The Chattanooga-Hamilton County Health Department is offering a free workshop to teach people how to manage chronic conditions such as diabetes, heart disease, or COPD. The workshop is one day a week for six weeks, beginning Thursday, March 2 through Thursday, April 6, from 9-11 a.m. at the Eastgate Senior Center. Adults 18 and over with any chronic condition can attend, including caregivers, however registration is required.
Topics include:
· techniques to deal with frustration, fatigue, pain and isolation,
· guidelines for improving and maintaining strength, flexibility, and endurance,
· appropriate use of medications,
· effective communication with family, friends, and health professionals,
· healthy eating,
· decision making skills,
· how to evaluate new treatments.
The workshop is led by two Health Department certified educators. The program does not provide medical evaluation or treatment but it will compliment the medical care participants are already receiving from their regular healthcare provider. Each participant in the workshop receives a copy of the companion book, Living a Healthy Life With Chronic Conditions, 4th Edition, and an audio relaxation CD. In order to gain the benefits of this program, participants are strongly encouraged to attend all six sessions.
For more information visit the Health Department’s website at Health.HamiltonTN.org. To register please call 423-209-8088. Space is limited to the first 12 people who register.