William Carey University Students, Professor Start Support Group for Diabetics
A support group for diabetics and pre-diabetics founded by William Carey University students and Dr. Josye Brookter, assistant professor of language and literature, will meet for the first time at Merit Health Wesley in Hattiesburg from 9 until 10:30 a.m. on April 9.
The group, part of a service-learning project for Brookter's Expository Writing students, is called Peers for Wellness and will meet in the Glen Smith Room on the main floor of the hospital. The group, which will meet twice monthly after the first meeting, will explore topics related to health, exercise and meals.
In addition to planning the initial meetings, Carey English students have also used their writing skills to develop documents on healthy living and the management of diabetes.
The meetings are free and open to the public. For more information, call (601) 318-6619.