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"Living a Healthy Life" is a community-based education course based on self-efficacy theory. Program participants will feel empowered to take charge of their health and lead more productive and satisfying lives. Currently, "Living a Healthy Life" has two educational tracks. "Living a Health Life with Chronic Conditions" and "Living a Healthy Life: Enhance Fitness". One track focuses on living with a chronic health condition, such as asthma or diabetes. The other track focuses on improved physical activity, particularly for those with arthritis. Individuals that complete the program are encouraged to teach future workshops. The target audience is older adults. Please see below for registration details.

"Living a Healthy Life with Chronic Conditions"

"Living a Healthy Life with Chronic Conditions" is a result of the Choices for Self Care Challenge Grant from the National Council on Aging (NCOA). The Indiana Diabetes Prevention and Control Program and the Division of Aging at Family and Social Services received a two-year grant from NCOA. "Living a Healthy Life" is an evidence-based program from Stanford University's Chronic Disease Self-Management Program. Sixteen Indiana Area Agencies on Aging will implement this program. The Indiana Association of Area Agencies on Aging, the University of Indianapolis Center for Aging and Community, and the Indiana Minority Health Coalition are partners on this grant who are helping with program implementation and evaluation.  

"Living a Healthy Life with Chronic Conditions" incorporates the following:

  • cognitive symptom management;
  • effective communication with family, friends, and health professionals;
  • regular physical activity for physical and emotional health;
  • future planning skills;
  • maintaining a healthy weight and meal planning; and
  • sleep and medication management.

These skills are mastered through:

  • action planning and process feedback on a weekly basis;
  • self-management behavioral modeling;
  • problem solving strategies; and
  • social persuasion through group support and guidance for individual self-management efforts.

"Living a Healthy Life with Chronic Conditions" is being implemented throughout the state. To find a class in your area please call your local Area Agency on Aging. The map of all sixteen Area Agencies on Aging includes their contact information.     Indiana's 16 Area Agencies on Aging

"Living a Healthy Life: Enhance Fitness"

"Living a Healthy Life: Enhance Fitness" is a result of the Arthritis Integration Dissemination grant from the National Association of Chronic Disease Directors. This community-based physical activity program is for older adults. "Enhance Fitness" is a lively and interactive hour-long class filled with variety. Each class includes cardiovascular exercises, strength training, flexibility, balance, and stretching by a certified instructor. The certified instructor provides individual attention by demonstrating variations and modifications to the program, so you can find a level that is perfect for you. Project Enhance administers "Enhance Fitness." For more information about "Enhance Fitness" please visit  the Project Enhance homepage.

In a typical class, you will experience the following:

  • Ten to 25 people close to your own level of fitness
  • A certified instructor
  • A 5-minute warm-up to get the blood flowing to your muscles
  • A 20-minute aerobic workout that gets you moving or a walking workout to lively music you and your classmates choose
  • A 5-minute cool-down
  • A 20-minute strength training workout with soft ankle and wrist weights (0 up to 20 pounds)
  • A 10-minute stretch to keep your muscles flexible
  • Balance exercises throughout the class
  • Lots of opportunities to make new friends and acquaintances

"Living a Healthy Life: Enhance Fitness" is being implemented throughout the state. Certified instructors are still being trained. To find a class in your area please call your local Area Agency on Aging. The contact information for all sixteen Area Agencies on Aging can be found by clicking here. 

Organizations Currently Offering "Living a Healthy Life"

To register for a class, please contact the organization directly. For contact information for the Area Agencies on Aging please see the Indiana's 16 Area Agencies on Aging map. For classes at the University of Indianapolis Center for Aging and Community please call (317) 791-5930. For classes at your local Minority Health Coalition please call (317) 926-4011.

A complete listing of current programs is coming soon! We appreciate your patience.

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