Local residents living with chronic disease have an opportunity to join a free Alberta Health Services (AHS) program designed to help them take control of their health and improve their quality of life.
Better Choices, Better Health is a six-week series of workshops designed to support Albertans living with ongoing health conditions, such as diabetes, heart disease, arthritis, high blood pressure, obesity, chronic pain, fibromyalgia, Crohn’s disease, colitis, Celiac disease, and mental health concerns. The Better Choices, Better Health workshop sessions are led by trained volunteers, many of whom live with a chronic disease. This approach ensures an understanding of the challenges participants face and provides a supportive environment.
Because those living with chronic conditions often face the same day-to-day challenges,
Better Choices, Better Health focuses on teaching tools and techniques common to all chronic conditions rather than any one specific disease or condition.
Topics include:
Solving problems and setting goals.
Handling pain and fatigue.
Managing medication.
Dealing with difficult emotions.
Eating healthy and increasing activity.
Communicating with health care providers.
Workshops will be held on six consecutive Thursdays, starting Mar. 6 – Apr. 10, from 9:30 a.m. to noon, at the MD McEachern Community Centre, Lethbridge College-Crowsnest Pass Campus (second floor) in Bellevue, 2802 222 St. Spaces fill up quickly, so please register early by calling 403-562-2853.
Better Choices, Better Health workshops are one of many services provided by the Alberta Healthy Living Program, which supports chronic disease management programming throughout the province.
Alberta Health Services is the provincial health authority responsible for planning and delivering health supports and services for more than four million adults and children living in Alberta. Its mission is to provide a patient-focused, quality health system that is accessible and sustainable for all Albertans.
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