Home Services About Us Programs Training Events Haitian Agencies Haiti Projects Links Publications Find a Job	Diabetes & Obesity Fitness Study Project Working Out To Loose Weight and Stay Healthy 100% Haitian participants entered the study are overweight, obese or extremely obese    By Body Mass Index scale. Besides physical activities at home, participating Haitians in the study are encouraged to attend twice one-hour exercises per week. The richness of the Haitian diet brings many challenges for Haitian diabetics and those who are already overweight. So, it is very important to provide participants a clear understanding to the connection of eating, drinking and energy their body use and how to burn them. All activities are conducted in Haitian Creole. All instructors speak Haitian Creole. For more information about the Fitness Program: Joel, Piton, MD.,M.Ed Center for Community Health, Education & Research (CCHER) 420 Washington Street Dorchester, Massachusetts 02124 Email: jpiton@ccher.org

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