East Texans are diagnosed with diabetes at a higher rate than the national average. At Angelina County & Cities Health District (ACCHD), we are committed to fighting this epidemic by providing the resources you need to detect and manage diabetes. That's why we're offering this free Diabetes Prevention & Management video series and companion research. 

We encourage you to watch, listen, read, take notes and make conscious efforts to better your health. Every small change you make adds up! Click to the INTRODUCTION TO DIABETES page to begin watching.

Throughout this video series, you'll hear from local medical experts, and we cannot thank them enough for their participation. We also have to extend a special thank you to ACCHD Public Health Nurse Educator Ann Watson, RN, who dedicated countless hours to the making of this educational series.

If you have any questions or want to learn more about preventing and managing diabetes, reach out directly to Ann Watson at awatson@acchd.us or (936) 633-0629. 

Finally, we'd like to extend a special thank you to each of our local medical experts:

Peter Gergen, PA-C
Senior Clinician & Physician Assistant
Angelina County & Cities Health District

Kevin Hudson, D.O., FACC
Interventional Cardiologist
Heart Institute of East Texas

Patricia Caraway, RN, BSN, MSN, FNP-C
Family Nurse Practitioner
Angelina County & Cities Health District

Joel Redus, MS, RDN, LD
County Extension Agent for Family & Community Health
Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service

Landon Evans, MS, ACSM-CEP, RDN, LD
Clinical Dietitian & Exercise Physiologist

Ann Watson, RN
Public Health Nurse Educator
Angelina County & Cities Health District

Amy Wright, RDN, LD, CDCES
Registered Dietitian & Certified Diabetes Educator

Captain Jared Sowell, EMT-P
Lufkin Fire Department

Laura Beth Cooper, Ph. D.
Licensed Psychologist & Owner
Connections Counseling & Psychological Services