Quality Insights Quality Innovation Network, supported locally by Healthcare Quality Strategies, Inc., is partnering with Village Super Market, Inc. and East Orange General Hospital to provide free diabetes workshops.
According to a statement released by officials, the program is funded by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), and it offers free self-management workshops that are open to people with Medicare who have diabetes, their family members and caregivers.
"As a ShopRite dietitian, I absolutely love sharing health and wellness knowledge throughout the East Orange community,” Taylor Cain, Registered Dietitian Nutritionist (RDN) at ShopRite of East Orange, said. “Be sure to join our class if you are interested in developing a diabetic meal plan that is specialized just for you! And of course, no class is complete without delicious samples. I look forward to working with all of you!"
Monika Mahajan MS, RDN at East Orange General Hospital’s Weight Loss and Metabolic Wellness Center will also be partnering with Quality Insights and offering guidance and expertise to workshop participants.
The free diabetes self-management workshops are designed to educate individuals about diabetes and help them learn how to manage it and take control of their health through various tools, behavior modification, and coping techniques.
Participants will learn about diabetes and its risks, preventing complications, healthy eating, exercise, how to deal with stress and difficult emotions, managing medications, and much more.
Free upcoming six-week workshops in East Orange include:
**• East Orange Public Library located at 21 S Arlington Ave in East Orange, NJ 07018. Seminars are on Wednesdays, May 2 to June 6, 2018, from 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.**
**• East Orange General Hospital (Metabolic and Bariatric Center) on 300 Central Ave in East Orange, NJ 07018. Workshops are on Mondays, June 4 to July 9, 2018, from 1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m.**
All attendees must register by the second workshop session. Each participant will receive complimentary healthy refreshments, literature, and resources.
For more information or to register for this free workshop, call Jarmaine Williams at (732) 955-8168. Visit www.qualityinsights-qin.org to learn more about Quality Insights Quality Innovation Network, or to read real success stories about people with diabetes in New Jersey who have completed this program and made motivational improvements to their health and lives.