Community Health Improvement Programs

Beating Diabetes: Manage Well Live Well

1) Pre Diabetes:

Our Pre-Diabetes class is designed for those who have been diagnosed with prediabetes or are at high risk for developing Type 2 diabetes. It is based on the Centers for Disease Control’s (CDC) Prevent T2 Diabetes Prevention Program, (DPP).

This national program is an online, self-paced, and evidence-based program focusing on healthy eating, physical activity and managing stress and triggers. Research has shown that people with prediabetes who take part in a structured lifestyle change program can cut their risk of developing type 2 diabetes by 58% and up to 71% for people over 60 years old.

Health coaches are available to check in weekly (or less often) through phone calls, text messages or Zoom meetings to help you navigate the program.

Programs are designed at address specific cultural preferences.

https://www.cdc.gov/diabetes-prevention/index.html

2) Diabetes Self-Management

Our Diabetes Self-Management class is designed for those who have been diagnosed with Type 1 or 2 diabetes. This is an online, self-paced program that offers education on nutrition, physical activity, stress management and other healthy lifestyle options designed to improve blood sugar and hemoglobin A1C levels, manage blood pressure and cholesterol.

This class can help you to manage your diabetes, improve your quality of life, help prevent the long-term complications of diabetes and reduce healthcare costs. Effective blood sugar management can reduce the risk of eye disease, kidney disease, and nerve disease by 40%.

Health coaches are available to check in weekly (or less often) through phone calls, text messages or Zoom meetings to help you navigate the program.

https://www.cdc.gov/diabetes/education-support-programs/index.html

https://www.cdc.gov/diabetes/diabetes-tv/diabetes-kickstart.html

Mindful Movement: Reducing Chronic Pain through Education and Activity

The pain and stiffness of arthritis may make you hesitant to participate in exercise classes and it may seem best to rest. However, according to the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) physical activity may be just the thing.  In fact, if you have arthritis, participating in joint-friendly physical activity can improve your arthritis pain, function, mood, and quality of life.

Being physically active can also delay the onset of arthritis-related disability and help people with arthritis manage other chronic conditions such as diabetes, heart disease, and obesity.

In addition, studies suggest that participation in the arts can help to ease arthritis pain and symptoms. Music and dance can help to improve mood, reduce feelings of stress and depression as well as providing fun and engaging forms of physical activity.

This class offers an online, self-paced modules course for those 18 and over and is designed to help manage arthritis and chronic pain through education on joint protection, self-care, stress management and appropriate levels of physical activity. This program can help with pain relief, joint stiffness, improved flexibility, increased strength, improved functional ability, better mood, less stress, better balance, less risk for chronic illnesses associated with a sedentary lifestyle, and increased confidence in the ability to exercise safely.

The self-paced modules can be combined with online or in person physical activity classes offered in a variety of levels and intensities so you can find the right level for you. Health coaches are available to check in weekly (or less often) through phone calls, text messages or Zoom meetings to help you navigate the program.

This program is supported through a generous grant through the Utah Department of Health and Human Services.

To find a workshop in your area visit the Workshop Locator tool at: Living Well Coalition – Healthy Aging program.

How To Stress Less

This course aims to improve mental health through health education, instruction in stress management techniques and engagement in the arts to alleviate anxiety, depression, loneliness, and stress.

Our How To Stress Less Course is an online and self-paced 14 module course. It offers instruction in a variety of topics including building good time management skills, the importance of adequate sleep, nutrition and physical activity and connection with others combined with instruction in meditation, mindfulness, yoga, dance, music, sound baths and more. This course helps participants create a personalized stress management plan.

Health coaches are available to check in weekly (or less often) through phone calls, text messages or Zoom meetings to help you navigate the program.

Online Physical Activity Classes

Our online classes are designed to be combined with the above programs or can be used on their own. We offer classes in general aerobics, strength training, yoga, stretching, dance, arthritis foundation approved classes as well as relaxation/meditation videos.

Classes are designed for all abilities and allow you to work at your own pace in the comfort of your own home. The videos are best viewed on a laptop, tablet or computer and are not designed to be viewed on a phone.