Healthy Living Classes
AKA: Chronic Disease Self-Management Program – CDSMP

• What is it?

• The Chronic Disease 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: 1) techniques to deal with problems such as frustration, fatigue, pain and isolation, 2) appropriate exercise for maintaining and improving strength, flexibility, and endurance, 3) appropriate use of medications, 4) communicating effectively with family, friends, and health professionals, 5) nutrition, and, 6) how to evaluate new treatments.

• Click here for more information on CDSMP 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.
  

Healthy Living with Chronic Conditions Class Schedule
(CDSMP)