Stay Healthy, Suisun City! Solano County Offers Resources, Seminars

News from Solano County Public Health:

Free Healthier Living workshops for persons with chronic conditions will resume Wednesday in Fairfield. The series of six, weekly workshops aims to increase quality of life through self-management action plans.

More than 400 adults throughout Solano County with conditions ranging from diabetes to high blood pressure have created personal action plans and successfully completed the workshops.

“We’ve seen participants who started the workshop with out of control blood sugar, who were overweight, anxious, depressed, arthritic or barely able to walk, make amazing progress in just six weeks,” said Dianna Gonzalez, program coordinator at Area Agency on Aging Serving Napa and Solano.

Guided by an experienced pair of lay leaders, Healthier Living participants learn to manage their symptoms, solve problems and set weekly goals for behavior change. The acclaimed workshop curriculum, created by Stanford University, includes healthy eating, relaxation techniques and ways to exercise easily and safely.

“Some participants have managed in six short weeks to control their blood sugar or blood pressure, lose 30 pounds and even go from relying on a walker to joining a walking group with new friends in their Healthier Living workshop,” Gonzalez said.

The free workshops are available in Fairfield at Mt. Calvary Baptist Church starting Wednesdayevening; (Aug. 12) in Vacaville at William J. Carroll Government Center starting Aug. 2; and at the Suisun City Library starting Sept. 15.

For information and to register, contact Gonzalez at 707-643-1797 ext. 314 or Diannag@aaans.org.

Healthier Living workshops are sponsored by Solano Public Health, Partners 4 Healthy Solano, with funding from the Centers for Disease Prevention and Control.

Fairfield (Wednesdays)

Free Healthier Living workshop to improve quality of life for anyone with a chronic health condition will be held from 6:30 to 9 p.m. Wednesdays, August 12 through September 16 at Mt. Calvary Baptist Church, 1735 Enterprise Dr., Building 3, 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 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. Wednesdays, Sept. 2 through Oct. 7 at William J. Carroll Government Center, 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 2 to 4:30 p.m. Tuesdays, September 15 through October 20 at 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.

Contact: Marilyn Sexton, Health Education Specialist, Health Promotion & Community Wellness BureauSolano County Public Health Services, Health & Social Services Department, 275 Beck Ave, Fairfield
(707) 784-2113