The Democratic National Committee and Obama for America will be hosting an Atlanta University Center HBCU Summit on February 21st, 2012 from 6:00pm- 8:00pm EST.
This event will be held on Clark Atlanta University’s campus, located at the Student Center, 223 James P Brawley Drive, Atlanta, Georgia, and hosted by the Student Government Associations from Clark Atlanta University, Spelman College and Morris Brown College.
During this event, featured speakers will include, actress Keshia Knight Pulliam, political strategist Michael Eric Dyson and other surprise celebrity guests.
On March 15, 2011, Spelman College and Novo Nordisk hosted a Diabetes Town Hall meeting about its impact on the African American Community. According to the American Diabetes Association, 14.7 percent of all African-Americans age 20 years or older have diabetes. Guest speakers included:
• Kendall Simmons, former NFL guard
• A.J. Johnson, actress, fitness expert, founder, The AJ Zone
• Doxie Jordan, associate vice president, Diabetes Sales Southeast, Novo Nordisk
• Dr. Kathi Earles, MD, medical scientific director, Novo Nordisk
• Donna DeCaille, nutritionist, executive consultant, EnVision Nutrition Inc.
• Gail Richardson, diabetic nurse educator
• Dr. Reginald Fowler, Board Certified Internal Medicine
The American Diabetes Association publication, "What Puts Kids at Risk for Type 2 Diabetes," gives helpful tips and reminders for parents:
Kids with type 2 diabetes often:
Are overweight
Are not physically active enough
Have a mom, dad or other close relative who has type 2 diabetes
Are African American, Latino American, American Indian, Asian American or Pacific Islander
Common Symptoms of type 2 diabetes:
Very thirsty
Fell Tired
Go to the bathroom a lot
Have blurry vision
Losing weight without knowing why
Have dark skin under arms or neck
However, sometimes there are no symptoms of diabetes and people find out when they go to the doctor for their annual check-up. The advice from the panelists and American Diabetes Association for people to lower their chances of getting diabetes include:
Eat Healthy Foods
Be Active Every Day
Stay at a Healthy Diet
There are more than 26 million Americans living with diabetes. Interested in helping spread the message about diabetes?
Attend and sign-up for the 2011 Step Out: Walk to Stop Diabetes 5K:
Saturday, September 24, 2011in Downtown Atlanta
Saturday, October 8, 2011 in Downtown Alpharetta
Contact Rhonda King at 404-320-7100 ext. 3081. Or email rking@diabetes.org.
