Taking control through self-management means:

• Working with your doctor as your healthcare partner
• Getting support from family and friends
• Knowing how to work through problems such as pain, fatigue, or depression
• Learning how to be active and eat well
• Understanding how to use medications correctly

Living Well With Chronic Conditions

Living Well with Chronic Conditions is a six-week workshop that provides tools for living a healthy life with chronic health conditions, including diabetes, cancer, arthritis, asthma and heart disease.

Workshops related to Living Well that are also available in communities across Oregon include Tomando Control de su Salud, a Spanish-language, culturally appropriate version, and the Positive Self-Management Program (PSMP), a workshop for people with HIV.

Worskhops are offered in most communities across Oregon. Find a workshop near you. 
Contact us for more information.

Oregon Tobacco Quit Line

The Oregon Tobacco Quit Line is a free program offering tips, information, and one-on-one telephone counseling to anyone looking to quit tobacco or help someone quit.  Available to all Oregonians regardless of income or insurance status, the Quit Line is staffed by real people who are friendly and non-judgemental.

Quit coaches will help you make your own plan to fit your own life. No pressure, no guilt. Coaches can even help you figure out if you are eligible for free nicotine gum or the patch.

Open 7 days a week, 4:00 am to 12:00 am. Coaching is available in many languages. 

Call 1-800-QUIT-NOW (1-800-784-8669)

Español: 1-877-2NO-FUME (1-877-266-3863)

Oregon Arthritis Program

Arthritis Foundation Exercise Program (AFEP)

The Arthritis Foundation Exercise Program is a safe exercise program for anybody wanting to start a beginner's fitness class or to maintain muscle strength. The program uses gentle activities to help increase join flexibility and stamina and has been proven to decrease pain in people with arthritis. Exercises can be done standing or seated in a chair.

Walk With Ease Program (WWE)

Walk With Ease is a six-week walking program conducted in groups by a trained leader. Participants receive health education tips, learn how to exercise safely and create a personal walking plan that fits their goals. Each session includes a lecturette, warm up, 10-30 minute walk and cool down. Participants receive a textbook and track their progress in a walking diary.

Programs are held in various locations throughout the state. Find an arthritis self-management program. The Arthritis Foundation - Great West Chapter also offers programs.  

Falls Prevention for Older Adults

Tai Chi: Moving for Better Balance (TCMBB)

Tai Chi: Moving for Better Balance is an eight-form version of Tai Chi that was designed to improve strength and balance while reducing fear and risk of falls. Participants attend one hour classes 2-3 times per week for three months.

Programs are held in various locations throughout the state. To find a Tai Chi: Moving for Better Balance class near you call 971-673-1036.