Mission Statement

Who is the Tri-County Diabetes Alliance?

The Tri-County (Somerset, Wicomico, and Worcester Counties) community of the Eastern Shore of Maryland have united together to help lower the number of Tri-County residents with diabetes. At an alarming  rate of 14.3 % of the Tri-County citizens being diagnosed with diabetes, almost twice the national rate, health professionals recognized the need in this area for a targeted diabetes awareness, prevention , and educational program. Thus, a unification of health professionals to address the need to reduce the alarming diabetes rate within the community was born. This unification became known as the Tri-County Diabetes Alliance and has been in existence since 2004. The Tri-County Diabetes Alliance is made up of both local health care professionals and community volunteers! The local organizations include: Atlantic General Hospital, McCready Hospital, Peninsula Regional Medical Center, the Somerset, Wicomico, and Worcester County Health Departments, The Eastern Shore Division of the American Diabetes Association, Salisbury Urban Ministries, University of Maryland Eastern Shore, TLC (Three Lower Counties), and volunteer citizens from the Eastern Shore of Maryland.

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The Somerset County Health Department and the Atlantic Health Center are currently providing an extensive program offering a variety of diabetes services. For More Information on these diabetes services  including the times and locations Please Click Here

Free Stop Smoking Program by Somerset Health Dept. For More Information Click Here

Free Diabetes Self Management Classes by Somerset County Health Department call for details (443)523-1760

Diabetes Self Management Education classes in Wicomico County for More Info Click Here

Ready To Quit Smoking For Good? Contact the Wicomico County Health Department for more information (410)546-5311

Free Quit Smoking Group Smoking Cessation Programs forming now sponsored by the Worcester County Health Department For More Info Click Here

Free Diabetes Self Management Education classes by the Worcester County Health Department for More Info Click Here

Lifestyle Balance- Learn how to eat healthier, be more physically active, lose weight, and PREVENT Diabetes by the Worcester County Health Department for More Info Click Here