Diabetes Legislative Awareness Day & Health Fair

Stop Diabetes by attending the Diabetes Legislative Awareness Day and Health Fair at the Capitol.

By: American Diabetes Association |
Published: March 02, 2010

The American Diabetes Association is hosting a Diabetes Legislative Awareness Day at the Capitol on Tuesday, March 2nd in Jackson, MS.
Join other Diabetes Advocates and other volunteers as we take our important message about the seriousness of diabetes to the state legislature.
The event begins at 8:30 a.m. and runs until Noon.
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Diabetes is a growing epidemic and is taking a devastating physical, emotional and financial toll on our state. 1 in 3 American children born today face a future with diabetes if current trends continue. That number is closer to 1 in 2 for African Americans and Latinos.

Yet diabetes is often misunderstood and underestimated by our elected officials. You can help bring the message about the seriousness of diabetes to the state legislature.

We will also have a health health fair at the Capitol, with the Community Outreach for Health Awareness (COHA), JDRF, Askmed Inc, the Mississippi Kindey Foundation, the American Heart Association, Heathcare Management Solutions (HMS) and the American Diabetes Association.