Health Promotion & Education Classes

Health Promotion Classes

Illinois Pathways to Health

Illinois Pathways to Health provides a directory of health self-management workshops available in the Chicagoland area, including AgeGuide’s 8-county region.  Both in-person and online classes are available.  Or, if you are interested in becoming a volunteer class leader or facilitator, upcoming trainings and connections to local providers are located within the website.

https://www.ilpathwaystohealth.org/ageguide

A Matter of Balance

This program teaches older adults how to reduce fall risks and ease their fear of falling, improves fall self-management, increases self-confidence, and promotes physical activity. It also helps eliminate the isolation and depression fear of falling causes.

Bingocize

A fun and engaging way to learn, socialize, and exercise while playing the game of bingo. This program combines some fall prevention or nutrition information while strengthening muscle groups that are needed to improve balance.

Fit & Strong

This class is a multiple-component exercise program designed to help seniors with stiffness and pain to be more active and confident in their daily lives and allows them to live a more active lifestyle. The class provides physical activity training and health education for older adults with lower extremity osteoarthritis.

Healthy Ideas

Designed to detect and manage depressive symptoms among at-risk older adults and their caregivers. It is a focused intervention to support better management of depressive symptoms and increase engagement in meaningful activities.

Tai Chi for Arthritis

The focus is on improving movement, balance, strength, flexibility, immunity, and relaxation while decreasing pain and falls. Tai Chi is one of the most recommended activities by many health-related organizations such as the Mayo Clinic, Harvard Health, Parkinson’s Foundation, and many more in managing chronic pain while maintaining flexibility.

All classes are not available in all counties. Reach out to your local provider for more information