Living Well with Chronic Health Problems in Southern Oregon Serving Jackson, Josephine, Douglas, Curry & Coos Counties

  
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Now serving Jackson, Josephine, Douglas, Curry and Coos Counties

 

  "Row Your Own Boat"

Put Life Back In Your Life

"I was tired. I hurt all the time. It felt like my health problems were telling me what I could and couldn't do.  Living Well With Chronic Conditions workshops put me back in charge."

"Now I have the energy to do the things that matter.
I've put life back in my life."

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Here is a workshop series that shows you how to take small manageable steps toward healthier living and improve your ability to manage day-to-day activities of life.
  Thousands have benefited...you can too

Workshops are ongoing and registration is required
   Limited to 8-15 participants for each 6-week series
Held on the same day each week for 2 1/2 hours

For Schedules, Registration & Information

Call: 864 - 9611

 or click on CONTACTS for an email address

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March 4th, 2009
Living Well With Chronic Conditions in Southern Oregon
was awarded
 at the 4th Oregon Annual Living Well Forum
The "Outstanding Practice Award"

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Are you interested in volunteering your time
to co-lead Living Well workshops?

CALL:  864 - 9611

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Watch this space for future announcements


Announcing the new Regional Living Well Project Coordinator

Arlene Logan

Now offering Living Well Workshop Series in Jackson, Josephine, Douglas, Curry and Coos Counties

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The Oregon State University Extension Service has developed an
interactive, research-based, on-line learning series with an option for direct instructor contact.  It will be called
“Mastery of Aging Well.” 

The five-course series will be in an online format with instructor-narrated PowerPoint presentations, imbedded video featuring older adults talking about aging issues as well as hands-on learning materials  Examples of the materials include: memory enhancement games, depression measurement scales, portion control tools.

The five courses are 1) Memory Difficulties: Should I Be Worried? 2) Depression in Later Life 3) Medication Jeopardy 4) Food as Medicine? and 5) Physical Activity and Exercise: Aging Bodies in Motion. The courses can be taken individually or as a series.

Review and get more information at:  www.outreach.oregonstate.edu/aging-well

 

Other educational offerings for Living Well in Southern Oregon...

 Strong Women -- A Tufts University program developed by Dr. Marion Nelson is offering daily strength training classes. Women (and men) participate in 45-minutes to 1 hour of prescribed strength training routines using free weights and leg weights, which are provided as part of the cost of the class. Participants in these classes have realized improvements in endurance, balance, flexibility and overall strength.

WATCH:  Community Cable Television’s Extension Program “Healthy Living”. Time changed to 2nd Thursday of each month, aired at 6 pm and re-broadcast through-out the month. Web site: www.roguetv.org. Hosted by OSU Extension faculty, Sharon Johnson.

READ:  Sharon Johnson’s Healthy Aging column runs weekly, on Tuesdays, in the Medford Mail Tribune, Healthy Living Section www.mailtribune.com.

  

 

 

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Stanford University developed the program.
Brought to you through a partnership of local health & human services providers in collaboration with
The Rogue Valley Council of Governments' Senior & Disability Services

 

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Revised: June 11, 2010