PLEASE JOIN US!The 12th Annual African American Diabetes Conference is designed to help promote healthy lifestyles in our community.

PRESENTED BY:Muskegon Community Health Project

Sanofi-Aventis Pharmaceutical

Mercy Health

Blue Cross Blue ShieldBlue Care Network of Michigan

COMMUNITY PARTNERS:Benson Drug Company / Sav-Mor

Hackley Community Care

Walmart Vision Center

Nu Phi Omega Chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc.

FOR MORE INFORMATIONIf you have questions about the conference, please take a moment to contact:

MiMi RankinPhone: (231) 672-3201Fax: (231) 672-8404Email: rankiner@mercyhealth.com

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Saturday, November 7, 201510:00am - 2:30pm

MUSKEGON HEIGHTS HIGH SCHOOL2441 Sanford Street | Muskegon Heights, MI 49444

Living with Diabetes

565 W. Western Avenue, Muskegon, MI 49440 | mchp.orgP: 231.672.3201 F: 231.672.8407 Toll-Free: 1.866.671.4819

African American Diabetes Conference

12th Annual

African American Diabetes Conference

12th Annual

AGENDA

8:00 - 10:00am Registration & Breakfast 10:00 - 10:15am Welcome & Introduction10:15 - 11:00am Keynote Speaker11:00am - 1:30pm Screenings, Vendor Tables, and Free Flu Shots 11:30am - 12:15pm Breakout Sessions:

Hypertension

Nutrition/Cooking Demo

Maintaining Your Diabetes

Affordable Care Enrollment

12:30 - 1:30pm Lunch1:35 - 2:00pm Breakout Sessions:

Hypertension

Maintaining Your Diabetes

Affordable Care Enrollment

2:00 - 2:15pm Questions & Answers

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TO REGISTER, MAIL, FAX OR CALL:Muskegon Community Health Project

Attn: 12th Annual African AmericanDiabetes Conference565 W. Western Ave.Muskegon, MI 49440

Phone: (231) 672 - 3201Fax: (231) 672-8404

If transportation is needed, please call (231) 672-3201

DID YOU KNOW ...Over 13% of all African Americans over 20 years old have diabetes? Did you know African Americans are 1.7 times more likely to have diabetes? Did you know African Americans are significantly more likely to suffer from blindness, kidney disease, and amputation from diabetes?

WELL WHY NOT? You can prevent diabetes if you learn a thing or two. Come see Rosie Murrell talk about her struggle with diabetes, get yourself screened, and learn life saving tips in our breakout sessions. You can’t afford to miss out.

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Rosie is a different person today, inside and out, than she was the day several years back when she first learned she had type 2 diabetes. Back then, she weighed 437 pounds, and “that was a big problem,” she says. Even though other members of her family were already suffering from diabetes, Rosie says she was still in disbelief.

Then she did something that she says made all the difference: she listened to her doctor. “He said I needed to lose weight and start exercising,” she recalls. And Rosie did it. Today, she is 203 pounds lighter — and counting. She carefully plans her meals, exercises daily, and takes her medication as directed. “I now know there are a lot of things I can do to manage my diabetes,” she says. “I’m determined to control it and not let it control me.”

A native of Memphis, Rosie is a frequent volunteer who enjoys helping others and giving back, which is why she became interested in the A1C Champion® program. “I would like to help others get their diabetes under control, just as others have helped me,” she says. Rosie completed her training and became an A1C Champion® in June 2007.

Rosie encourages others who are struggling with diabetes to learn as much as they can about the disease, listen to their health care providers, and take their medications and insulin as they are told. “People sometimes wonder how I can live with diabetes and still be happy,” she says. “But life is sweet, no matter what. It’s important for me to be here to help others, and that is strong motivation for me to stay healthy.”

Keynote Speaker:

ROSIE MURRELL