Chronic Disease Grant

State Public Health Actions to Prevent and Control Diabetes, Heart Disease, Obesity and Associated Risk Factors and Promote School Health

Chronic Disease Grant offers:

Living Well with Chronic Conditions (six-week FREE workshop)

Living Well with Chronic Conditions (the Chronic Disease Self-Management Program or CDSMP) is a six-week workshop that provides tools for living a healthy life with chronic health conditions, including diabetes, arthritis, asthma and heart disease. Through weekly sessions, the workshop provides support for continuing normal daily activities and dealing with the emotions that chronic conditions may bring about.

See more at: http:/www.tn.gov/health/topic/CDSM

Diabetes Prevention Program

The National Diabetes Prevention Program—or National DPP—is a CDC recognized program that we can offer to individuals to help prevent or delay Type 2 Diabetes. If you or someone you know is interested in this program, please contact Kacey Houston at 423-279-2790.

Self Measured Blood Pressure Monitoring Program

If you or someone you know has high blood pressure or hypertension, please reach out to Rachel Dean, 423-279-2790, to learn more about how to manage your blood pressure from home and educational programs that could be available to you free at cost!”