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Take Charge of Your Health: Chronic Conditions

Empowers individuals with ongoing health issues, such as arthritis, mental health disorders, chronic pain, cancer, and diabetes, by enhancing their self-management skills and providing strategies to build confidence and motivation for better health.

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Tomando Control de su Salud

This is the Spanish version of the Chronic Disease Self-Management Program, tailored for Spanish speakers facing ongoing health issues such as arthritis, mental health disorders, chronic pain, cancer, and diabetes, by enhancing their self-management skills and providing strategies to build confidence and motivation for better health.

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Take Charge of Your Diabetes

Designed for participants with type 2 diabetes to enhance self-management skills. Participants create weekly action plans, share experiences, and collaboratively address self-management challenges.

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Tomando Control de su Diabetes

This is the Spanish version of the Diabetes Self-Management Program, designed for Spanish speakers with type 2 diabetes to enhance self-management skills. Participants create weekly action plans, share experiences, and collaboratively address self-management challenges.

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Take Charge of Your Pain

A group class designed to help participants manage their symptoms and live healthily with chronic pain. Participants will learn strategies in medication management, nutrition, pain relief, and physical activity, fostering mutual support and building confidence to lead active, fulfilling lives.

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Cancer: Thriving and Surviving

An interactive workshop for cancer survivors. Participants engage in supportive sessions that teach skills to address concerns like fear of recurrence, fatigue, pain, and nutrition, empowering them to manage their health and live fulfilling lives.

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Workplace Chronic Disease Self-Management

An interactive workshop for employed individuals with chronic physical or mental health conditions, such as arthritis, diabetes, heart disease, and depression. Participants will learn essential skills for managing their conditions, including work-life balance, exercise, healthy eating, symptom management, weight loss, and effective communication.

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Active Choices

An evidence-based health program for older adults, led by trained peer mentors who provide personalized exercise advice, counseling, and goal setting. The program covers key topics, including physical activity, chronic disease management, falls prevention, and behavioral health.

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Take Charge / Live Well Classes

Classes that range from the Take Charge of Your Diabetes Self-Management Program to the Aging Mastery Program. Take Charge/ Live Well classes help you live your best life even with health difficulties.

Prevent Falls Classes

Increase your activity, build strength and improve balance to reduce your risk of falls. Learn ways to modify your environment and more to prevent falling.

A Matter of Balance

Empowers older adults to manage fall risks and boost activity levels. Participants learn strategies to reduce the fear of falling while enhancing balance, flexibility, and strength, ultimately viewing falls as controllable challenges.

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Bingocize®

Combines bingo with exercise and health education to promote functional fitness and social engagement in older adults. Participants enjoy a mix of bingo calls, exercises, and health questions, with options for Exercise Only, Falls Prevention, and Nutrition modules.

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Tai Chi for Arthritis and Fall Prevention

An engaging program that enhances balance, relieves pain, and boosts overall health. It features warm-up and cool-down exercises, movement practice, breathing techniques, and principles to improve both physical and mental balance.

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Fit & Strong

A group program designed for individuals with arthritis that combines flexibility and strength training, aerobic walking, and health education. This engaging approach promotes behavior change and helps participants effectively manage osteoarthritis through enjoyable activities and wellness strategies.

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Caregiver Support Classes

If you regularly assist someone with daily tasks or care for an adult with Alzheimer's, dementia, or a disabled adult child, you are a caregiver! We understand that caregiving can be overwhelming or stressful, and we're here to help with the additional support you need.

Savvy Caregiver

Designed for informal caregivers, equipping participants with essential skills and knowledge to navigate the complexities of caring for individuals with Alzheimer’s or dementia.

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Stress Busting for Family Caregivers

An evidence-based program that teaches essential skills such as stress management and understanding the disease process. Aimed at improving the quality of life for those caring for individuals with Alzheimer’s and related dementias, it offers valuable tools and support.

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Powerful Tools for Caregivers - for caregivers of adults with chronic conditions

A program that equips family and friends caring for older adults with the skills and confidence to care for themselves while supporting others. Weekly topics cover areas like stress reduction, effective communication in challenging situations, and making informed caregiving decisions.

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Take Charge of Your Health: Chronic Conditions

Tomando Control de su Salud

Take Charge of Your Diabetes

Tomando Control de su Diabetes

Take Charge of Your Pain

Cancer: Thriving and Surviving

Workplace Chronic Disease Self-Management

Active Choices

Take Charge / Live Well Classes

Prevent Falls Classes

A Matter of Balance

Bingocize®

Tai Chi for Arthritis and Fall Prevention

Fit & Strong

Caregiver Support Classes

Savvy Caregiver

Stress Busting for Family Caregivers

Powerful Tools for Caregivers - for caregivers of adults with chronic conditions