IL Pathways to Health’s Evidence-Based Programs

Take Charge of Your Health: Chronic Conditions

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.

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.

Take Charge of Your Diabetes

Take Charge of Your Diabetes is 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.

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.

Take Charge of Your Pain

Chronic Pain Self-Management is 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.

Cancer: Thriving and Surviving

Cancer: Thriving and Surviving is 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.

Workplace Chronic Disease Self-Management

Workplace Take Charge of Your Health is 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.

Diabetes Prevention Program

The Diabetes Prevention Program helps individuals prevent type 2 diabetes through a CDC-developed curriculum that fosters lasting lifestyle changes. Over one year, participants learn about healthy eating, physical activity, and stress management, all while receiving support from a lifestyle coach and peers.

Active Choices

Active Choices is 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.

Aging Mastery Program

The Aging Mastery Program® (AMP) is designed to inform and support older adults in making impactful life changes and engaging with their communities. Developed by the National Council on Aging, the program includes 10 core sessions covering topics such as exercise, nutrition, finances, advance care planning, community engagement, and healthy relationships.

Social Connect

Social Connect is a facilitated small group online gathering focused on gentle movements, stress reduction, and building connections. Participants learn techniques to boost well-being, improve sleep, increase compassion, and strengthen the immune system.

A Matter of Balance

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.

Bingocize®

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.

Tai Chi for Arthritis and Fall Prevention

Tai Chi for Arthritis and Fall Prevention is 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.

Fit & Strong

Fit & Strong! (F&S) is 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.

Walk With Ease

Walk With Ease helps reduce pain and enhance balance, strength, and overall health while motivating participants to walk safely and comfortably. Whether through a self-guided course or in a community setting, participants can choose the format that best fits their needs.

Savvy Caregiver

The Savvy Caregiver Workshop is designed for informal caregivers, equipping participants with essential skills and knowledge to navigate the complexities of caring for individuals with Alzheimer’s or dementia.

Stress Busting for Family Caregivers

Stress Busting for Family Caregivers is 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.

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

Powerful Tools for Caregivers® is 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.