March 31, 2022 - 3:25pm -- scammahorn.5@osu.edu

Join this free interactive workshop

HEALTHY UNIVERSITY

A Chronic Disease
Self-Management Workshop

DATE: Each Friday, for 6 weeks, May 6 – June 10

TIME: 10:00 a.m. - Noon

WHERE: A Zoom link will be provided upon confirmation of registration.

REGISTER: Go to - go.osu.edu/HealthyU or Contact Karin at knevius@info4seniors.org or 937341-301

Healthy U is a free, community-based workshop that helps participants learn proven strategies to manage chronic health conditions and feel healthier.  Healthy U is for you if:

  • You live with long-term health conditions, such as: arthritis, diabetes, lung disease, high blood pressure, heart disease, cancer, chronic pain, anxiety, depression and more;
  • You feel tired, alone or stressed by health problems; or
  • You are looking for better ways to manage your symptoms

Healthy U workshops are conducted in your community by people like you who have learned to take control of their health.  They are conducted in six weekly, interactive, small-group sessions that focus on the participants’ role in managing their own illnesses.

Topics include: 

  • Strategies to deal with stress, frustration, fatigue, pain and depression;
  • Using physical activity to maintain and improve strength, flexibility, and endurance;
  • How to use medications safely and appropriately;
  • Improve communication with your doctor and your family about your health;
  • Using good nutrition to improve health and control symptoms;
  • How to evaluate new treatments; and
  • Setting and achieving personal health goals.