The Living Well course is a five week wellness workshop for people with disabilities that helps participants achieve full participation through health maintenance and health promotion activities.  When appropriate, individuals are encouraged to consider health behavior as one tool for increasing participation.  Individually chosen goals are the centerpiece for building skills in healthy reactions and communication, managing depressed mood, seeking information, physical activity, nutrition, advocacy, and maintenance of health living habits.

Participants report improvements in outlook and positive changes in daily activities, such as new employment, returning to school, or active social lives.  Many participants report the session on systems advocacy as their first exposure to disability rights advocacy.  And, individuals with participated in Living Well also report less limitation due to secondary health conditions and reduced health care costs.

Class and materials are provided at no cost to the participants. For more information, contact the Cedar Rapids office at 319.366.0642.