Diabetes coalition sets wellness expo June 20
The 21st Annual Wellness Expo hosted by the Delaware Diabetes Coalition will be held from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., Tuesday, June 20, at Delaware Technical Community College, Terry Campus, Del-One Conference Center, 100 Campus Drive, Dover.
This event is free to the public, and lunch is provided on a first-come, first-served basis.
The expo brings together healthcare providers, businesses, diabetes-related organizations and others to promote diabetes self-management and healthier lifestyles for people with diabetes. It will include more than 30 exhibitors and health screeners, and an educationally packed program presented by community health leaders. Attendees will leave better equipped to manage their diabetes.
Highlights will include free COVID-19 vaccines, flu shots and HIV testing; dental, hearing, blood glucose, cholesterol, lead and blood pressure screenings; a keynote presentation from Beebe Healthcare bariatric surgeon Christopher M. Manieri, DO; and a patient panel. Lt. Gov.Bethany Hall Long will also present on Diabetes in Delaware.
A complete agenda, speaker biographies and exhibitor lineup can be found at dediabetescoalition.org under the Diabetes Expo menu.
This event is free of charge thanks in part to sponsors: Diabetes & Heart Disease Prevention & Control Program; Physical Activity, Nutrition, and Obesity Prevention Program; AmeriHealth Caritas Delaware; Anodyne Pain & Wellness Solutions; Beebe Healthcare; Delaware First Health; and TidalHealth.
Preregistration is encouraged to beat the check-in line. To register, go to bit.ly/3N4ZH65.
For more information, go to dediabetescoalition.org.
The Delaware Diabetes Coalition is a statewide nonprofit organization comprising a network of healthcare organizations working together to improve the lives of all people in Delaware affected by diabetes through awareness, prevention, identification, advocacy and dissemination of services.
