IL Pathways to Health Classes

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.

Take Charge workshop

About the class

Are you ready to take control of your health? Take Charge of Your Health: Chronic Conditions empowers individuals facing ongoing health issues like arthritis, chronic pain, diabetes, and mental health challenges. These conditions can impact daily life, but you don’t have to navigate them alone!

Engage in an experience designed to equip you with the confidence, motivation, and practical skills needed to effectively manage your health. Discover strategies that will transform the way you approach your condition and enhance your quality of life.

Workshops meet weekly for six weeks for 2.5 hours with a built-in break.

Join us in person at convenient community or clinical locations or participate virtually with technical support available.

Topics covered during workshop sessions include:

  • Nutrition and healthy eating habits
  • Physical activity and exercise
  • Pain and stress management
  • Effective communication with family, friends and health care providers
  • Problem solving, goal setting and many more
"I feel that as I get older, it's harder to stay on track, and your class gave me the chance to think things over and make more good changes."
Patsy

Benefits of the class

Participants can look forward to:

  • Increased energy and less fatigue
  • Increased physical activity
  • Increased confidence in managing health
  • Decreased pain and depression
  • Less frustration or worry about health

Who should take the class

The program is ideal for:

  • Adults with any type of ongoing health condition and their caregivers
  • Adults whose health problems have begun to interfere with daily activities
  • Adults who have had challenges following health recommendations

While our primary focus is on participants aged 60 and over, as well as adults with disabilities, individuals of all ages are welcome to join. Caregivers of those with ongoing health conditions will also find the program beneficial.

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