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Chronic Disease WorkshopsLiving Well with Chronic Conditions
The Living Well with Chronic Conditions Workshops are for people with ongoing health conditions such as diabetes, asthma, emphysema, heart conditions, high blood pressure, MS, etc. Participants meet once a week for 2.5 hours for six weeks in community settings such as senior centers, churches, libraries and hospitals in Linn, Benton and Lincoln counties. The workshops are free or require only a small fee and are designed to help you build confidence for managing your health by staying active and enjoying life.
Our programA chronic condition usually begins slowly and increasingly progresses over time. Some examples of chronic conditions are high blood pressure, high cholesterol levels, heart disease, diabetes, asthma, arthritis, fibromyalgia, depression, headaches, emphysema, and liver or kidney disease. Often a chronic condition is hard to diagnosis and has more than one cause. The duration of a chronic condition is indefinite and often there is no cure. Over time your chronic condition may cause you some problems and you may lose some strength, flexibility or energy that you once enjoyed. The workshops benefit adults of any age who have one or more chronic conditions. We discuss the issues that everyone living with an ongoing health condition faces. You will learn how to accomplish the following:
Each participant receives the book Living a Healthy Life with Chronic Conditions, and a relaxation tape. Workshop leaders are people just like you who have been trained to lead the group. Leaders understand the challenges of living with ongoing health conditions; they manage their own health using the skills you will learn. As a result, the group is both educational and supportive. Adult family members or support persons are welcomed and encouraged to attend. Some of our participants have shared the following comments on the workshops: "We learned what we are doing wrong and are fixing it. We feel better already." "The program helped me with the ups and downs of my disease." "I had no confidence and now I do." "I have been feeling very discouraged but now I have hope." "I loved the program and will tell my doctor to tell others about it." Workshop DatesBelow are the current workshop listings. Pre-registration is required. Tuesdays, June 23 to July 28 from 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at First United Methodist Church1115 28th Ave. SW, Albany. Call Carole Kment (541) 451-6466. Wednesdays, June 24 to July 29 from 1:30 to 4 p.m. at Benton County Health Department530 NW 27th St., Corvallis. Call Rocio Munoz (541) 766-6362. Thursdays, July 16 to Aug. 20 from 1:30 to 4 p.m. at Samaritan Albany Cancer Resource Center community conference room400 NW Hickory Ave., Albany. Call Carole Kment (541) 451-6466. Tuesdays, Aug. 4 to Sept. 8 from 1:30 to 4 p.m. at Samaritan Internal Medicine - Neville Building3615 NW Samaritan Drive, Corvallis. Call Patti Dunning (541) 768-5693. Tuesdays, Oct. 13 to Nov. 17 from 1 to 3:30 p.m. at Linn-Benton Community College Lebanon Campus44 Industrial Way, Lebanon. Call Carole Kment (541) 451-6466.
For more information on workshops in the mid-valley call: Carole Kment (541) 451-6466, e-mail ckment@samhealth.org For coastal community residents call: Ann Way (541) 265-6611, ext. 2286, e-mail away@co.lincoln.or.us or Patty Meagher (541) 557-6414, pmeagher@samhealth.org Sponsored by the Oregon Public Health Division, Benton County Health Department, Linn County Health Department, Lincoln County Health & Human Services and Samaritan Health Services. |
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