Community Health Charities presents: FREE Webinar: Top 5 Ways to Stop Diabetes & Get Healthy Now

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Date: Tuesday, March 25, 2014

Time: 12:00-1:00 PM (EDT)
Topic Overview:

How’s your health? Do you take pretty good care of yourself? Or do you find yourself saying one or more of these statements often?

• I have to lose weight.
• I don’t get enough exercise.
• I should eat better, but I don’t always feel like it.
• I need to quit smoking.

If you're ready to get healthier now, this is the webinar for you. Community Health Charities is partnering with the American Diabetes Association to reveal the top 5 ways you can stop type 2 diabetes and heart disease. Join this webinar to learn:

• If you’re at risk for type 2 diabetes and heart disease
• How you can make your own plan to reach your goals for better health
  
• How to make your plan realistic and achievable

Join us on American Diabetes Association Alert Day®, Tuesday, March 25, 2014, at 12:00 PM (EDT) to learn more. Click here now to register!
About the Speaker: Virginia Peragallo-Dittko, RN, BC-ADM, CDE, FAADE

Ms. Peragallo-Dittko is Executive Director of the Diabetes and Obesity Institute at Winthrop-University Hospital in Mineola, NY. She served as Director of the Diabetes Education Center at Winthrop-University Hospital from 1985 to 2010. She is also a Professor of Medicine at SUNY Stony Brook School of Medicine, is Board-certified in Advanced Diabetes Management and is a Fellow of the American Association of Diabetes Educators.

Ms. Peragallo-Dittko currently serves as Chair of the Prevention Committee of the American Diabetes Association. She also serves as Associate Editor of The Diabetes Educator journal and formerly served as Editor-in-Chief of Program Publications for the American Diabetes Association. In 2007, she was named Outstanding Educator in Diabetes by the American Diabetes Association. In 1990, she was named Diabetes Educator of the Year by the American Association of Diabetes Educators.Ms. Peragallo-Dittko has the distinction of being the only recipient of both elite national awards.

Ms. Peragallo-Dittko edited the textbook A Core Curriculum for Diabetes Education, Second Edition and Addendum. She has been published in the area of diabetes education in many books, as well as lay and professional journals. A respected national and international lecturer, she has lectured extensively for lay and professional audiences and has participated in radio and television interviews.

About the Member Charity: American Diabetes Association

The mission of the American Diabetes Association is to prevent and cure diabetes and to improve the lives of all people affected by diabetes. They lead the fight against the deadly consequences of diabetes and fight for those affected by diabetes. They also fund research to prevent, cure and manage diabetes; deliver services to hundreds of communities; provide objective and credible information and give a voice to those denied their rights because of diabetes. To learn more, please visit www.diabetes.org.