What is it?
- Living Well with Chronic Conditions Self-Management Program is a workshop given two and a half hours, once a week, for six weeks, in community settings such as senior centers, churches, libraries and hospitals. People with different chronic health problems attend together. Workshops are facilitated by two trained leaders, one or both of whom are non-health professionals with a chronic diseases themselves.
- Subjects covered include:
* Techniques for frustration, fatigue, pain and isolation
* Appropriate exercise to maintain and improve strength
* Appropriate use of medications and proper nutrition
* Communicating effectively with family, friends, and health professionals
* How to evaluate new treatments
- Results of Living Well:
* Increased Self-Reported Health
* Increased Energy
* Increased Activities & Social Roles
* Increased Aerobic Activity
* Increase Stretching and Strengthening
* Increased Cognitive Symptom Techniques
* Better Communication with Physicians
* Decreased Health Distress
* Decreased Fatigue
* Decreased Hospitalization
Click here for more information on Living Well and the research supporting it.
Who should come?
- Anyone with an ongoing condition such as Asthma, Arthritis, Chronic Joint Pain, Fibromyalgia, Cancer, Diabetes, Kidney Disease, High Blood Pressure, High Cholesterol, Heart Failure, COPD or Emphysema, Depression, Chronic Pain or others.
Is there a cost?
- Generally the courses are free but check with your organization.
Class time and locations?
- Click on the schedule below, choose the best location and contact them or call Rebecca Castleton at 801-539-9340.
Living Well with Chronic Conditions Class Schedule
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