Healthy lifestyle programs include Nutrition Counseling, healthy eating resources, Just Walk, and What's Cooking in Worcester?
Chronic Disease Prevention
Includes health promotion, education, and community programs designed to help you learn healthy behaviors and reduce diabetes mortality and morbidity.
Cooking Up Health: A Nourishing Neighbors Program
With funding from CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield, the Worcester County Health Department has created the Cooking up Health: A Nourishing Neighbors Program in partnership with local organizations, to increase access to healthy food, boost nutrition and financial literacy, and reduce food insecurity. Learn more at: worcesterhealth.org/cookinguphealth
Healthy Lifestyle Balance
Healthy Lifestyle Balance is a year-long, nutrition and physical activity program to help you prevent or delay the onset of diabetes, high blood pressure, heart disease, and other chronic diseases. This class will help you:
- eat healthy
- lose weight
- set goals
- manage stress
- learn techniques to live a healthier and happier life.
Eat Healthy. Eat Local. Live Well
This guide will help you find and access fresh, nutritious, foods in Worcester County. Eat Healthy Eat Local. Live Well. is also available in:
What's Cooking in Worcester?
What’s Cooking in Worcester? is a cooking series that features delicious, nutritious takes on some of our favorite recipes including meals, snacks, and desserts.
What’s Cooking in Worcester premieres on Facebook and YouTube on the last Friday of every month at 5pm and will be posted to Worcester Health’s Facebook and YouTube channel.
Medical Nutrition Therapy (MNT)
The Medical Nutrition Therapy (MNT) program aims to help manage health conditions through nutrition. In MNT you will work with a Licensed Dietitian Nutritionist (LDN), who will help you create healthy eating habits, and set personal health goals and plans.
To join MNT, you must:
- Have a referral (including diagnosis) from your Primary Care Doctor or specialist.
- Bring ID and insurance card to each appointment.
Appointments are available at: Berlin Health Center, Snow Hill Health Department, and Pocomoke Health Center.
For more information, please call: 410-632-1100 extension 1113.
Note: Medicare limits coverage to Diabetes and Chronic Kidney Disease only. All other clients are subject to the limits of their insurance plan and may require prior authorization to receive services.
Just Walk Worcester
Just walk is a free, self-directed, self-reported physical activity program that rewards participants for being active. Visit justwalkworcester.org for more information.
These services are provided by the Prevention Program. For more information about healthy eating and physical activity, visit cdc.gov