Virginia

southeast diabetes Faith Initiative

SDFI Virginia

The Balm In Gilead serves two counties and three independent cities throughout Virginia: Independent Cities of Colonial Heights, Hampton, and Hopewell and Fairfax and Sussex Counties.

SDFI One – Pager

SDFI Enrollment Form

Healthcare Provider Referral Form

Virginia Team

State Manager
Tanya Henderson, PhD, MBA
Email: thenderson@balmhq.chwmedialab.com
Phone: 202-277-5872

Program Coordinator
Sharon Napper
Email: snapper@balmhq.chwmedialab.com
Phone: 804.971.0288

Lifestyle Coaches

CITY OF COLONIAL HEIGHTS

Jackie Briggs
Shirl Isley

FAIRFAX COUNTY

Dale Wallace
Robin Williams

CITY OF HAMPTON

Carolyn McRae
Phyllis Richardson

CITY OF HOPEWELL

Wendy Dudley
Jasmine King
Lawana Simpson

SUSSEX COUNTY

Claressa Strawn

Diabetes Prevention Program (DPP) Weekly Class Locations

Bethesda Baptist Church
15800 Woods Edge Road
Colonial Heights. VA 23834
Rev. Juanita Harrison, Pastor
https://www.bethesdabaptistvirginia.org/

First Baptist Church of Vienna
450 Orchard St., NW
Vienna, VA 22180
Senior Pastor, Dr. Vernon C. Walton
http://www.fbcv.org/

Friendship Baptist Church
1250 Arlington Road
Hopewell, VA 23860
Rev, Dr. Noorwood G. Carson, Pastor
http://www.friendshipbaptisthopewell.org/

Mars Hill AME Zion Church
111 Williams Lane
Wakefield, VA 23888
Rev. Willie Dixon, Pastor
Contact Person: Claressa Strawn, claressastrawn@gmail.com

Sixth Mount Zion Baptist Temple
3100 Butternut Street
Hampton, VA 23666
Rev. Jerome A. Barber, Pastor
https://www.smzbt.org/

Community Partners

Virginia Commonwealth University — School of Nursing
Norfolk State University, Department of Health, Physical Education
Controlled Outcomes
American Association of Black Cardiologists,
Phillip Duncan, MD, FACC Cardiac Health Management Network
Phyllis Morris-Griffiths, MD
Kwebena Agyeman, MD, Community Cardiology
Hopewell Community Center
Woodlawn Presbyterian Church, Hopewell, VA
OC3 – Organization of Churches and Concerned Citizens
Mt. Calvary Baptist Church, Hopewell, VA
Sixth Baptist Church, Richmond, VA
East End Coalition for Older Adults
Oak Marr Recreation Center, Oakton, VA

Resources

Virginia Diabetes Council
National Diabetes Prevention Program
American Diabetes Association

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