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Provides a caring community that understands the challenges of living with diabetes. Helps individuals to obtain knowledge, skills, and support to better manage prediabetes and diabetes. Programs include:

• Diabetes Prevention Program: For those with prediabetes or at high risk for type 2 diabetes. A year long program focused on implementing lifestyle changes to reduce the risk of developing type 2 diabetes.
• Diabetes Counseling: For individuals with prediabetes or diabetes. Provides one-on-one visits with a diabetes care and education specialist to discuss individual needs and support.
• Diabetes Self-Management Classes: For any individual with diabetes. Classes focus on the fundamentals of diabetes self-management, covering topics such as understanding diabetes, blood sugar monitoring, nutrition and exercise, acute and chronic complications, and diabetes medications.
• Diabetes Support Group: For any individual with diabetes and those supporting them. Meets once every other month to share struggles, celebrate successes, and discuss topics related to diabetes management.

Primary services include:

• Monitoring the community for the presence of communicable diseases;
• Providing information on communicable diseases, including preventative measures, to members of the medical community, the public, and individuals exposed to communicable diseases;
• Investigating outbreaks or unusual occurrences of disease, then instituting or recommending appropriate control measures;
• Investigating foodborne illnesses that occur in Erie County;
• Coordinating follow-up on animal bites and providing information on the treatment and risk of rabies;
• Compiling a community health assessment that provides information on births, deaths, etc., as a resource for planning or evaluation.

Offers classes with an evidence based curriculum (PreventT2) proven to prevent or delay the progression of prediabetes into the onset of type 2 diabetes and other serious health problems by introducing realistic lifestyle changes and goals. Prediabetes is a serious health condition where blood sugar levels are higher than normal, but not high enough yet to be diagnosed as type 2 diabetes. Approximately 84 million American adults have prediabetes. Of those with prediabetes, 90% don't know they have it. Diabetes Management Programs: Help people with diabetes to take control of their diabetes and live healthier lives. An expert diabetes team (Certified Diabetes Educator/RN, Registered Dietician, Health Educator, Pharmacist, etc.) teaches people what they need to know to feel better and help avoid complications of diabetes. Classes, support groups, and one-one education available.

Develops the Community Health Assessment / Community Health Improvement Plan. Promotes health, safety, and healthy lifestyles. Services are provided through free resources and referrals, public presentations and programs, speakers, in-service training seminars, workshops (including T2 Diabetes Prevention workshops), social media, and free literature on numerous health concerns geared towards all ages and literacy levels. Visit the GOHealthNY Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, or YouTube channel for news and information.

Residents located in the 12303, 12304, 12307, and 12308 areas of Schenectady are home visited to complete a short survey identifying safety issues for children around lead poisoning, asthma, fire safety and indoor air quality.

Offers a lifestyle modification programs for adults diagnosed as pre-diabetic and/or those considered at high risk for pre-diabetes.

Offers outpatient programs and services that provide education, resources, guidance, and encouragement to help patients regain their health and successfully manage their conditions. Programs include:

• Medical Nutrition Therapy
• Childbirth Education Classes
• Healthy Living with Diabetes, including Diabetes Prevention Program and Counseling (see separate listing)
• MOMS Batavia (see separate listing)
• IBCLC Support for Breastfeeding Moms and Baby Cafe (see separate listing)
• Cancer Services Program (see separate listing)
• Cancer Support Group (see separate listing)

Telephone and video appointments available for clients who prefer, need, or request remote service.

A subdivision of the Public Health Services Division in the Erie County Department of Health. Focuses on health awareness, health education, and prevention of chronic disease for the general population. Includes the following programs and projects:

• Wellness Events
• Breastfeeding Friendly Erie County
• Community Health Assessment (CHA)
• Community Health Fairs
• Condom Distribution (see separate listing for Family Planning Center)
• Dental Health
• Diabetes Education/Prevention
• Erie County Cancer Services Program (see separate listing)
• Heart Disease Education/Prevention
• Nutrition Education
• Maternal & Child Health
• Physical Activity
• Sexual Health Education (see separate listing for Family Planning Center)
• Stroke Awareness/Prevention
• Tobacco Use Prevention (see separate listing for Tobacco Services)

Provides community outreach in the City of Syracuse offering free products and education for families around home health and safety. Areas covered include asthma education, fire safety and prevention, carbon monoxide poisoning prevention, lead poisoning prevention, radon testing, home accident and injury prevention, household pest control, and household cleaning.