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Diabetes Awareness Evening
This was the third in a series of such evenings arranged for the Rotary Club
of Arbury by leading consultant Krishna Prasad. The first two were to
raise awareness of bowel and breast cancer problems and treatment.
On this occasion Dr John Morrissey and his diabetes care team from the
George Eliot Hospital provided the healthcare talk at the GETEC (George
Eliot Training and Education Centre).
At the event the causes of Diabetes were discussed and there was an
introduction to the Alphabet Strategy for excellent diabetes care and also a
question and answer session. Great emphasis was placed on the fact
that people can achieve great benefit from minor changes in diet and
lifestyle and avoid or reduce the effects of diabetes.
These events are free and arranged as an information service to the general
public. Places for future events should be booked when they are
advertised.
As can be seen below this event was very well attended.
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The Diabetic Support Group at the local hospital receives continuing support and
the Club helped the local First Responder Unit with equipment a couple of years
ago.
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Promotion of Cancer Awareness
Raising the awareness of cancer is why the members of the
Rotary Club of Arbury have teamed up with the George Eliot Hospital.
Rotarians have made a commitment to promote Cancer
Awareness in the Rope Walk Shopping Centre every second Wednesday of the
month for a year until September 2008 between 10 am and 2 pm.
A full range of information leaflets have been provided
by the Institute of Cancer Research.
photograph by courtesy of the Heartland Evening News |
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