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Herkimer County HealthNet Employee Completes Training

 

Adam Hutchinson of Herkimer County HealthNet, second row, fourth from the right, completed the Chronic Disease Self-Management Program Master Training workshop. The workshop was sponsored by the Quality and Technical Assistance Center at SUNY Albany.

 

Herkimer, NY – Adam Hutchinson of Herkimer County HealthNet has completed the Master Trainers’ Workshop for the Stanford University Chronic Disease Self-Management Curriculum. Mr. Hutchinson is now authorized to conduct Living Healthy Workshops, with another co-leader.

The Living Healthy Workshop is an opportunity for people with different chronic diseases and their care-givers to learn the skills needed in the day-to-day management of treatment and to maintain and/or increase life’s activities. The Program has been adopted by such groups as the National Health Service of England, the Diabetes Society of British Columbia in Canada, Kaiser Permanente, and Group Health Cooperative of Puget Sound.

 

The Living Healthy Workshop is a workshop given two and a half hours, once a week, for six weeks. People with different chronic health problems attend together. Workshops are facilitated by two trained leaders. The Herkimer County course is sponsored by Herkimer County HealthNet.

 

Subjects covered include: 1) techniques to deal with problems such as frustration, fatigue, pain and isolation, 2) appropriate exercise for maintaining and improving strength, flexibility, and endurance, 3) appropriate use of medications, 4) communicating effectively with family, friends, and health professionals, 5) nutrition, and, 6) how to evaluate new treatments.

Herkimer County HealthNet will be scheduling a six week session in the near future. If you’re interested in attending please contact HCHN at 315-867-1552 or ahutchinson@herkimercounty.org.

 

Contact: Adam Hutchinson, Network Coordinator, Herkimer County HealthNet, Inc.
Email: ahutchinson@herkimercounty.org
Phone: 315 867-1552