One year ago this week, the City of Dallas and Baylor Health Care System re-opened South Dallas' Juanita J. Craft Recreation Center as the area's first and only Diabetes Health and Wellness Institute. Baylor invested $15 million into the initiative with the mission of saving lives through a new model of care that could ultimately influence the way our country approaches chronic disease.
The Institute uniquely focuses on prevention, wellness and improving the overall health of the South Dallas community. It offers a clinic staffed by physicians, nurses, care coordinators and diabetes education specialists. It also offers cooking and exercise classes, affordable medications and other medical supplies, as well as a farmers market selling fresh foods.
Residents in South Dallas' 75210 ZIP code are three-times more likely to die from diabetes-related complications than those living in Dallas as a whole. Across the country, diabetes is an epidemic that accounts for one-in-five health care dollars spent. If it continues at its current pace, one-in-three Americans will be diabetic in the next 10 years.
ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION DETAILS
WHEN:
Friday, June 10 at 3 p.m.
WHERE:
Juanita J. Craft Recreation Center, 4500 Spring Ave., Dallas 75210
INTERVIEW OPPORTUNITIES:
Speak one-on-one with Diabetes Institute leaders about statistics showing the Institute's impact in the past year
CONTACT: Nikki Mitchell
214-820-6961 office
214-517-4326 cell
nikkimit@baylorhealth.edu
About Baylor Scott & White Health
As the largest not-for-profit health system in the state of Texas, Baylor Scott & White is empowering customers to live well by reimagining traditional healthcare — creating more convenient, personalized and informed experiences. It serves more than three million customers through 53 hospitals, including flagship academic medical centers in Dallas, Fort Worth and Temple; the Baylor Scott & White Research Institute; 1,300+ access points; 59,000+ team members; and its leading digital platform — MyBSWHealth. The system's award-winning employer solutions include Baylor Scott & White Health Plan, Baylor Scott & White Quality Alliance and Levanto — a company offering digitally enabled health products. Founded as a Christian ministry of healing more than a century ago, Baylor Scott & White's mission is to promote the health and well-being of all individuals, families and communities. For more information, visit: BSWHealth.com