Gifford Medical Center will offer a new Healthier Living Workshop series beginning August 18 and continuing Thursdays through September 22 from 10 am to 12:30 pm in the Randolph hospital’s Conference Center.
Offered for free as part of the Vermont Blueprint for Health, Healthier Living Workshops are self-help groups, with trained facilitators, designed to help individuals with chronic conditions and their caregivers manage their diseases and improve their health.
The workshops are for anyone living with arthritis, asthma, heart disease, diabetes, emphysema, fibromyalgia, multiple sclerosis or another chronic condition. The six-week classes were created to add vitality to participants’ lives and provide tools to better deal with frustration, fatigue and pain.They also help to improve upon strength, flexibility and endurance as well as provide tips for managing medications, eating healthier and bettering communications with family, friends and health care providers.
According to the Vermont Department of Health, past participants report increased energy, reduced stress, more self-confidence and fewer doctors’ visits as a result.
Gifford Medical Center offers the free courses several times a year.
Source: www.giffordmed.org, 5-19-2011
To register or for more information, call Susan Delattre at Gifford at (802) 728-2118.
Gifford Medical Center is at 44 South Main Street (Route 12 south of the village) in Randolph. Log onto www.giffordmed.org to learn more.
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Healthier Living Workshops
Chronic illness sufferers improve your quality of life through these workshops offered as part of the Vermont Blueprint for Health, Thursdays, August 18 through September 22, 10 am to 12:30 pm, Gifford Medical Center, Conference Center, 44 South Main Street, Randolph, free, call (802) 728-2118 to register.
Healthier Living Workshop series returns to Gifford in Randolph
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