Adults with ongoing health conditions such as arthritis, high blood pressure, heart disease or any other chronic issues can learn better ways to manage recurring challenges such as pain, fatigue, difficult emotions, anxiety and stress during an in-home version of the popular Live Well with Chronic Conditions workshop.
The Western Connecticut Area Agency on Aging and Hartford HealthCare’s Charlotte Hungerford Hospital are offering a telephone group that will meet Wednesdays from 9 to 10 a.m. from Jan. 26 through March 9. (No class on March 2.) A Live Well leader will facilitate the free one-hour group phone call.
From the comfort or their homes, participants will learn about healthy eating, physical activity and exercise, dealing with difficult emotions, decision-making and communication skills, working with healthcare providers and action planning. Each participant will be mailed a free toolkit with the book “Living a Healthy Life with Chronic Conditions,” an instruction booklet and exercise and relaxation CDs.
Class size is limited to six participants. Registration is required. Participants must be willing to share their name, address and phone number so the toolkit can be mailed directly to them.
To register, call Carla at 860-496-6676 or email [email protected].
Live Well is sponsored by The Western Connecticut Area Agency on Aging, State Unit on Aging and Connecticut Department of Public Health through a grant from the Administration on Aging. Generous support is also provided by a grant from the Connecticut Community Foundation and Hartford HealthCare Charlotte Hungerford Hospital. Live Well is an evidence-based self-management program developed at Stanford University.