Chronic Disease

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Heart Health Month
Heart Health Awareness and Resources

Colorectal Awareness Month

Colorectal Cancer Awareness
Colorectal Cancer Awareness and Resources

- Tobacco Prevention and Cessation

Tobacco Prevention and Cessation Awareness

Tobacco Prevention and Cessation Resources

- Youth Health Awareness

Youth Health Resources

- Breast Cancer Awareness

Breast Cancer Awareness and Prevention Resources

Breast and Cervical Cancer Screening Program
- Cancer Programs Brochure
Johns Hopkins Howard County Medical Center's Breast Center
- Claudia Mayer / Tina Broccolino Cancer Resource Center
  - Peer mentor program, support groups, individual counseling, wig salon
Maryland Department of Health's Breast and Cervical Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment (BCCDT) Program

Diabetes Awareness
- - - Diabetes Awareness
      - American Diabetes Association (ADA)
        
        ADA 60-Second Risk Test for Type 2 Diabetes
        
        ADA Diabetes Alert Day Risk Test
        
        ADA: Managing Your Diabetes - Beyond the Meter
        
        Association of Diabetes Care and Education Specialists: Self-Care Behaviors to Manage Your Condition
        
        Spanish Resources: Recursos en español para personas con diabetes y prediabetes
        
        Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC): Diabetes Basics
        
        CDC: Diabetes and Prediabetes Fact Sheet
        
        CDC: Eating Well with Diabetes
        
        CDC Prediabetes Risk Test
        
        Office on Aging and Independence Newsletter

Diabetes Resources and Programs

- - Living Well with Diabetes: Toolkit is a free, virtual, 6-week workshop in which participants who have diabetes or are at risk for developing diabetes will learn the skills to manage their diabetes and health. Caregivers, partners, support persons and family members are also welcome to register.
    
    Offered by:
    - Johns Hopkins Howard County Medical Center
      - Offered in English
      - Virtual or In-Person
      - Register here: https://living-well-with-diabetes-toolkit-spxgf.events.hcgh.hopkinsmedicine.org/register/registration/select
  - This six-week diabetes disease self-management program (DSMP) is designed for people and/or their caregivers living with type II Diabetes. Weekly topics include glucose monitoring, skin and foot care, appropriate exercise, nutrition, and healthy eating and maintaining a balance blood sugar. This program meets for 2.5 hours for six consecutive weeks.

Offered by:

- - DCRS - Office of Aging and Independence
    - - Offered in English, Spanish, and Korean
        
        In-Person (Spanish)
        
        Register here: https://anc.apm.activecommunities.com/howardcounty/activity/search/detail/140083?onlineSiteId=0&from_original_cui=true

Dining with Diabetes

Dining with Diabetes is an evidence-based, national Extension program for adults with type 2 diabetes or pre-diabetes and their families that teaches healthy meal planning and other self-management skills to help control this disease. Click here for more informaiton.

STRESS MANAGEMENT
- How Stress Affects You - Everyone experiences stress. Sometimes it can help you focus and get the task at hand done.
- How Stress Impacts Everyday Life - Feeling stress can be a normal coping response and can forge a healthy sense of our ability to solve problems. However, when the stress is long term, known as chronic stress, it can lead to worsening health problems.
- Healthy Ways to Cope with Stress - Learning to cope in a healthy way can help reduce your stress. Taking small steps in your daily life to manage stress can have a big impact.
- Heart Healthy Living - Learning how to manage stress and cope with problems can improve your mental and physical health.
- Mind and Body Approaches for Stress and Anxiety - Several mind and body approaches, including relaxation techniques, yoga, tai chi, hypnotherapy, and meditation may be useful for managing symptoms of stress.
STRESS MANAGEMENT RESOURCES IN SPANISH
- Manejar el estrés y desarrollar la resiliencia | Los Institutos Nacionales de Salud - Es importante aprender a manejar el estrés para no sentirse abrumado. El primer paso es reconocer las señales de su cuerpo.
- Control del estrés | American Stroke Association (Asociación Americana del Derrame Cerebral) - El estrés crónico se produce cuando el estrés es constante y el cuerpo está en un estado de alta actividad durante días o semanas.
- PS92S_SP_Managing_Stress2019.pdf - Efectos del estrés y cómo sobrellevarlos.
- Siento estrés | Qué Hacer Ahora - El estrés es la forma como nuestro cuerpo responde a presiones o tensiones que sufrimos.
- Técnicas de control del estrés| Kaiser Permanente - Afortunadamente, hay cosas que puede hacer que le ayudarán a controlar el estrés en el momento y a desarrollar habilidades para afrontar situaciones estresantes en el futuro.