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Posted by: thepinetree on 04/04/2013 10:49 AM
Updated by: thepinetree on 04/04/2013 10:49 AM
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Chronic Disease Self-Management Workshops Starting in Calaveras County
San Andreas, CA...A new six-week workshop series to teach residents with chronic diseases like high blood pressure, high cholesterol or diabetes skills to better manager their conditions is starting April 18 in Angels Camp. Family members and partners are also welcome at the no cost workshops sponsored by the Calaveras County Public Health Department. "This is an opportunity for people to gain skills and confidence in managing their chronic condition," Dr. Dean Kelaita, County Health Officer said in announcing the workshops...
In California, 14 million adults, 38% of the population, live with at least on chronic health condition. More than half have multiple chronic conditions. Chronic diseases can limit the ability of people to take part in normal activities and cause premature disability or death. People with chronic conditions can avoid complications and improve their health through effective self-management practices. Self-management skills include stress reduction, healthy eating, ensuring good communication with your doctor and physicalmactivity.
The workshops are led by trained and certified non-medical community health workers, who also have chronic health conditions and personally understand the challenges. The workshops were developed by Stanford University. Community health workers must meet the standards set by the University to be certified as workshop leaders.
Workshops will be offered in the communities where the trained and certified community health workers live. Helping patients to make good choices and practice healthy behaviors requires a relationship among medical providers, patients and their caregivers. “Medical providers rely on our patients to follow our recommendations but frequently we have only a short amount of time for teaching self-management skills, especially skills tailored to each person’s circumstances,” Kelaita said. These workshops will allow people to build skills and develop plans for leading healthier lives that work for them.
This is the first local work shop series. The six-week sessions start April 18 in Angels Camp and will be held in the morning. Each session is two and a half hours long.
Advance registration is required and is available by contacting the Mother Lode office of Catholic Charities at 532-7632. Additional information is available at www.calaveraspublichealth.com.
Funding for the workshops is from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention as part of the Community Transformation Initiative, a project of the Public Health Institute.
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