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February 13, 2019
Keeping the
Focus on Health
C ontinueD from f ront
dents for $25 per quarter.
The Diabetes Prevention pro-
gram addresses the growing ep-
idemic of African Americans
developing diabetes at a dispro-
portionate rate. The outreach
encourages a healthy lifestyle
through diet, weight loss, and
exercise, with the desired out-
come to prevent or delay Type 2
diabetes.
The African American Health
Coalition had dissolved in June
when its executive director Cor-
liss McKeever, retired. Miracles
Club, which had been a partner-
ing organization to the coalition,
then worked with McKeever to
make sure the programs contin-
ued, explained Taylor, who grew
up attending Miracles Club com-
munity events as a child and has
been its program director for the
past four and a half years.
“When [McKeever] decided
it was time for her to retire, she
didn’t want the programs to fall
with her. So it was a matter of,
hey friends, this is what’s going
to happen and we want to make
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sure we continue to sustain the
community,” she said.
Wellness within Reach Ad-
ministrative Coordinator Makda
Berhane, who previously worked
for the coalition, said the transi-
tion is really going well and she
wants community members to
fully take advantage.
“If people are interested, I
want them to exploit this pro-
gram. It’s really a good pro-
gram,” Berhane said.
The Miracles Club has been
dedicated to offering addiction
recovery services and support
for community members, mostly
African American, since 1993.
Both at their headquarters at
4200 N.E. Martin Luther King
Jr. Blvd, and their secondary
Miracles Central location in the
Lloyd district , where the exer-
cise passes can be obtained, and
the location of a community cen-
ter downstairs and apartments
upstairs for people in addiction
recovery.
The Charles Jordan Center is
located at 9009 N. Foss Ave and
the Matt Dishman Center is lo-
cated at 77 N.E. Knott St. Both
centers offer recreational and fit-
ness activities. The $25 Miracles
Club exercise passes allows ac-
cess to both fitness centers, now
through March 31.
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