You Can Live Well, Virginia! Free workshop.

You Can! Live Well, Virginia!

Chronic Disease Self-Management Workshop

 Valley Program for Aging Services is offering a free 6-week “You Can Live Well, Virginia!” workshop for persons with chronic diseases and/or caregivers. This program will complement and enhance your medical recommended treatment plans. Topics include:

• Goal setting
• Problem solving
• Managing Fatigue
• Healthy eating
• Low Impact Exercising
• Communicating effectively with family, friends and your health care team.

This six-week workshop is designed to lower the stress associated with chronic diseases such as heart disease, diabetes, arthritis, etc…  Participants will learn a variety of necessary day-to-day management skills needed to maintain and/or increase life’s activities. The workshop is free, the books and materials are free.

Dates: Thursday February 16, 23; March 1, 8, 15 and 22

Time: 9:00 – 11:30       Regular attendance required.

 Location: The Augsburg Room (lower level at the elevator)

                   Muhlenberg Lutheran Church

                   281 East Market Street

                   Harrisonburg VA 22801

Co-leaders: Liz Brickhouse and Penelope Ferguson

To Register: Liz: 574-4795 or the VPAS office: 540 896-7595 

Deadline for Registration: February 10, 2012