Volunteer Connection

Clackamas County offers “Living Well with Chronic Conditions,” a six-week workshop (check event calendar for current course dates and times). Participants will discover “tools” that can improve one’s health and outlook on life. Free workshops are facilitated in small groups (6 - 8 adults) for 2 ½ hours each week over 6 weeks via Zoom.

Learn more at 503-650-5777 or email livingwell@clackamas.us.

Living Well workshops are fun and interactive. Participants will experience ways to:

• Use positive thinking, breathing and relaxation techniques
• Deal with depression, anger, fear and frustration
• Learn methods to help deal with fatigue, pain, and stress
• Develop healthy eating habits and food choices;
• Discover appropriate physical activity for maintaining and increasing strength and endurance
• Communicate effectively with others
• Receive tips about medication usage and working with your healthcare team
• Brainstorm solutions to challenges and barriers
• Utilize problem-solving and decision making techniques
• Develop attainable weekly action plans

Clackamas County offers “Living Well with Diabetes,” a six-week workshop (check event calendar for current course dates and times). Participants will discover “tools” that can improve one’s health and outlook on life. Free workshops are facilitated in small groups (6 - 8 adults) for 2½ hours each week over 6 weeks via Zoom. Participants learn self-management techniques to fight fatigue, problem solve, make decisions and reduce stress. Additional topics include action planning, relaxation techniques, healthy food choices, meal planning, physical activity, foot care, and monitoring blood sugar, managing hyper/hypoglycemia and helpful ways to communicate.

Learn more at 503-650-5777 or email livingwell@clackamas.us.