Diabetes workshop held at Dothan Civic Center

The seventh annual Diabetes Wellness and Prevention Workshop will be held on Thursday, Oct. 22, from 7:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Dothan Civic Center.

The event is free to the public and will consist of screenings, speakers, vendor booths, cooking demonstrations, and exercise demonstrations. The event is a joint effort with the City of Dothan Department of Leisure Services and the Wiregrass Diabetes Today site at the Houston County Health Department.

Proceeds are donated to the Wiregrass Diabetes Coalition, which helps the medically indigent patients of the Wiregrass obtain their diabetes medications and supplies.