Programs

Are you an adult with an ongoing health condition such as arthritis, high blood pressure, heart disease, chronic pain, anxiety or depression? Or do you care for someone who does? This workshop can help you be in control and feel better. (If you have Type 2 diabetes, you should consider taking our other workshop “Live Well with Diabetes.”)

You will learn to set your own goals and make a step-by-step plan to improve your health – and your life. You will learn from trained leaders who understand because they have health conditions themselves or care for someone with a health condition.

Are you experiencing chronic pain brought on by arthritis, stroke, neuropathy or another condition? If so, this workshop provides you with practical tools to help you develop self-management skills, while giving you the confidence and motivation you need to better manage symptoms, and meet the challenges of day-to-day tasks of living with chronic pain.

Classes encourage active participation, where mutual support and success build confidence in your ability to manage your health and maintain active and fulfilling lives. The workshop will not conflict with existing programs or treatment and is designed to enhance regular treatment.

Are you an adult with an on-going health condition who would like to learn ways to better manage your condition, but are unable to attend a class in person? Then, the in-home version of the popular Live Well Workshop for Chronic Pain and Chronic Conditions is for you! If you have diabetes we recommend the Diabetes Self- Management Program. You will receive an in-home version kit sent directly to you and at no cost to you. A weekly phone conference call with a trained Live Well Leader will enhance your experience and help decrease some of the social isolation being experienced during the COVID 19 pandemic.

The Toolkits include a Living a Healthy Life Book or Living a Healthy Life with Chronic Pain book, an instruction booklet and exercise and relaxation CD’s.

Are you an adult at risk for falling, or are you afraid of falling?  If so, this Program, which is an evidence-based fall prevention program, is for you.  Years of research and community evaluations are behind this therapeutic movement program aimed at improving postural stability, awareness and mindful control of body positioning, functional walking, movement symmetry and coordination, range of motion around the ankle and hip joints and lower-extremity muscle strength, to improve balance, mobility and daily functioning and prevent falls.

View Tai Ji Quan: Moving for Better Balance in your area.

The Aging Mastery Program® (AMP) is a 10-week series of incentive-based health and wellness classes for people age 55 and over.  AMP can help you build your own playbook for aging well. It is a fun, innovative, and person-centered education program that empowers participants to embrace their gift of longevity by spending more time each day doing things that are good for themselves and for others.

Come Out and Connect! LGBT adults and allies of the LGBT community throughout Connecticut are invited to join the LGBT Moveable Senior Center (MSC). The LGBT MSC is a partnership among Senior Centers to provide a welcoming pathway for the LGBT senior community to Senior Centers and their programs and resources. The MSC program focuses on the health, social connections and engagement of LGBT seniors. While we are beginning in Senior Centers located in the Greater Hartford Area, the programs are open regardless of your zip code. Come Out and Connect!

A Matter of Balance is a proven program designed to help people manage their concerns about falls and to increase their physical activity.

Participants meet for two hours once or twice weekly for eight sessions.  The Sessions include group discussion, problem-solving strategies, videos and some gentle physical exercise to increase strength and balance.  Older adults learn positive coping methods to reduce the fear of falling and to remain active and independent.

The coaches help participants to become more confident about managing falls.  Participants view falls as controllable and they set goals for increasing activity and make changes to reduce falls.

Participants are reporting that they are exercising more on a regular basis.

View “Matter of Balance” in your area

Are you an older adult looking to pursue new interests, meet new friends and enjoy life?  Senior Centers are one of the most important resources in your community. They promote healthy aging by giving older adults access to multiple resources to help you stay active and independent. They serve as a meeting center to connect with peers, families and your community.  Senior Centers from around the state partner with the CT Healthy Living Collective to offer a variety of program designed to entertain, educate and inform you!