AstraZeneca HealthCare Foundation
AstraZeneca HealthCare Foundation Recognizes Dr. Arenia C. Mallory Community Health Center
Commitment to Improve Cardiovascular Health
Take Control of Your Health Program
Program Goal
Improve metabolic control, psycho-social outcomes and quality of life to reduce diabetes-related complications such as cardiovascular disease among Mississippians. The Take Control of Your Health program uses an evidence-based community intervention to:
- promote and teach people with diabetes to be active
- to eat healthy
- daily monitoring
- how to take medication
- reduce risks
- problem solving and healthy coping habits for successful diabetes management
Program Participants
Ages: 18 and older
Locations: Holmes and Madison counties
Upcoming Conferences
- Mississippi Public Health Association Conference, Jackson, MS, October 17, 2019
- Food and Nutrition Expo, October 29, 2019 Philadelphia, PA
- American Public Health Association-Philadelphia, PA, November 4-8, 2019
For more information on the Take Control of Your Health Program, call 601-855-5275
