REACH2010 Charlotte NC - Racial and Ethnic Approaches to Community Health

Support Groups

Living Better with Diabetes
1st Monday of each month
McCorey Family YMCA
1:00pm-2:00pm
For information, contact Pat Swaby, RN, Diabetes Educator at 704-350-1107.

Diabetes Education Classes
2nd and 4th Wednesday of each month
CMC-Biddle Point
9:00am-12:00pm
Class size is limited. For registration, contact Pat Swaby, RN, Diabetes Educator at 704-350-1107

McCrorey Family YMCA
3801 Beatties Ford Road

H.O.P.E. and P.O.P
Helping Overweight People Embrace and Peeling Off the Pounds - Monthly weight management group. Discussion with a therapist, health topics, group support, goal setting and wellness measures. (6 week program - offered quarterly)

Grace Medical Clinic Weight Loss Group
Meets the 2nd and 4th Wednesday of the month, 4:00-5:00pm
Grace Medical Clinic, 2401 Tuckaseegee Road
For more information, call Allison Mignery, 704-432-3468

Lay Health Advisor Diabetes Support Group
Every 3rd Thursday at 11:30am -1:00pm at the West Charlotte Recreation Center.

Neighborhood Walking Groups
Contact your Lay Health Advisor at 704-432-2010 for more information.

Smoking Cessation Support Group
2nd Monday of each month
Beatte Rae Thomas Recreation Center, 2921 Tuckaseegee Road
5:30 p.m. – 6:30 p.m.
For information, contact Willie Adams, Health Educator – Smoking Cessation
704-336-3317

		"People depend on you for help they need. They might call you anytime day or night; but that’s how close I am with the people I serve. Whatever it takes, that is what I do to help." ~Jerry Black - LHA

Home Nutrition Exercise Diabetes Mgmt Primary Care Support Groups Farmers' Market Church Outreach Smoking Cessation Lay Health Advisors Read Newsletters Request Information Evaluation Lillie Wall Lay Health Advisor "REACH 2010 has taught me the importance of maintaining a healthy lifestyle."	Support Groups Living Better with Diabetes 1st Monday of each month McCorey Family YMCA 1:00pm-2:00pm For information, contact Pat Swaby, RN, Diabetes Educator at 704-350-1107. Diabetes Education Classes 2nd and 4th Wednesday of each month CMC-Biddle Point 9:00am-12:00pm Class size is limited. For registration, contact Pat Swaby, RN, Diabetes Educator at 704-350-1107 McCrorey Family YMCA 3801 Beatties Ford Road H.O.P.E. and P.O.P Helping Overweight People Embrace and Peeling Off the Pounds - Monthly weight management group. Discussion with a therapist, health topics, group support, goal setting and wellness measures. (6 week program - offered quarterly) Grace Medical Clinic Weight Loss Group Meets the 2nd and 4th Wednesday of the month, 4:00-5:00pm Grace Medical Clinic, 2401 Tuckaseegee Road For more information, call Allison Mignery, 704-432-3468 Lay Health Advisor Diabetes Support Group Every 3rd Thursday at 11:30am -1:00pm at the West Charlotte Recreation Center. Neighborhood Walking Groups Contact your Lay Health Advisor at 704-432-2010 for more information. Smoking Cessation Support Group 2nd Monday of each month Beatte Rae Thomas Recreation Center, 2921 Tuckaseegee Road 5:30 p.m. – 6:30 p.m. For information, contact Willie Adams, Health Educator – Smoking Cessation 704-336-3317


	All programs of the Charlotte REACH 2010 initiative were completed on September 29, 2007. For additional program information please visit http://www.cdc.gov/reach. You will be able to find more information on the National REACH initiative as well as Charlotte. You may also call 704-446-1539. If you would like health information, please click on the "Request Information" link on this website. Charlotte REACH 2010 Coalition Carolinas Healthcare Systems \| Mecklenburg County Health Department \| Mecklenburg County Health Department Fighting Back Program \| Substance Abuse Prevention Services, Inc. \| Presbyterian Health Care Parish Nurse Program \| McCrorey Family YMCA \| North Carolina Division of Public Health - Chronic Disease and Injury Section \| Fighting Back Cluster 1 Neighborhoods \| CMC Biddle Point