Chronic Disease Prevention

Tobacco Use Prevention Program (TUPP)

Encourages and supports tobacco-free schools, communities, and workplaces.

Worksite Wellness Program

Promotes a healthier workforce by encouraging worksites to adopt and implement wellness policies and evidence-based practices.

SNAP-Ed

Eating Smart, Being Active

SNAP-Ed offers an adult nutrition education program for ages 18-64 called, Eating Smart, Being Active. The program is designed to guide adults in making informed food choices when it comes to their meals and snacks, while also encouraging an increase in their physical activity to reduce the risk of chronic disease, attain and maintain a healthy weight, and achieve overall good health.

Participants will receive a nutrition reinforcement with each lesson to apply the new information and skills from the program at home.

Participants are encouraged to attend a minimum of six sessions to receive a cookbook and certificate for successfully completing the SNAP-Ed nutrition education program.

The Eating Smart, Being Active program is FREE to all participants.

Objectives

Participants in this program will learn how to:

• Prepare quick, healthy meals and snacks at home and make healthy selections when eating out.
• Eat healthy foods on a budget.
• Incorporate regular physical activity into their life.
• Keep food safe to eat and prevent cross-contamination.

Space and Time 

The Eating Smart, Being Active program consists of eight, 60-90 minutes classes.

More Information

Interested in joining an upcoming class or want to find out more about this program contact Darien Shannon at (229)894-0362 or email Darien.Shannon@dph.ga.gov .

To learn more about the SNAP-Ed program, visit: https://dph.georgia.gov/snap-ed

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Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) and Food Distribution Program on Indian Reservations (FDPIR) state or local agencies, and their subrecipients, must post the following Nondiscrimination Statement:

In accordance with federal civil rights law and U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) civil rights regulations and policies, this institution is prohibited from discriminating on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex (including gender identity and sexual orientation), religious creed, disability, age, political beliefs, or reprisal or retaliation for prior civil rights activity.

Program information may be made available in languages other than English.  Persons with disabilities who require alternative means of communication to obtain program information (e.g., Braille, large print, audiotape, American Sign Language), should contact the agency (state or local) where they applied for benefits. Individuals who are deaf, hard of hearing or have speech disabilities may contact USDA through the Federal Relay Service at (800) 877-8339.

To file a program discrimination complaint, a Complainant should complete a Form AD-3027, USDA Program Discrimination Complaint Form which can be obtained online at: https://www.usda.gov/sites/default/files/documents/USDA-OASCR%20P-Complaint-Form-0508-0002-508-11-28-17Fax2Mail.pdf, from any USDA office, by calling (833) 620-1071, or by writing a letter addressed to USDA. The letter must contain the complainant’s name, address, telephone number, and a written description of the alleged discriminatory action in sufficient detail to inform the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights (ASCR) about the nature and date of an alleged civil rights violation. The completed AD-3027 form or letter must be submitted to:

1. mail:
   Food and Nutrition Service, USDA
   1320 Braddock Place, Room 334
   Alexandria, VA 22314; or
2. fax:
   (833) 256-1665 or (202) 690-7442; or
3. email:
   FNSCIVILRIGHTSCOMPLAINTS@usda.gov

This institution is an equal opportunity provider.

Diabetes Prevention Program

Prevent T2 is a CDC-recognized lifestyle change program for adults that are at risk for type 2 diabetes. This proven program helps individuals make lasting changes to prevent type 2 diabetes.

Get full program details here.

Take the Pre-diabetes Risk Test now to find out if you qualify for this FREE lifestyle change program.

Enroll for our next cohort here. Email completed form to Ebonee.Phinazee@dph.ga.gov or call 229-352-4275 Ext. 6516 for more information.