Health & Fitness

Some Openings Still Available In Upcoming Health Workshops

Free Healthier Living workshops aim to improve the quality of life for anyone with a chronic health condition.

News submitted from Solano Public Health:

There are still a few openings in the upcoming workshops starting in Vallejo Friday, March 13 and in Vacaville Tuesday, March 17.

β€œLiving your best life,” is the workshop slogan for participants who find practical information to manage chronic conditions ranging from diabetes and respiratory ailments to high blood pressure and depression.

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During the six, weekly workshops, participants create and enact a personal action plan. They learn techniques to reduce stress, pain and anxiety, how to increase mobility and become more active and to eat healthier.

Each workshop is conducted by two certified peer, lay leaders who have been trained in the highly successful Stanford University chronic disease self-management program.

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To register, please call the Area Agency on Aging Serving Napa and Solano at (707) 643-1797 ext. 314.

Vallejo (Fridays)

Free Healthier Living workshop to improve quality of life for anyone with a chronic health condition will be held from 10 a.m. to noon Fridays, March 13 through April 17 at Community Action North Bay, 416 Union Ave., Fairfield. Caregivers are welcome. To register, call the Area Agency on Aging Serving Napa and Solano at (707) 643-1797 ext. 314. Healthier Living is sponsored by Solano Public Health, Partners 4 Healthy Solano, with funding from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Vacaville (Tuesdays)

Free Healthier Living workshop to improve quality of life for anyone with a chronic health condition will be held from 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Tuesdays, March 17 through April 21 at Twin Oaks Apartments, 2390 Nut Tree Rd., Vacaville. Caregivers are welcome. To register, call the Area Agency on Aging Serving Napa and Solano at(707) 643-1797 ext. 314. Healthier Living is sponsored by Solano Public Health, Partners 4 Healthy, Solano with funding from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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