Diabetes Empowerment Education Program
Get DEEP™ Into Diabetes
Taught by CCH professionals, the Diabetes Empowerment Education Program (DEEP™) is a free, six-week program for community members who either have diabetes or care for or support anyone who has diabetes.
The two-hour classes provide free self-management education so people are empowered to improve and maintain their quality of life with diabetes. This course does not provide formal diabetes education or develop personalized medical plans.
Courses will include information on the following topics:
- Understanding the human body and its relation to diabetes
- Understanding risk factors for diabetes
- Monitoring your body
- Physical activity and diabetes
- Controlling diabetes through nutrition
- Identification and prevention of diabetes complications
- Learning about medications and medical care
- Living with a chronic disease: mobilizing family and friends
Classes are offered:
- Dates: September 11, 18 and 23; October 2, 16 and 23
- Time: from 9:30-11:30 am
- Location: Campbell County Senior Center, 701 Stockrail Avenue, Gillette, Wyoming
Registration is required. Call 307.688.3615 for more information.
Class is limited to 15 participants. Not designed to provide individual diabetes education or develop a personalized medical plan.
Campbell County Health’s Diabetes Education program is nationally recognized by the American Diabetes Association. Learn more at www.cchwyo.org/diabetes.
This class is made possible with support from Mountain-Pacific Quality Health
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