BECOME AN EXPERT AT MANAGING YOUR HEALTH

JOIN US FOR A LIVING HEALTHY WORKSHOP

GET THE SUPPORT YOU NEED

For registration information contact:

Request more information from your local Aging and Disability

Resource Center.

If you or someone you care for has chronic conditions such as high blood pressure, high cholesterol, heart disease, diabetes, arthritis, chronic pain or anxiety, a Living Healthy Workshop can enhance medical treatment with successful self-management strategies.

Join a small group of adults in community settings for 2½ hours, once a week for six weeks. The Living Healthy Workshops are led by trained community health educatorsGet peer support. Learn self- management and problem-solving strategies, chose your own goals and make personalized step-by-step plans to live a healthy life with your chronic conditions. Gain skills and confidence needed to achieve lifestyle improvements and become an expert dealing with your health problems.

Embrace your future

LIVING HEALTHY

Do you have high blood pressure, high cholesterol, heart disease or diabetes?Living Healthy, a six-week self-manage- ment education workshop, can teach you how to take charge of your ongoing health conditions.You will learn skills like goal-setting, problem-solving and overcoming barriers to help you manage and cope with symptoms from your chronic conditions.

At the workshops you will:• Find practical ways to deal with

fatigue, pain and frustration• Discover better nutrition and

exercise choices• Understand treatment choices• Learn better ways to talk with your

doctor and family about your health• Gain real-life skills for living a full,

healthy life with chronic conditions

TAKE CONTROL OF YOUR HEALTH

Participants who completed the workshop have demonstrated significant improvements in:• Symptom management• Communication with physicians• Self-reported general health• Exercise and physical activity• Participation in social activities• Confidence in their ability to

manage their health• Well-being

The Chronic Disease Self-Management Workshop: A Stanford University Self-Management Program (SSMPTM). ©2012 The Board of Trustees, Leland Stanford Junior University. All rights reserved.

TAKE CONTROL. FEEL BETTER. DO THE THINGS YOU WANT TO DO.

Here’s what participants have said about their experience:“By participating in the interactive workshops, I now have the skills and confidence to manage the daily tasks and live my life with a chronic condition.” – 48-year-old male with heart disease

“Through the group process, I was motivated to set up goals to improve the quality of my life. I would recommend this class to anyone with a chronic condition.” – 60-year-old female with diabetes

The Chronic Disease Self-Management “Living Healthy” program was created by the Stanford Patient Education Research Center at the Stanford University School of Medicine. It is designed to help people gain self-confidence in their ability to con-trol their symptoms, better manage their health problems, and lead fuller lives.

Active involvement in self- management can help you take steps to better health and improved quality of life.