TUSCALOOSA, Ala. — Adults with Type II diabetes who need to lose weight are invited to join a support group that is meeting Friday, June 9, from noon-1 p.m. at the Capstone Medical Center carrel room on The University of Alabama campus.
Guest speaker Denise Yanaura, intern with the Capstone Medical Center Social Service Office, will discuss “Changing Old Habits.”
The group determines its own meeting schedule. “Capstone Medical Center wants to enhance opportunities for our patients to succeed at self-management and health risk reduction,” said Margaret Garner, a sponsor of the support group and director of nutrition education and services in the UA College of Community Health Sciences (CCHS) department of family medicine.
Capstone Medical Center doctors, nurses, the nutritionist and social worker will be available as needed to provide patient education at regular intervals. Please call Katrina Stakem at 205/348-2886 for more information on the support group.
CCHS is a clinical branch campus of the UA School of Medicine, whose central campus is in Birmingham. CCHS emphasizes family practice and other primary care disciplines, as well as providing education for third- or fourth-year medical students. CCHS also trains family physicians in a three-year Family Practice Residency Program, which provides medical service to the community through UA’s Capstone Medical Center and DCH Regional Medical Center.
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Amelia Parker or Linda Hill, Office of Media Relations, 205/348-8325