Living Well Alaska: Better Choices, Better Health workshops are held throughout Alaska for people with all kinds of chronic conditions, such as arthritis, diabetes and heart disease.
Read more about the Living Well Alaska program evaluation in the Chronicles article released April, 2012:
For more background see the initial program article from September, 2007:
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Program Leader Training
Seniors, health professionals and community members can become Living Well Alaska: Better Choices, Better Health course leaders and learn how people with
chronic health conditions can lead better lives.
When: May 28 - May 31, 2013 from 8:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Where: Cooperative Extension in Anchorage, 1675 C Street, Suite 100
Contact: For information or to register please contact Leslie Shallcross at 786-6313 or via e-mail
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This training will use the 2012 Stanford Revised CDSMP curriculum.
Call Leslie Shallcross at 786-6313 or email for general information regarding leader training.
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Program Leader Update
Leaders, time to get your update! Participate in
our third CDSMP 2012 leader update training. See what’s new in the curriculum and
refresh your skills.
- When: May 20, 2013 from 8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
Where: Cooperative Extension in Anchorage, 1675 C Street, Suite 100
Contact: To reserve your spot, contact Leslie Shallcross at 786-6313 or via e-mail
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This training will use the 2012 Stanford Revised CDSMP curriculum.
For more information about this or future Leader Updates contact Leslie Shallcross at 786-6313 or via e-mail
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Upcoming Self-Management Workshops
Anchorage
- Ongoing 6-week chronic disease self-management workshops will be held at Southcentral Foundation.
For more information or to register, please contact SCF Health Education at 729-2689.
Please note that the classes are open to beneficiaries of SCF/ANMC.
- When: Tuesday’s from 9:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. April 2 through May 7, 2013 (dates have changed)
Where: St. Patrick’s Parish, 2111 Muldoon Road, Anchorage
Contact: For more information or to register call Terri Bancroft at 632-7418
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- When: Mondays, 6:00 p.m. - 8:30 p.m., April 15 through May 20, 2013
Where: Providence Health Park Rm#2281, Anchorage, AK
Contact: For more information or to register contact Dani Martin at 212-2595 or Ghislaine.martin@providence.org
- When: Wednesdays, 10:00 a.m. - 12:30 a.m., April 24 – May
29, 2013
Where:
Anchorage Senior Center, 1300 E 19th Ave
Contact: To register call Carmen Montano @ 770-2025 OR cmontano@anchorageseniorcenter.org
Eagle River
- When: Thursdays, 6:00 p.m. - 8:30 p.m., April 4 through May 11, 2013
Where: Jitters Coffee House in the Eagle River Shopping Center
Contact: For more information or to register contact Dani Martin at 212-2595 or Ghislaine.martin@providence.org
Homer
- When: Mondays, 5:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m., March 18, 25, and April 1, 8, 15, 22, 2013
Where: South Peninsula Hospital Training Center
Contact: Call Mary Fries or PeggyEllen Kleinleder @ 235-0369 to register
Wasilla
- When: 9:00 a.m. - 11:30 a.m., March 22 - April 26, 2013
Where: Wasilla Senior Center, 1301 Century Circle, Wasilla
Contact: Call Julie Cascio @ 745-3677 OR jmcascio@alaska.edu to register
About Living Well Alaska: Better Choices, Better Health
Living Well Alaska: Better Choices, Better Health is a series of workshops that help people with chronic illnesses learn ways to self manage their condition and take charge of their life.
Living Well Alaska: Better Choices, Better Health covers a range of health topics such as:
- healthy eating
- relaxation techniques
- managing fatigue
- low impact exercising
- managing medications
- problem solving
- goal setting
- working with your health professional.
Research on this program has shown that participants are able to manage their symptoms better and communicate more easily with their doctors and loved ones. People who take the program feel better, are less limited by their illness, and may spend less time at the doctor or in the hospital.
The State of Alaska, Section of Chronic Disease and Health Promotion, has obtained from Stanford University a State license that is valid through August 2012. All course leaders and master trainers are required to sign MOAs to teach Living Well Alaska: Better Choices, Better Health workshops.
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Contact Us
For information about Living Well Alaska: Better Choices, Better Health classes in your area or if you would like to become a course leader for your organization or community, please contact:
Barbara Stillwater PhD, RN
Diabetes Program Manager
(907) 269-8035
Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion
State of Alaska Division of Public Health
3601 C Street, Suite 722
Anchorage, AK 99503