Do You Have a Chronic Condition?

     Sign up for a self-management workshop! Individuals who have completed the workshops have reported increased knowledge, increased frequency of exercise and relaxation, increased self-confidence, decreased depression, decreased pain and a decrease in physician visits.

     Self-management workshops are six-week, research-based courses that meet once a week for 2.5 hours. The course teaches people to manage their disease and lessen its effects. The course covers topics such as:

• Exercise for fun and fitness

• Healthy lifestyle tips

• Relaxation techniques and stress management

• Pain and fatigue management

• Goal-setting and sharing of your personal challenges

• How to get the most from your healthcare

      Free Living a Healthy Life with Chronic Conditions*,   Arthritis Exercise Programs and Arthritis Self-Management Workshops are offered at various locations throughout Clinton, Essex and Franklin Counties.

*Living a Healthy Life with Chronic Conditions is the local implementation of the Chronic Disease Self Management Program developed by Stanford Patient Education Research Center.

For more information on course dates and locations, please contact:

Eastern Adirondack Health Care Network at (518) 564-3371 or (800) 388--0199.

Project Coordinator, EAHCN
Office: Sibley Hall 323
Phone: (518) 564-3371
E-mail: vera...@plattsburgh.edu