The Eastern Panhandle Diabetes Coalition is a network of health care organizations and community partners working together to improve the lives of people with diabetes through awareness, prevention, education, and advocacy.
MISSION: To integrate and invigorate all efforts to prevent, manage, and treat diabetes for residents of the Eastern Panhandle of West Virginia.
VISION: To create a culture of health that empowers and enables individuals to prevent and manage diabetes.
Facebook Group
The Eastern Panhandle Diabetes Coalition Facebook group offers a community of support and resources for the prevention or management of diabetes. Join our group for up-to-date information and educational resources.
Community Partners
The Eastern Panhandle Diabetes Coalition is the joint effort of community partners including:
- WVU Medicine Berkeley Medical Center
- WVU Medicine Potomac Valley Hospital
- WVU School of Medicine Eastern Division
- WVU Extension Services
- Berkeley-Morgan County Health Department
- Shenandoah Community Health
- Panhandle Home Health, Inc.
- Family Resource Network of the Panhandle
- Health Care for All – West Virginia
- WV Department of Health and Human Resources
- Good Samaritan Free Clinic
- WV Health Connection
- Berkeley County Schools
Contact Information
For more information about the Eastern Panhandle Diabetes Coalition, please contact Dana DeJarnett, Health Promotion Coordinator, at [email protected].
Resources
- WVU Medicine Diabetes and Nutrition Education
- WV Health Connection – Berkeley County Trail Map
- WV Health Connection – Programs and Class Map
- Diabetes Risk Test
- WVU Extension Dining With Diabetes
- Jefferson County Council on Aging
- Sam Michaels Park and Community Center
- Martinsburg-Berkeley County Parks and Recreation
- Move it Monday
- Healthy Berkeley Walking Routes
- WV Diabetes Collaborative
- Farm To You – West Virginia
- Berkeley Senior Services
- Senior Life Services of Morgan County