Perry County

Jennifer Weeber, of Northfork Local Foods in Hazard, Ky.; she is also involved with the Perry County Diabetes Coalition.

Diabetes Prevention Resources

The National Diabetes Prevention Program (DPP): In-Person Meetings

– The Kentucky River District Health Department; call for class location in Perry Co.

IN PERSON. This year-long program includes 16 sessions the first 6 months & 6 or more sessions the last 6 months. Call for class dates, location, & time.

CONTACT: April Sandlin or Denesa Watts: (606-439-2361) or (606) 785-3144, Denesas.watts@ky.gov or april.sandlin@ky.gov

The National Diabetes Prevention Program (DPP): Online Meetings

Coach Shellie’s Healthy Lifestyle Program (Full CDC Recognition)

DETAILS: Meets online. This year-long program includes 16 sessions the first 6 months and 6 or more sessions the last 6 months. Call to register & for more.

CONTACT: Shellie Wingate, (502) 682-5079, shellie.wingate@gmail.com

 

Good Measures, LLC (Full CDC Recognition)

DETAILS: Meets online. This year-long program includes 16 sessions the first 6 months & 6 or more sessions the last 6 months. Call to register & for more.

CONTACT: Cassandra Johnson, (617) 531-9149 X2713, Cassandra.johnson@goodmeasures.com

 

Balanced Wellness KY (Full CDC Recognition)

DETAILS: Meets online. This year-long program includes 16 sessions the first 6 months & 6 or more sessions the last 6 months. Call to register & for more.

CONTACT: Terry Gehrke, (502) 716-7773, tag@balancedwellnessky.com

Healthy Eating, Farmers' Markets, & Community Events

The Perry County Farmers’ Market, check their Facebook page for market times.

 

Northfork Local Foods, a project aimed at increasing access to locally grown and produced foods within communities along and around the North Fork of the Kentucky River.

 

Diabetes Management Resources

Diabetes Coalitions & Support Groups

– The Perry County Diabetes Coalition at The UK Center for Excellence in Rural Health

DETAILS: Meets the 4th Tuesday of each month from 12:00PM till 1:00PM. Locations are subject to change; call for more information.

CONTACT: Mary Collins, (606) 435-7681, PerryCoDiabetesCoalition@gmail.com

Diabetes Self-Management Education & Support Classes (DSMES)

The Kentucky River District Health Dept., with The Kentucky Dept. of Public Health, at the Perry County Health Center.

DETAILS: Nationally recognized/accredited class: ‘HEALTHY LIVING WITH DIABETES.’

Call for scheduling dates, times, & to register.

CONTACT: April Sandlin or Denesa Watts, (606) 439-2361, april.sandlin@ky.gov

www.krdhd.org

 

Faith Moves Mountains – Appalachians In Control (Call for class location)

DETAILS: ‘EVERYONE WITH DIABETES COUNTS’ Diabetes Empowerment Education Program (DEEP)

Classes meet for 2 hours once a week for 6 weeks.

Call for scheduling dates, times, and to register.

CONTACT: Sarah Stone, (606) 574-0871, sarah.stone@uky.edu

 

– Kentucky Homeplace, 750 Morton Blvd., Hazard, KY 41701.

DETAILS: Stanford’s Chronic Disease Self-Management Program (CDSMP).

Classes are designed to be taught by trained non-licensed professionals who are living with a chronic disease.

Classes meet for 2.5 hours a week for 6 weeks. Call to Register.

CONTACT: Carole Frazier, (606) 439-3557, carole.frazier@uky.edu

https://ruralhealth.med.uky.edu/cerh-homeplace

 

– The Kentucky River Area Agency on Aging & Independent Living (Call for class location in Perry Co.)

DETAILS: Stanford’s Chronic Disease Self-Management Program (CDSMP).

Classes are designed to be taught by trained non-licensed professionals who are living with a chronic disease.

Classes meet for 2.5 hours a week for 6 weeks. Call to register.

CONTACT: Staci Noble: (606) 436-3158, stacie@kradd.org

www.kradd.org

 

– Mountain Comprehensive Health Care: Buckhorn Clinic, 72 Buckhorn Clinic Road, Buckhorn, KY 41721.

DETAILS: ‘EVERYONE WITH DIABETES COUNTS’ Diabetes Empowerment Education Program (DEEP)

Classes meet for 2 hours once a week for 6 weeks. Call for scheduling dates, times, & to register.

CONTACT: Chasity Eversole, (606) 633-4871, ceversole@mtncomp.org

http://www.mchcky.com

 

– Mountain Comprehensive Health Care: Leatherwood/Blackey Clinic, 464 KY Hwy 699, Cornettsville, KY 41731.

DETAILS: ‘EVERYONE WITH DIABETES COUNTS’ Diabetes Empowerment Education Program (DEEP)

Classes meet for 2 hours once a week for 6 weeks. Call for scheduling dates, times, & to register.

CONTACT: Chasity Eversole, (606) 633-4871, ceversole@mtncomp.org

http://www.mchcky.com

 

– Primary Care Centers of Eastern KY, 101 Town & Country Lane, Suite 101, Hazard, KY 41701.

DETAILS: Call for scheduling dates, times, & to register.

CONTACT: Mary Collins, Martha Bailey, or Jessica Anderson, (606) 435-7681, mcollins@pccek.com or janderson@pccek.com

www.pccek.com

Medical Nutrition Therapy/Dietitians

– Perry County Health Center, 239 Lovern Street, Hazard, KY 41701.

Call for more information.

CONTACT: Alice Caudill, (606) 785-3144, alicem.caudill@ky.gov

 

– Primary Care Centers of Eastern KY, 101 Town & Country Lane, Suite 101, Hazard, KY 41701.

Call for more information.

CONTACT: Misty Allen, (606) 439-1300, mallen@pcek.com

www.pccek.com

 

– UK’s North Fork Valley Community Health Center, 750 Morton Blvd., Hazard, KY 41701.

Call for more information.

CONTACT: Ask for Medical Nutritional Therapy, (606) 439-1559.

 

– MCHC’s Leatherwood/Blackey Clinic, 464 KY Hwy 699, Cornettsville, KY 41731.

Call for more information.

CONTACT: Erin Gibson, (606) 633-4871, egibson@mtncomp.org

 

– MCHC’s Buckhorn Clinic, 72 Buckhorn Clinic Road, Buckhorn, KY 41721.

Call for more information.

CONTACT: Erin Gibson, (606) 633-4871, egibson@mtncomp.org

*NOTE: information presented here (aside from Farmers’ Market info) comes from the Kentucky Diabetes Resource Directory. It may not account for differences in programs/services due to COVID-19, so be sure to double-check to confirm! Also, these listings might not be complete, and we do not endorse one entity/provider over another.