Living Well Into the Future 2010

Ohio parish health ministry to host diabetes education event

August 7, 2010

Learn about treating diabetes and health ways to control the disease when Episcopal Retirement Homes' Parish Health Ministry hosts "Diabetes - An Epidemic: Tools for Reducing the Risk". The conference will be held at St. John Episcopal Church, located at 700 High Street in Worthington Ohio, on August 7th, 2010. Diabetic screenings and blood pressure screenings will be available for all who attend.

With diabetes - the world's seventh leading cause of death - reaching epidemic proportions in the United States, keynote speaker Armanda Brunicardi, RD, LD, CDE, will present attendees with an overview of diabetes and pre-diabetes. She will also provide insight into ways to decrease the risk of developing diabetes and ways to control its damaging side effects.

Brunicardi has been a Clinical Dietician for sixteen years. She is a Certified Diabetes Educator and a consultant for Nipro Diabetes Products. Brunicardi works as a Clinical Dietician and a Diabetes Education Coordinator for Meadowview Regional Medical Center in Maysville, KY.
Following Brunicardi's discussion, Carrie Rasmussen of Whole Foods Market will demonstrate ways to cook healthy meals. She will also show how plant-based nutrition helps to fight disease.

To register, please go to www.parishhealthministry.com or call Ellen Schneider at 800.835.5768, ext. 4545.