (which will provide a pharmacist to answer questions); the Jefferson County Extension Service's diabetes program; the YMCA and its prediabetes program; Walgreen's; Camp Chiropractic & Eight Weeks to Wellness; the Delaware Medical Reserve Corps Diabetes Self-Management Program; Nemours Children's Health System; Shoprite nutrition services; The Rosa Health Center and more.
Those on the panel will include Dr. Patrice A. Harris, the incoming chairman of the board of the American Medical Association; Dr. James Lenhard, medical director of the Christiana Care Center for Diabetes and Metabolic Disease and medical director of the Christiana Care Weight Management Center; Rita Landgraf, secretary of the Delaware Department of Health and Social Services, among others; Dr. Jeffrey Burtaine, a medical director in clinical client relations for Highmark; and Chuck Knothe, a Wilmington lawyer who has had diabetes for 15 years.
You can sign up here for tickets. The school is on the bus system for those you would like to use public transportation. Go to https://tickets.delawareonline.com/e/imagine-delaware-series-combating-diabetes for more information.
In this year's News Journal challenge sponsored by Christiana Care Health System, we asked readers to embrace a healthier lifestyle and lose weight, with an eye toward helping people avoid diabetes or improve their situation.
The Week 12 winner in our Take It Off annual health challenge is Myrick Peterson. Other winners have been Joe Messick, Steven Gherke, Julie Vannicola, Joan French, Julie Jackson, Elaine Jackson, Suzanne Burcat, Sheila Snyder, Karen Mackiewicz, Lisa Hunt and Jackie Arocho.
So far participants have lost 4,037 pounds. Stay tuned for our grand prize winner!
National Prescription Drug Take Back Day at Christiana Hospital
Drop off unwanted or expired medications at the Christiana Hospital Medical Arts Pavilion 2 parking lot, 4755 Ogletown Stanton Road, Newark, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. April 30.
All medications will be disposed of in an environmentally responsible manner.
The following medications will be accepted: prescriptions, over-the-counter pills, pet medicines, vitamins and liquid medications and creams. Leave all medications in their original containers. Syringes/sharps will not be accepted.
This is a joint partnership of Christiana Care Health System, the Drug Enforcement Administration, the Delaware Division of Public Health, and the Delaware State Police.
Bayhealth offers free osteoporosis screenings
Bayhealth Medical Center will offer bone density screenings Thursday.
Bone density screenings check for osteoporosis, a progressive bone weakening, making them prone to fracture. The screening is painless and non-invasive.
The next screenings will take place on the following dates: Thursday from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. at Bayhealth Outpatient Center, 1020 Mattlind Way, Milford and May 9, from 8:30 a.m. to 11 a.m. at the Bayhealth Education Department, 208 W. Water St., Dover.
To register, call (302)744-7135. Go to bayhealth.org/classes to learn more.