Living Healthy

The ultimate goal of implementing Living Healthy and Living Healthy with Diabetes is to reduce the risk and occurrence of disease and disability among adults 60 and older.

Workshops

• Living Healthy and Living Healthy with Diabetes are participatory workshops that take place once a week for 6 weeks
• Each session is 2.5 hours long
• Workshops are facilitated by 2 trained leaders

These programs help people to learn the skills that will help them better manage chronic conditions. Participants will learn:

• Medication management
• Healthy eating guidelines and exercise tips
• How to make informed treatment decisions
• Techniques to deal with frustration, fatigue, pain and isolation
• How to communicate with friends, family, and health care providers regarding chronic conditions