MONROE — The Aging and Disability Resource Center (ADRC) of Green County is offering several upcoming learning sessions surrounding various topics.
Healthy Living with Diabetes
Researched and proven to improve the health of adults with diabetes or pre-diabetes
More than 100 million adults in the U.S. are now living with diabetes or pre-diabetes, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). While that number continues to rise and is very startling, there is good news. People with diabetes (Type I or Type II), pre-diabetes, and even people living with someone who has diabetes or prediabetes, can improve their health by simply joining a Healthy Living with Diabetes workshop put on through the ADRC.
In just six weekly 2 ½ hour sessions, Healthy Living with Diabetes gives participants strategies for managing diabetes including techniques to deal with symptoms and information about healthy eating, appropriate use of medication, exercise, and working effectively with health care providers. Participants learn to make realistic, achievable action plans, share their experiences and help each other solve problems. This workshop will give participants the needed tools to start building confidence in their ability to better manage their diabetes.
The next Healthy Living with Diabetes workshop will be held on Wednesdays from 9:30 a.m. to 12 p.m. starting on Sept. 27 and running through Nov. 1, and is being held at the Green County Human Services Building in Monroe. This workshop is free of charge. Pre-registration is required with limited spots available. No living-in county requirements.
For more information or to register for the program, contact the ADRC Green County Office at 608-328-9499. Visit the ADRC website to learn more: www.adrcgreencounty.org.
Falls Prevention Month
ADRC Offers Stepping On: Falls Prevention Workshop
September is Falls Prevention Awareness Month, however the prevalence and high cost of falls in Wisconsin is a yearround problem. In fact, for adults age 65 and older, Wisconsin’s death rate due to falls is the nation’s highest. One in four people in this age group will have a fall each year, making older adult falls a growing public health crisis as Baby Boomers enter the ranks of higher-risk age groups.
Spending on older adults’ injuries from falls alone costs Wisconsin around $1 billion annually. Across the country, an older adult is treated in an emergency department for a fall every 11 seconds. Many experts point out that while falls are common, they’re not a normal part of aging. Falls can be prevented and the ADRC can help.
The ADRC offers a falls prevention workshop called, Stepping On that has been researched and proven to reduce falls by 31%. Stepping On can help avoid a dangerous and costly fall so people can keep doing the things they love to do. In just seven weeks, students learn to identify and remove or avoid fall hazards in their home and out in the community; how vision, hearing, medication, and footwear affect the risk for falling; and strength and balance exercises that can be adapted at the individual level. Students will also learn how to get back on their feet the right way if they do happen to fall; hear from four guest experts (physical therapist, vision expert, pharmacist, and community safety expert); and much more.
Students will help themselves build awareness and confidence to keep their health and independence by participating in Stepping On. This workshop offering will be held on Mondays starting on Oct. 2, running through Nov. 13. The workshop will be meeting from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. at the Kelch Aviation Museum located in Brodhead. This workshop is free of charge, but spots are limited. Pre-registration is necessary. No living-in county requirements.
To register for the upcoming Stepping On workshop or to receive more falls prevention resources, call the ADRC at 608328-9499 or visit www.adrcgreencounty.org.
Women’s Health Program
Mind Over Matter: Healthy Bowels, Healthy Bladder
More than half of women over age 50 experience issues with bladder or bowel control. These problems can be slightly bothersome or totally debilitating. For some women, the chance of embarrassment keeps them from enjoying many activities and can take control of their life. Those that struggle with incontinence issues are not alone, and the Mind Over Matter program offered through the ADRC can help.
Mind Over Matter: Healthy Bowels, Healthy Bladder is a workshop designed to give women, age 50 and older, the tools they need to take control of their bladder and bowel symptoms. The workshop provides information, group activities, and simple exercises and dietary changes to practice at home. Note, women age 50 and older and are not currently experiencing any bladder or bowel symptoms are still able to benefit from this program to delay or prevent any bladder and/or bowel symptoms from developing.
Join Mind Over Matter virtually on: " Tuesday, Oct. 3, 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. " Tuesday, Oct. 17, 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. " Tuesday, Oct. 31, 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. The virtual Mind Over Matter: Healthy Bowels, Healthy Bladder workshop consists of three, 2½ hour sessions, meeting every other week. All three sessions will be held virtually via Zoom. It is highly encouraged to be able to attend all three sessions. A Zoom Practice Session will be held at 10 a.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 26. Must be able to attend all three sessions to be eligible to participate.
This class is free of charge. Pre-registration is necessary and spots are limited. To learn more or to register for Mind Over Matter, contact the ADRC at 608-328-9499 or visit www.adrcgreencounty. org.
Virtual Powerful Tools For Caregivers Workshop
Green County partners with Rock County for educational offering
Providing care for a friend or family member can be a rewarding experience, but it often provides challenges too. Over 65 million family caregivers in America provide a vast array of emotional, financial, nursing, homemaking and other services on a daily or on an intermittent basis and often find themselves struggling to meet the needs of both their loved one and themselves.
Powerful Tools for Caregivers is an educational workshop series designed to provide the tools caregivers need to better care for themselves. Participants will learn how to reduce stress, improve self-confidence, better communicate feelings, find life balance, increase their ability to make tough decisions, locate helpful resources, and much more.
Classes consist of six, 90-minute sessions held once a week, led by two trained and experienced leaders. Interactive lessons, discussions, and brainstorming help give the “tools” that are relevant to the caregiving journey and then put them into live action. Students will also receive a free copy of, The Caregiver Helpbook, which has a wealth of helpful and useful information on caregiving. Learning to take better care of themselves as a caregiver will, in turn, make them a better caregiver.
The ADRC Green County Office is partnering with the ADRC Rock County Office in holding the Powerful Tools for Caregivers workshop, virtually via Zoom, starting the beginning of October. The class will meet on Fridays from 10-11:30 a.m., starting Oct. 6, running through Nov. 10.
The ADRC will be offering a Zoom Practice Session on Friday, Sept. 29 for anyone who may need some extra assistance with the virtual platform. To be able to participate, students must have access to a smartphone, tablet, laptop, or computer with reliable internet or data access. This offering of Powerful Tools for Caregivers is free and open to any/all family caregivers — no living-in county/state regulations. Preregistration is required. For more information or to register, contact the ADRC by calling 608-328-9499 or emailing resourcecenter@gchsd.org.
