An Empowered Approach to Diabetes Education and Your Health

When:
Thursday, Jul 13, 2023 6:30p -
7:45p

Where:
Online event
Surrounding areas
Boston, MA 02110

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Admission:
FREE

Hosted by:
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bostonpubliclibrary Boston Public Library Adult Programs Department

Categories:
Classes, Food, Lectures & Conferences, Virtual

Event website:
https://bpl.bibliocommons.com/events/64934cbd65e9014900db78c8

Please join us in our program series Navigating Diabetes Through Food and Community, a two-week program with online and in-person sessions at the Roxbury Branch of the Boston Public Library. We invite you to join one or many sessions where we will be learning / hearing from professionals who value scientific research and the important role community plays. Whether you have been diagnosed with diabetes, prediabetes, or live with someone with these diagnoses, you are welcome. Registration required for each session.


This session will be facilitated by Dr. Lucy Lomas where she will speak about the value of community and the power of knowledge when living with diabetes.


To attend this session, please register here.


Free grab bags of snacks will be available for the first 25 registrants to pick up at Stop and Shop, located at the Grove Hall Wellness Center; 460 Blue Hill Ave from 1:30- 5:30 on Thursday, 7/13.


Dr. Lomas will be joined by Nutritionist Christine Sinclair who will speak about the snacks provided in the grab bags. 


Lucy Lomas MD is an OB GYN physician with over 10 years of clinical experience. She is a community leader and a health and wellness expert. Lucy serves as the director of community health and wellness for the New England Medical Association, a network of black physicians. She is also leading a wellness initiative to bring a wellness center to Roxbury that prioritizes the physical, mental, emotional and spiritual well-being of patients and healthcare workers. She graduated from the University of Southern California for Medicine (2009) and Biomedical engineering (2004). Lucy loves creating joyful experiences for her children, family and friends. 


Christine Sinclair, MA, MS, RD, LDN leads health and wellness programs and initiatives for Stop & Shop in the Grove Hall and Boston areas. As a registered dietitian nutritionist, she is an advocate for cultural integration and community nutrition and has a passion for addressing chronic conditions through a food as medicine approach. She enjoys offering cooking demonstrations, developing and delivering nutrition programs and partnering with customers on creating a plan for healthful eating for life all while encouraging them to reach other life goals through a healthy lifestyle lens. She loves entertaining friends, cooking with her family and finding more ways to share laughs and have more gratitude moments.


This event series is presented in partnership with Stop & Shop Nutrition Partners and is funded by Point32Health Foundation.

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