| In partnership with Greensboro Urban Ministry, the School of Nursing at North Carolina A&T State University will hold an open house for the new Diabetes Education, Prevention, and Management Center. The event will be held Thursday, May 1 at 3 p.m. at 305 West Lee Street in Greensboro, N.C.
The diabetes education center will provide community members with access to diabetes self-management and prevention education through one-on-one and group interactions facilitated by North Carolina A&T faculty and students.
According to the American Diabetes Association, as many as one in three American adults will have diabetes in 2050 and an additional 79 million Americans are at high risk for developing type 2 diabetes. Since 2010, mortality rates for diabetes mellitus have increased in both Guilford County and North Carolina.
In response to the community need, in 2013 Greensboro Urban Ministry agreed to provide a space for North Carolina A&T faculty and students to provide weekly diabetes support through education and outreach.
“It is an opportunity to serve the citizens of Greensboro and to move our community engagement forward,” said Inez Tuck, Dean of the School of Nursing.
The open house is free and open to the public.
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