The Florida Department of Health (DOH), partners and featured speakers will highlight World Diabetes Day and the importance of diabetes education, prevention and awareness during a press conference. Speakers: DOH Deputy Secretary for Health Dr. Dennis Cookro MD, MPH, the Diabetes Advisory Council Chairman Chet Evans and local teen advocate Ms. Haley May.
When: Wednesday, Nov. 14 at 11:00 a.m.
Where: Front Steps of the Florida Historic Capitol Museum
400 South Monroe Street
Tallahassee, Florida 32399
Note: At dusk on Nov. 14, the Florida Historic Capitol Museum will light up in blue, joining the Empire State Building, Sydney’s Opera House, Niagara Falls, the Pyramids and over a thousand other iconic landmarks across the world to honor the battle against diabetes.
Following the press conference, event attendees will create a mass human formation of a blue circle and State Chef Justin Timineri will be cooking healthy foods for the crowd.
