4-17-2024 11:49pm

Warren County Health District Diabetes Prevention Event

Beth Callahan Editor

LEBANON, OH -- Diabetes is one of the most prevalent and serious chronic diseases in the United States. According to the Centers for Disease Control, more than 37.3 million people (11.3%) in the United States have diabetes, and 1 in 4 of them don’t know they have it. The most recent Warren County Community Health Assessment reports 22,503 adults in Warren County had been diagnosed with some form of diabetes in their lifetime.

One of the tools that is used by healthcare professionals to diagnose someone with prediabetes or diabetes is a hemoglobin A1C test. This is a blood test that measures an individual’s average blood sugar levels over the past three months.

The Warren County Health District (WCHD) is excited to announce that we will be hosting a diabetes prevention event on April 28th from 2:30 to 4:30 PM. This event is open to the community and will be located at the Parish Center of St. Francis de Sales Church, located at 20 DeSales Avenue, Lebanon, Ohio 45036.

At this event, WCHD is offering the following services:

Blood Sugar and Diabetes Testing
Blood Pressure Checks
Nutrition Education
Spanish Interpretation
Referrals for follow up care as needed

Please join us to learn about your risk for diabetes and ways to properly manage and/or prevent diabetes. For more information, please call 513-695-1477 or 513-695-1272 (for individuals who need to speak to a Spanish interpreter) or email ahabermehl@wcchd.com.