Cindy Fredieu, nurse at Lakeview Junior & Senior High School School-based Health Center; and Ashley Sesvold, nurse at Natchitoches Central High School School-based Health Center, attended a Fall Consortium meeting in Woodworth. The consortium is sponsored by the Adolescent Pre-Diabetes Prevention Program. The program is a grant to Richland Parish Hospital from the Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA). Richland Parish Hospital partners with West Feliciana Parish Hospital and Christus Health Central Louisiana to provide personnel and programming help.
Consortium participants participated in an adult health screening, zip lining, brainstormed ideas for better student participation, heard testimonials from students participating in the program, and heard about the Year 2 lessons. The Spring Consortium will be held in April at the Wesley Conference Center in Woodworth.
The School-based Health Centers received a plaque for their participation in the Adolescent Pre-Diabetes Prevention Program.
Angelia Carpenter is the Central Louisiana Adolescent Pre-Diabetes Prevention Program Coordinator for Lakeview Senior High and can be contacted at acarpenter@delhihospital for more information.
