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AARTH empowers our community with vital knowledge and life-saving skills through focused outreach and education.

The Workshop is designed to help people with ongoing health problems manage them more effectively. Anyone with a chronic condition such as diabetes, arthritis, HIV/AIDS, heart disease, asthma, fibromyalgia, or any other on-going health condition should participate.

 

Caregivers or family members who serve as caregivers are welcomed. Anyone looking to better their everyday lives are encouraged to attend.

Healthy Lifestyle Classes
Types of Classes
Topics Covered

  • Chronic Disease Self Management Program (CDSMP)*

  • Diabetes Self Management Program (DSMP)*

  • Cooking Classes

  • Decluttering Classes

  • Lunch & Learn

  • Bingocize

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  • Dealing with difficult emotions

  • Managing symptoms

  • Goal setting

  • Problem solving

  • Making informed treatment decisions

  • Increasing strength and stamina through better fitness​

  • Actions Plans

  • Getting a good night’s sleep

  • Managing Difficult Emotions

  • Injury and Fall Prevention

  • Physical Activity/Exercise

  • Nutrition & Food Labels

  • Weight Management

  • Mind-Body Connection

  • Informed Treatment Decisions

  • Self-Advocacy in the Health Care System

  • Importance of good nutrition in pain management

  • Appropriate exercise for maintaining and improving strength, flexibility, and endurance

  • Appropriate use of medications and how to evaluate new treatment

  • Dealing with symptoms of diabetes such as fatigue pain, hyper/hypoglycemia, emotional difficulties such as depression, anger, fear, frustration, isolation, poor sleep and living in uncertainty

  • Foot Care

  • Avoiding health complications

  • Appropriate use of medications

  • Appropriate exercise for regaining and maintaining flexibility, and endurance

  • Making decisions about treatment and complementary therapies

  • Communicating effectively with family, friends, and health professionals

  • Setting priorities​

Benefits of Classes

The workshops are evidenced-based, meaning they are proven to show positive outcomes. Workshop participants demonstrate significant improvements in the areas covered. They also report fewer hospitalizations, outpatient visits and overall lower medical costs.

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*The workshop was developed by Dr. Kate Lorig at Stanford University through the Stanford Patient Education Center, now known as the Self-Management Resource Center.

Where are workshops held?

Workshops are held online and in community settings such as churches, senior centers and libraries.  Class size is typically around 12-18 participants.

How can my facility offer Healthy LIfestyle Classes?

Your facility can become a host site for the Workshop as well as a source of advertising and referrals. Employees and/or volunteers can also train to become leaders to facilitate workshops at your site. Leaders’ trainings are 4 days. Each trainee receives a detailed leader’s manual, a copy of the textbook Living a Healthy Life with Chronic Conditions, and a leader’s implementation resource manual.

What are the cost?

Workshops offered through AARTH are free to the public. 

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