Do you have a chronic health condition? Do you want to better support a loved one who has a chronic condition? Join us for Your Way to Wellness, a free six-week program to help people living with chronic conditions learn and develop new skills to help maintain an active, fulfilling life.
Who should attend?
Any adult with an ongoing health condition OR Family members, friends, and caregivers or meone with someone with a chronic condition.
Chronic conditions can include, but are not limited to:
• Arthritis
• Diabetes
• High blood pressure
• Heart disease
• Asthma
• Fibromyalgia
• Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disorder (COPD)
• Mental illness
• Chronic pain
Learn how to:
• Eat healthier & become more active
• Manage symptoms and emotions (fear, anger, frustration)
• Improve self confidence
• Make daily tasks easier
• Talk to your doctor and health care team
• Set goals, learn problem solving, and develop action plans
About the program
Each session lasts 2.5 hours and meets once a week for six weeks. Each group has six to 15 people and is led by trained volunteers (most of whom live with chronic conditions themselves.
Next session starts Thursday May 26th!
When: Thursday evenings, (6:00pm-8:30pm)
Dates: May 26-June 30.
Where: Diabetes Management Centre, Bayer's Road Centre, Suite 165, 7071 Bayer's Road, Halifax.
Interested in signing up? For more information contact Stephanie at 473-7709 or visit www.cdha.nshealth.ca/default.aspx?Page=243&category.Categories.1=825¢erContent.Id.0=53459
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Friday, April 15, 2011
Your Way To Wellness
Volunteer Leaders Wanted!
Do you have a chronic condition or care for someone who does? Interested in volunteering in your community? Learn how to manage your chronic condition & empower others to do the same. Volunteer with Your Way to Wellness!
This free program helps people with chronic conditions and their caregivers to overcome daily challenges, take action and live a healthy life! Groups meet weekly (2 ½ hours) for 6 weeks and are led by 2-3 trained volunteers
Participants learn how to:
•Set goals & problem solve
•Improve communication with health care providers, family & friends
•Eat healthier & become more active
•Manage symptoms & make daily tasks easier
•Improve self-confidence & manage difficult emotions
VOLUNTEER REQUIREMENTS:
Your Way to Wellness volunteers should…
•Be comfortable speaking in front of groups
•Have good literacy skills and be able to follow a scripted format
•Be able to commit to a 4 day training session (at no cost to you)
•Co-lead at least two 6-week programs within the first 18 months after training
•Have a willingness to learn. You do not need a clinical/medical background to be a Your Way to Wellness volunteer (training will be provided)
WHAT’S IN IT FOR ME?
As a Your Way to Wellness volunteer you will…
•Gain valuable skills in learning and teaching, group facilitation & public speaking
•Become a certified Your Way to Wellness Volunteer Leader
•Help empower people in your community to improve or maintain their health
•Receive a small honorarium for facilitating group sessions
•Gain experience to build your resume and possibly lead to other career opportunities
Next training session: June 2-5, 2011, Halifax
Questions?
Contact Stephanie at 473-7709 or yw2w@cdha.nshealth.ca
Do you have a chronic condition or care for someone who does? Interested in volunteering in your community? Learn how to manage your chronic condition & empower others to do the same. Volunteer with Your Way to Wellness!
This free program helps people with chronic conditions and their caregivers to overcome daily challenges, take action and live a healthy life! Groups meet weekly (2 ½ hours) for 6 weeks and are led by 2-3 trained volunteers
Participants learn how to:
•Set goals & problem solve
•Improve communication with health care providers, family & friends
•Eat healthier & become more active
•Manage symptoms & make daily tasks easier
•Improve self-confidence & manage difficult emotions
VOLUNTEER REQUIREMENTS:
Your Way to Wellness volunteers should…
•Be comfortable speaking in front of groups
•Have good literacy skills and be able to follow a scripted format
•Be able to commit to a 4 day training session (at no cost to you)
•Co-lead at least two 6-week programs within the first 18 months after training
•Have a willingness to learn. You do not need a clinical/medical background to be a Your Way to Wellness volunteer (training will be provided)
WHAT’S IN IT FOR ME?
As a Your Way to Wellness volunteer you will…
•Gain valuable skills in learning and teaching, group facilitation & public speaking
•Become a certified Your Way to Wellness Volunteer Leader
•Help empower people in your community to improve or maintain their health
•Receive a small honorarium for facilitating group sessions
•Gain experience to build your resume and possibly lead to other career opportunities
Next training session: June 2-5, 2011, Halifax
Questions?
Contact Stephanie at 473-7709 or yw2w@cdha.nshealth.ca
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