If you have a chronic health condition, begin 2012 by learning how to take better control of your health. Sign up today for a free, six-week Living Well With Chronic Conditions workshop to learn how to manage your conditions and enjoy your life.

Developed at Stanford University, Living Well With Chronic Conditions is offered at hundreds of locations throughout the United States. It helps participants with ongoing health conditions such as arthritis, diabetes, high blood pressure, anxiety, heart disease, multiple sclerosis, Parkinson’s and depression to:

• Find better ways of dealing with pain and fatigue
• Discover easy exercises to help improve or maintain strength and energy
• Learn the appropriate use of medications
• Improve nutrition
• Talk effectively with family, friends and health professionals
• Understand new treatment choices
• Feel better about life

Taught by specially trained volunteer leaders, some who have health conditions themselves, the program covers a new topic each week and provides opportunities for interaction and group problem solving. Each participant will also receive the book “Living a Healthy Life with a Chronic Condition.”

Winter 2012 workshops will be offered at the following times and locations:

Samaritan Internal Medicine, Corvallis
Feb. 27 to April 2, 2 to 4:30 p.m.
Neville Building, 3615 NW Samaritan Drive

Mennonite Village, Albany
Feb. 14 to March 20, 1 to 3:30 p.m.
5353 Columbus Street SE

Lancaster Bridge Apartments, Corvallis
Feb. 23 to March 29, 5:30 to 8 p.m.
3384 NE Oxford Circle

Samaritan Lebanon Community Hospital
Feb. 27 to April 2, 1 to 3:30 p.m.
525 N. Santiam Highway

Pre-registration is required as class size is limited. To register for the workshops in Albany and Lebanon, or for more information, please call Carole Kment at (541) 768-6070. To register for the workshops in Corvallis, call Patti Dunning at (541) 768-5693.