Columbus Community Hospital to host diabetes conference Nov. 7

The Columbus Community Hospital will be holding a diabetes conference and health fair on Thursday, Nov. 7 at the Columbus Wellness Center community room on 107 Shult Drive.

The conference will begin at 9:30 a.m. and include A1C screenings, a healthy lunch, and special guest speakers.

Stephen Pont, M.D., MPH - Medical Director for the Center for Public Health policy and Practice at the Texas Department of State Health Services.

William B. Perkison, M.D., MPH, FACOEM – Assistant Professor at the University of Texas School of Public Health – Epidemiology, Human Genetics and Environmental Sciences division Christina Little-Manley, M.S., R.D., L.D. - Dietician with 20 plus years of experience in diabetic nutrition education The conference will provide attendees with information on how to manage diabetes and prevent type 2 diabetes. Information includes diabetes management strategies, nutrition, exercise, weight management, sleep management , managing stress, living with diabetes and the best practices plus much more.

Register for free today by calling the Wellness Center at 979-493-7591, sign up online at COlumbusCH. com/diabetic- conference- 2024, or email Betty Hajovsky for more information at bhajovsky@ columbusch.com.