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Adair Healthy Community team receives $2,000 diabetes prevention grant Special to CM Healthy Living News Story Columbia, Kentucky's Adair County Healthy Community Leadership Team, will receive an initial $2,000 grant to support local efforts to prevent and control diabetes; the group will also receive training and technical assistance. The award was announced by the Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC), Bristol-Myers Squibb Foundation's Together on Diabetes, and Marshall University included in an announcement that nine Appalachian communities will receive grant funding and enhanced support services needed to establish community- based diabetes coalitions. The region faces a number of serious health problems, including high rates of diabetes and other chronic diseases. Since 2000, ARC and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) have partnered with Marshall University's Center for Rural Health to support a network of local diabetes coalitions in the Region's most economically distressed communities. Coalitions organize local partners to plan and implement programs that help people with diabetes manage their condition, and prevent type 2 diabetes in those who are at risk. Since physical activity and diet are key factors in diabetes management, coalitions often coordinate services such as cooking classes, exercise programs, and support groups. They promote policy changes that support healthy lifestyles, and pursue community improvements such as farmers markets and Walking trails. The Bristo-MyerS Squibb Foundation's Together on Diabetes initiative joined the ADCTP effort in 2011, committing $2.6 million in new resources to the program. This November, 11 communities from across Appalachia entered a regional competition, and the Adair 'County group was one of nine selected to receive grants and support from ARC, CDC, and the Foundation The ADCTP team from Marshall University will help the group make an action plan based on local needs and resources; coalition leaders will then engage community partners to implement evidence-based programs on healthy eating and physical activity. The group will become part of a network of more than 80 Appalachian coalitions and will benefit from ADCTP'S training and technical assistance services in years to come. -INFORMATION COURTESY JELAINE HARLOW, Adair County Health Department, 801 Westlake Drive, Columbia, KY. This story was posted on 2013-01-04 03:49:52
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