Free diabetes seminar offered by North Idaho Health Network
COEUR D’ALENE, IDAHO (October 22, 2008) – In the United States, there are nearly 24 million children and adults who have diabetes. This is 7.8% of the population. While an estimated 17.9 million have been diagnosed with diabetes, nearly one quarter of this group, or 5.7 million people are unaware that they have the disease.
The North Idaho Health Network is providing a free diabetes seminar for all people who have diabetes, have a family history of diabetes, or want to learn more about the disease on Thursday, October 30 at the Health Resource Center, Fox Auditorium of Kootenai Medical Center in Coeur d’Alene, Idaho. Certified diabetes educator, Kirsten Collins, RD, CDE, will present. The J.R. Simplot Company is sponsoring the seminar.
In addition to the nearly 24 million people living with diabetes, there is an additional 57 million Americans who have pre-diabetes; a condition that occurs when a person's blood glucose levels are higher than normal but not high enough for a diagnosis of type 2-diabetes. Learn more about the disease by going to www.NIHN.net and click on Healthy Directions.
Free Diabetes Seminar
Presented by Kirsten Collins, RD, CDE
Thursday, October 30 at 6:30 p.m.
Kootenai Medical Center
Health Resource Center, Fox Auditorium
2003 Lincoln Way
Coeur d’Alene, Idaho
About North Idaho Health Network – The non-profit North Idaho Health Network was founded in 1994 to meet the needs of the community with the belief that healthcare should be administered and delivered locally. Now, NIHN is the local, trusted resource working to optimize health by creating and promoting solutions designed to educate the community and achieve high quality, cost-effective health care. The network is comprised of the medical communities in Idaho’s five northern counties, including Kootenai Medical Center, Bonner General Hospital, Boundary Community Hospital, Benewah Community Hospital, and Shoshone Community Hospital along with area physicians. NIHN responds to the health care needs of individuals and businesses within these communities by providing the most efficiently administered health services at the local level by working together to achieve high quality, cost-effective care to the people in the communities served. www.NIHN.net
