Announcements

The GHCCM HUB eBay store is now in operation! Check it out here!

Honor Cards

Honor Cards
We provide honor cards for all occasions: birthdays, anniversaries, remember someone, thank someone, recognize someone or just because. It is a great way to support GHCCM and let someone know you are thinking of them. To get your honor cards, contact Lillian Carte at 327-0979 ext. 231.

Up-to-date information about programs and services across North Carolina for families, seniors, youths and everyone in-between:

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We Hear You America!

Reader’s Digest has chosen Hickory Mayor Rudy Wright as one of America’s mayors. As a part of this honor, the Mayor gets to choose a project for citizens (not just in Hickory) to cast their vote. Mayor Wright has chosen the GHCCM Dental Program as his project. Specifically, the installation of a panoramic X-Ray unit that will increase the number of patients seen. The Free Dental Clinic serves adults who otherwise would not have access to dental services. The top prize is $50,000 and would cover all the costs associated with this project!

Go to www.rd.com and click on We Hear You America. Enter Hickory, NC 28602, click and then complete the registration. You are ready to vote! Enter the words given in the box provided and VOTE! Turn on your sound and hear a “woo hoo”.

We also have a special Facebook page named “Vote Hickory”.

We encourage everyone to VOTE early and often (in this case it is legal).

Blessings,

Roger D. Baker, Ed.D.

Executive Director

Diabetes Education Center

Our Mission:

To provide quality, comprehensive diabetes self-management education.

A collaboration service between Kate B. Reynolds Foundation, Catawba Valley Community College, Greater Hickory Cooperative Christian Ministry, Catawba Valley Medical Center, and Medical Access for Catawba County.

Managing diabetes requires a combination of diet, exercise, medication and coping. The Diabetes Education Center's caring staff can help you manage all these aspects of your care.

We offer a series of classes that will teach you:

All about diabetes
Exercise and medication management
Prevention, complications, and coping
Tips for meal planning

Classes are available at no cost to:

Any Catawba County resident who is uninsured or underinsured
Clients of Greater Hickory Cooperative Christian Ministry
Clients of Medical Access for Catawba County (MACC)

Class Schedule
9 a.m. to 12 p.m.
Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday

Catawba Valley Community College Diabetes Education Center is located at:

Greater Hickory Cooperative Christian Ministry
31 1st Avenue SE, Hickory, NC 28602.

For more information, contact:

Sharon Jimison, RN, MSN
Center Program Director &
CVCC Nursing Faculty
(828) 327-7000, ext. 4341
Email: sjimison@cvcc.edu
or
Diabetes Education Center
(828) 322-1854

The Diabetes Education Center is funded in part by a grant from the Kate B. Reynolds Charitable Trust of Winston-Salem, N.C.

CVCC's Associate Degree Nursing Class of 2009 helped develop the curriculum and activities for this collaborative clinic. Many heartfelt thanks to them for their caring and passion.