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Partners in Care: Arthritis Exercise Class

| | July 13, 2016

When:
July 22, 2016 @ 10:30 am – 11:30 am America/Los Angeles Timezone
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2016-07-22T11:30:00-07:00
Where:
Triangle Square
1602 Ivar Ave
Los Angeles, CA 90028
USA
Cost:
Free
Contact:
818-408-5219

​Join Partners in Care for their Arthritis Exercise, Session 7 of 12!  

Interested in teaching a similar class?  Please check out the following information:

  • Do you enjoy working with people, teaching, and /or public speaking?
  • Are you interested in promoting healthy lifestyles and helping people improve their health?
  • Are you available to facilitate workshops a few hours a week?

If so, Partners in Care, a nonprofit organization focused on aging and health has a great opportunity for you to make a difference! They are looking for leaders to facilitate Evidenced- based health workshops in areas throughout Los Angeles.

The programs you can facilitate are:

  • Healthier Living (Chronic Disease Self-Management Program) – This six-week workshop is designed for people with chronic conditions. It addresses physical, mental, emotional and social challenges – in an interactive and proactive group setting and is proven to boost health and well-being.

     

    • This training is also offered in Spanish!
  • Diabetes Self- Management Program – The six-week, evidence-based workshop designed to empower participants through a mutually supportive and interactive education process. Participants learn to take charge and control their diabetes, understand and deal with emotions, manage medications, work with doctors and make weekly action plans for exercise and healthy eating.

     

    • This training is also offered in Spanish!
  • Matter of Balance- Participants meet for two hours, once or twice a week for a total of eight sessions. They learn to view falls and the fear of falling as controllable, set realistic goals to increase activity, change their environment to reduce fall risk factors and exercise to increase strength and balance.
  • Arthritis Foundation Exercise Program-This program offers low impact exercises and gentle activities to help increase joint flexibility, range of motion and to help maintain muscle strength. Participants meet for one hour twice a week over six weeks.

     

    • This training is completely online with an online exam at the end.
    • You will need a CPR/AED certification to facilitate this program.
    • Partners in Care will pay for the training and certification if the leader commits to doing a certain number of workshops.

Ideal Abilities and Requirements:

  • Possess good communication and interpersonal skills
  • Exhibits enthusiasm
  • Dependable and consistent
  • Able to read and follow scriptPartners in Care Fdn.
  • Comfortable in front of small group
  • Drives own vehicle

If you are interested, please contact 818-408-5219 or email EBPrograms@picf.org for more information on how to get started!

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