Support for People with Health Conditions

The North Simcoe Muskoka Self-Management Program offers free self-management workshops to help empower people to take charge of their health, while living with health conditions like: diabetes, heart disease, arthritis, lung disease, and other chronic health issues.

 

Living a Healthy Life Self-Management Workshops are:

  • Free six-week workshops for adult patients and caregivers
  • Developed by Stanford University, and are a Stanford Chronic Disease Self-Management Program
  • 2.5 hours each week in groups of 10-16 participants
  • Led by trained volunteer facilitators living with one or more chronic conditions
  • Offered in the following languages: English, French

Who Can Attend?

All our programs and services are for individuals older than the age of 18 who are living with a long-term health condition.

Anyone can register themselves for a workshop; no referral from a health care professional is needed.

Who leads the program?

These programs are led by individuals who have experience living with various long term health conditions and have completed the evidence-based training material. These individuals have been selected and trained to offer a variety of training within the NSM region.

Is there a cost to attend?

There is no cost to attend.

Available Workshops

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