LAURINBURG– On Thursday, Scotland Memorial Foundation will host its annual Diabetes Education Fair in The Dulin Center, located in the Community Health and Rehabilitation Center on the campus of Scotland Memorial Hospital. This free event is open to anyone who has been diagnosed with or is caring for someone with diabetes.
In Scotland County, diabetes is the fourth leading cause of death, and is seventh for the state of North Carolina. Factors that increase the risk of Diabetes are obesity, physical inactivity, unhealthy diet and smoking.
The Diabetes Education Fair is a collaborative effort between Scotland Memorial Foundation, Scotland Health Care System, and the Scotland County Health Department. This event focuses on information and education by providing free health screenings, a delicious and healthy meal, a fantastic speaker panel, and many exhibitors.
Screenings provided at the event include A1C, height, weight, blood pressure and body fat/BMI and foot checks beginning at 5 pm. Participants may also visit with many SHCS and community exhibitors between 5 and 6:15 p.m. A delicious meal will be served beginning at 6:15 p.m. followed by a panel of speakers until 8:00pm.
This year’s speaker panel includes: Tracy Roberts and Kelsey Canipe of Morrison Health Care, Dr. Allen Ballew and Dr. Marc Sciarra of Carolina Family Medicine, Chuck Jackson of Scotland Rehab Services, and Certified Diabetes Educator Felisa Hammonds of Scotland Health Care System.
This event is made free to the community through many generous donations made to Scotland Memorial Foundation during Putting on the Ritz and the FUNd Run-4-Life.
Pre-registration for this event is preferred. Call 910-291-6933 to register.