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Month-long Roxbury program helps community learn to manage diabetes

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To increase diabetes awareness and education with Roxbury, Massachusetts residents, community leaders and health and social service providers have come together to launch Roxbury Rising Against Diabetes. This month-long initiative is aimed at encouraging community members to engage in and manage their diabetes care, along with their families and neighbors. Between September 28 and October 31, Roxbury residents will be able to attend a series of free events to raise awareness about the prevention and management of Type-2 Diabetes, including blood sugar screenings, nutrition workshops, fitness activities like Zumba and Yoga, diabetes self-management classes, and more.

A full schedule and location details can be found at www.facebook.com/HealthierRoxbury. You can also follow along on Twitter at @HealthyRoxbury with the hash tag #RoxRising. Roxbury Rising Against Diabetes is sponsored by the Healthier Roxbury Coalition, a broad-based collaborative of community leaders, healthcare providers, social service agencies and the Boston Public Health Commission.

According to the Boston Public Health Commission’s Health of Boston annual report, Roxbury has one of the highest rates of diabetes hospitalizations in the City of Boston.

Based on feedback and recommendations from more than 120 conversations with members of the community, Roxbury Rising Against Diabetes is working collectively to increase awareness about the prevention and management of this chronic disease and highlights the variety of resources available to promote health and wellness across the community.

“We are addressing what is happening in this neighborhood and strengthening the presence of community programs for people with diabetes,” said Leslie Kirle, director of the Aligning Forces for Quality initiative at Massachusetts Health Quality Partners. “By adding to existing programs and building new relationships through this collective effort, we are bringing the community together to combat a devastating chronic disease.”

Healthier Roxbury is supported by the Greater Boston Aligning Forces for Quality initiative and the Aligning Forces for Quality, the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation’s signature effort to improve the quality of health care in 16 communities across the United States.

Healthier Roxbury, an initiative supported by the Greater Boston Aligning Forces for Quality and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, is a broad-based coalition of community leaders, healthcare providers, social service agencies, and the Boston Public Health Commission.

Through Healthier Roxbury, residents, community leaders, health care providers, social service agencies, and government partners are able to share knowledge about factors that affect health status and outcomes in Roxbury, learn more about what is missing or not working, and explore ways to make measurable progress.