REACH 2010 Coalition
REACH intervention class schedule
Classes are free of charge and are held by several REACH Coalition Partner agencies listed below in multiple language settings. Please contact your preferred site to reserve seats and for more information.
Description of intervention classes and groups:
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Support Groups provide:
Emotional support, shared experiences, shared resources, dealing with discrimination and tips for talking about diabetes. Support groups are ideal for family members, health care providers, friends and each other.
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Education classes include:
Physical activities, nutrition counseling, weight management, marketing, glucose testing, and other relevant topics.
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Self Management classes include:
Self-care focus, increasing self-efficacy, managing medications, methods for increasing provider-patient communication by patient initiative. |
Intervention activities held by:
Center for MultiCultural Health
105 - 14th Avenue, Suite 2C
Seattle, WA 98122
Phone: (206) 461-6910, ext. 218
Email: Eudora.Carter@cschc.org
Web: www.cschc.org
Target population: African Americans
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Classes to be scheduled for 2008
The Center for MultiCultural Health offers free education classes to African Americans living with and at-risk for diabetes. Learn how to: Live better with diabetes, select and prepare foods to eat for a healthier life, develop self-management skills. |
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Support Groups class information (classes to be scheduled)
Meet doctors, nutrition specialists and other health care professionals and ask questions about diabetes and its complications; Find out about resources for free or low-cost medical supplies; enjoy a heart-healthy snack; and meet other people who are living with diabetes.
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Intervention activities held by:
Sea Mar Community Health Centers
1040 S. Henderson
Seattle, WA 98108
Phone: 206-764-4700, ext. 6110
Email: REACH@seamarchc.org
Target population: Hispanic/Latinos
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Classes to be scheduled for 2008.
Intervention activities held by:
International Community Health Services
412-A Maynard Avenue S, 3rd Floor
Seattle, WA 98104
Phone: 206-788-3673
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Classes to be scheduled for 2008.
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learn more
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 Healthy Eating for Lifetime
What we choose to eat can have a direct affect on our ability to enjoy life to its fullest. This is true for everyone, despite his or her age and current health.
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Physical Activity
 For good health every person should do 30 minutes or more of moderate-intensity physical activity throughout the day on five or more days of the week.
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