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AHS Resources Helping Residents Live Well With Chronic Disease

Oct 9, 2016 | 11:31 AM

LETHBRIDGE – Those looking for resources to deal with a chronic disease are being invited to join AHS for six weeks of public workshops designed to improve quality of life.

AHS “Better Choices, Better Health” is a six-week series of workshops designed to support Albertans living with ongoing health conditions such as diabetes, heart disease, arthritis, high blood pressure, obesity, chronic pain, fibromyalgia, Crohn’s disease, colitis, celiac disease, mental health concerns and others.

The workshops are led by AHS health care professionals or trained volunteers, many of whom also live with a chronic disease.

Since those living with chronic conditions often deal with similar day-to-day challenges, the program provides an overview of tools and techniques common to all chronic conditions, rather than any one specific disease or condition.

Topics include:
“Solving problems and setting goals.
“Handling pain and fatigue.
“Managing medication.
“Dealing with difficult emotions.
“Eating healthy and increasing activity.
“Communicating with health care providers.

Workshops will be held from 9 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. on Tuesday mornings starting Sept. 13, in Room A at the Lethbridge Seniors Centre Society, 500 11th Street South. To register call toll-free 1-866-506-6654.

For those unable to attend a workshop in person, Better Choices, Better Health-Online workshops are available.