Chronic Disease Self-Management Workshop in Randolph
Free six-week workshop starts Tuesday, November 17
Gifford Health Care and Vermont Blueprint for Health are offering a free, six-week Healthier Living workshop on chronic disease self-management starting on Tuesday, November 17, 2015.
Led by trained facilitators, this free workshop will help anyone living with a chronic disease (and caregivers) build the skills needed to manage their condition, share experiences, and receive mutual support. The program focuses on pain management, nutrition, exercise, medication uses, emotions, and communicating with health care providers.
The Chronic Disease Self-Management workshop starts on Tuesday, November 17, and will continue through Tuesday, December 22. Classes will meet from 9:30 a.m. to 12 p.m. in the Gifford Conference Center. To register or for more information call 802-728-7714.
Gifford is a community hospital in Randolph, Vt., with family health centers in Berlin, Bethel, Chelsea and Rochester and specialty services throughout central Vermont. A Federally Qualified Health Center and Top 100 Critical Access Hospital in the country, Gifford is a full-service hospital with a 24-hour emergency department, inpatient and rehabilitation units, many surgical services, accredited cancer program, a day care, an adult day care and a 30-bed nursing home, the Menig Extended Care Facility, which was named by U.S. News and World Report as one of the best 39 nursing homes in the country in 2012. The Birthing Center, established in 1977, was the first in Vermont to offer an alternative to the traditional hospital-based deliveries and continues to be a leader in midwifery and family-centered care. The cancer program is accredited by the Commission on Cancer of the American College of Surgeons.
The hospital’s mission is to improve individuals’ and community health by providing and assuring access to affordable and high-quality health care in Gifford’s service area.
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