In Solano County: Free 'Healthier Living' Workshops

News submitted from Solano County Public Health Services:

Chronic disease takes a huge toll on peoples’ lives, causing pain, disability, decreased physical activity and poor emotional health. Solano Public Health offers free Healthier Living workshops locally to help people with chronic diseases learn to manage symptoms and maintain active and fulfilling lives.

Healthier Living is a series of six, 2.5-hour workshops that brings people with chronic diseases together with their family members and caregivers to learn healthier ways to live, to gain confidence and motivation to manage their health and feel more positive about life.

“Dealing daily with chronic conditions such as depression, diabetes, high blood pressure, heart and respiratory problems, negatively impacts one’s quality of life,”said Dianna Gonzalez, program coordinator for Area Agency on Aging serving Napa and Solano.

“Healthier Living participants learn how to manage symptoms, work with health care professionals, set weekly goals for behavior change, problem-solve, handle difficult emotions, eat well, practice relaxation techniques and exercise safely and easily. The Healthier Living program is not disease-specific; it is designed to support and enhance treatment programs,” Gonzalez explained.

The Area Agency on Aging Serving Napa and Solano and Solano Public Health are working together to provide the free workshops which are based on Stanford University’s highly successful “Healthier Living Chronic Disease Self-Management Program,” originally developed in the 1990’s. The Solano County workshops are supported by Solano Public Health, Partners 4 Healthy Solano, with funding from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Healthier Living workshops in English and Spanish are offered at various sites throughout Solano Counties.

To locate a nearby workshop and for more information on Healthier Living, please contact Dianna Gonzalez at (707) 643-1797 ext. 314 orDiannaG@aaans.org.

Fairfield
(Thursdays)

Free Healthier Living workshop to improve quality of life for anyone with a chronic health condition will be held from 10a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Thursdays, April 2 – May 7at SafeQuest Solano, 1101 E. Tabor 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.

(Tuesdays)

Free Healthier Living workshop to improve quality of life for anyone with a chronic health condition will be held from 5:30 to 8 p.m. Tuesdays, May 19 through June 23 at NorthBay Center for Primary Care, 2458 Hillborn Rd., 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 (Wednesdays)

Free, Spanish Healthier Living, (Tomando Control de su Salud,) workshop to improve quality of life for anyone with a chronic health condition will be held from 9 to 11:30 a.m. Wednesdays, April 1 through May 6 at William J. Carroll Government Center, 1119 E. Monte Vista Ave., 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.

Suisun (Tuesdays)
Free Healthier Living workshop to improve quality of life for anyone with a chronic health condition will be held from 5:30 to 8 p.m. Tuesdays, April 14 through May 19at Suisun City Library, 601 Pintail Dr., Suisun. 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, funding from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Vallejo (Thursdays)

Free Healthier Living workshop to improve quality of life for anyone with a chronic health condition will be held from 1 to 3:30 p.m. Thursdays, May 21 through June 25at Florence Douglas Senior Center, 333 Amador St., Vallejo. 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, funding from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Additional workshops are being scheduled.

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