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Whatley offers diabetes prevention program

The Tuscaloosa News - 7/16/2018

July 15--Whatley Health Services offers a no-cost, evidence-based diabetes prevention program. "Change Your Lifestyle, Change Your Life" allows participants to work with trained lifestyle coaches to develop and self-monitor individualized health and wellness plans at no cost to them.

The program is part of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention National Diabetes Prevention Program. Its tailored approach supports each individual participant to make lifestyle changes while considering their personal situations.

The program aims to help participants to lose a minimum of 5 percent of their body weight and maintain 150 minutes of physical activity per week. Simple changes can make a considerable impact in reducing the risk of preventable chronic conditions such as diabetes, hypertension and heart disease.

Whatley Health Services is offering these classes in the following counties: Bibb, Greene, Hale, Lamar, Pickens, Sumter, Tuscaloosa and Walker counties. The classes will meet for one year. In the first four month classes will meet weekly and in the remaining eight months classes will meet twice each month to help participants to maintain healthy lifestyle changes. Parties interested in joining the classes should call 758-6647, ext. 6170.

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