Our Purpose

• Educate citizens on why it is important to know if you have diabetes.

• Guide citizens to community resources to learn about your risk of developing diabetes

• Guide citizens to community services to help them manage their diabetes if diagnosed

This web site was developed by a group of health professionals from Somerset, Wicomico, and Worcester Counties in Maryland in coordination with the local chapter of the American Diabetes Association.

Our Mission

The mission of the Tri-County Diabetes Alliance is to raise awareness and improve the health of people with diabetes by creating and sustaining an effort to inform, educate and assist individuals to improve their health.

GOALS & OBJECTIVES 

The Tri-County Diabetes Alliance will follow the following Healthy People 2020 guidelines: 

D HP2020-1    Increase the proportion of persons with diabetes who receive formal diabetes education.

D HP2020-2    Increase proportion of adults with diabetes whose condition has been diagnosed.

D HP2020-16  Increase the proportion of people with pre-diabetes or multiple diabetes risk factors engaged in diabetes prevention efforts.