Free Diabetes And Blood Sugar Screening During Diabetes Awareness Month
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November is Diabetes Awareness Month and the City of Vaughan, in partnership with the Vaughan Community Health Centre, will provide workshops and screening sessions on diabetes, cholesterol and hypertension at select Vaughan community centres.
Each workshop consists of a presentation by a nurse practitioner and diabetes dietitian with an opportunity for residents to ask one-on-one questions and receive free blood sugar and diabetes screening. Workshop dates and locations are as follows:
Monday, November 7
6 p.m. to 9 p.m.
Al Palladini Community Centre
6 p.m. to 9 p.m.
Al Palladini Community Centre
Wednesday, November 9
1 p.m. to 4 p.m.
North Thornhill Community Centre
1 p.m. to 4 p.m.
North Thornhill Community Centre
Wednesday, November 16
2 p.m. to 4 p.m.
Chancellor Community Centre
2 p.m. to 4 p.m.
Chancellor Community Centre
Wednesday, November 16
5 p.m. to 9 p.m.
Maple Community Centre
5 p.m. to 9 p.m.
Maple Community Centre
Wednesday, November 30
2 p.m. to 4 p.m.
Chancellor Community Centre
2 p.m. to 4 p.m.
Chancellor Community Centre
Diabetes Awareness Month is a national advocacy campaign organized by the Canadian Diabetes Association. Its mission is to lead the fight against diabetes and find a cure, while helping the nine million Canadians who live with diabetes.
Diabetes Awareness Month supports the City’s Active Together initiative.
Launched in 2009, Active Together, the City’s physical activity strategy, aims to increase awareness of rising inactivity and obesity levels across Vaughan, and helps prevent chronic diseases such as diabetes.
For more information on Active Together or the Diabetes Awareness Month workshops and screening sessions, visit vaughan.ca or contact Heather McLean, Active Living Coordinator at 905-832-2377 ext.7438 or heather.mclean@vaughan.ca.