Getting healthy and staying healthy is critical to your well-being. At ECHN, we are committed to helping you on this journey by offering classes to help you create and maintain a healthy lifestyle. These classes are offered through our Center for Healthy Living, and though some of the programs specifically targeted at both preventing diabetes or managing an existing diagnosis, many others are open to anyone!
For more information or to register for any of these programs visit echn.org/blockdiabetes or call 860.647.6824
Explore healthier, nutrient-rich quick and easy meal ideas for your entire family all without sacrificing on flavor! Join our trained Lifestyle Coaches from the Diabetes Wellness Center as they discuss and prepare delicious and easy meals anyone can make at home. Fighting disease and maintaining our health can be delicious.
Monday, October 23
6 – 7:00pm
Live Webinar (Zoom)
$10. Pre-registration is required.
Finding the motivation to cook for yourself can be difficult. Come cook alongside (virtually) or just watch, Sarah Khan, MS in Nutrition, discuss and demonstrate the key to cooking for one! A list of suggested ingredients will be provided before the class.
Wednesday October 25
6 – 7:00 p.m.
Live Webinar (Zoom)
$10. Pre-registration required.
Explore the benefits of strength training in a gentle, supportive environment! Improve your overall strength, balance, and flexibility while preventing injury and increasing your metabolism. In this 6-week series, we will explore simple strength-building exercises for the entire body, followed by stretches to improve flexibility and relax the body and mind.
Thursdays, November 2 – December 14
9:30 – 10:15 a.m.
Live Webinar (Zoom)
$49 per session. Pre-registration required.
Join Tess Nuzzolo, Registered Dietitian and Certified Diabetes Care and Education Specialist to discuss recommendations on types of food to eat when you have diabetes. She will discuss how portion sizes, meal timing, the glycemic index and their effect on stabilizing your blood sugar.
Tuesday, November 7
5 – 6:30 p.m.
Live Webinar (Zoom)
Free. Pre-registration required.
Are you busy and have no time for eating healthy? Or just don’t know where to start? Come join us with Sarah Khan, MS in Nutrition, who will discuss incorporating healthy eating into the lives of busy professionals.
Wednesday, November 8
6 – 7:00 p.m.
Live Webinar (Zoom)
$10. Pre-registration required.
Explore the benefits of strength training in a gentle, supportive environment! Improve your overall strength, balance, and flexibility while preventing injury and increasing your metabolism. In this 6-week series, we will explore simple strength-building exercises for the entire body, followed by stretches to improve flexibility and relax the body and mind.
Thursdays, November 2 – December 14
9:30 – 10:15 a.m.
Live Webinar (Zoom)
$49 per session. Pre-registration required.
Thinking about your long-term health and wellness? We have the program for you! Join one of our trained lifestyle coaches for a 6-week program, only one hour a week, focused on nutrition, getting active and all things healthy! You will learn that small lifestyle changes can help you prevent or reverse chronic diseases and improve your quality of life. Each week will address a different topic such as nutrition, healthy eating, getting active, shopping and cooking, stress management, importance of sleep and more! Sessions will provide opportunities for self-reflection and goal setting to gain awareness of one’s current lifestyle and ability to commit to minor changes to improve one’s overall health.
Tuesdays, November 14th-December 12th, 12:00-12:45 pm
Live Webinar (Zoom)
$60. Pre-registration required.
Join Registered Dieticians Tracey Luciani and Sarabeth Campanelli on a virtual tour of ShopRite in Manchester. This program will help you to better understand which ingredients are healthy and how to correctly read food labels. You will be introduced to new nutritious food brands that you can incorporate into your daily meal plan.
Tuesday, November 14
6 – 7 p.m.
Live Webinar (Zoom)
Free
Explore the benefits of strength training in a gentle, supportive environment! Improve your overall strength, balance, and flexibility while preventing injury and increasing your metabolism. In this 6-week series, we will explore simple strength-building exercises for the entire body, followed by stretches to improve flexibility and relax the body and mind.
Thursdays, November 2 – December 14
9:30 – 10:15 a.m.
Live Webinar (Zoom)
$49 per session. Pre-registration required.
Explore the benefits of strength training in a gentle, supportive environment! Improve your overall strength, balance, and flexibility while preventing injury and increasing your metabolism. In this 6-week series, we will explore simple strength-building exercises for the entire body, followed by stretches to improve flexibility and relax the body and mind.
Thursdays, November 2 – December 14
9:30 – 10:15 a.m.
Live Webinar (Zoom)
$49 per session. Pre-registration required.
Explore the benefits of strength training in a gentle, supportive environment! Improve your overall strength, balance, and flexibility while preventing injury and increasing your metabolism. In this 6-week series, we will explore simple strength-building exercises for the entire body, followed by stretches to improve flexibility and relax the body and mind.
Thursdays, November 2 – December 14
9:30 – 10:15 a.m.
Live Webinar (Zoom)
$49 per session. Pre-registration required.
Explore the benefits of strength training in a gentle, supportive environment! Improve your overall strength, balance, and flexibility while preventing injury and increasing your metabolism. In this 6-week series, we will explore simple strength-building exercises for the entire body, followed by stretches to improve flexibility and relax the body and mind.
Thursdays, November 2 – December 14
9:30 – 10:15 a.m.
Live Webinar (Zoom)
$49 per session. Pre-registration required.
Interested in learning how to incorporate healthy lifestyle changes into your daily routine to avoid, prevent or delay Type 2 Diabetes? Join a trained Lifestyle Coach for a discussion on how to help prevent or delay the onset of Type 2 Diabetes and other chronic conditions. This session is not for those who have been diagnosed with Type 2 Diabetes.
Monday, December 11
6 – 7 p.m.
Live Webinar (Zoom)
Free. Pre-registration required.
Explore the benefits of strength training in a gentle, supportive environment! Improve your overall strength, balance, and flexibility while preventing injury and increasing your metabolism. In this 6-week series, we will explore simple strength-building exercises for the entire body, followed by stretches to improve flexibility and relax the body and mind.
Thursdays, November 2 – December 14
9:30 – 10:15 a.m.
Live Webinar (Zoom)
$49 per session. Pre-registration required.
Sweet Talk is ECHN’s Diabetes Support Group that welcomes anyone who has diabetes and would like to make connections with others living who live with diabetes every day. We welcome new members who are looking for support.
Third Tuesday of each month
12 – 1 p.m.
Center for Healthy Living at Manchester Memorial Hospital
Free
To learn more view our calendar or call 860.647.6824
Are you 45 years or older? Are you overweight? Are you physically active less than 3 times a week? Do you have a family history of Type 2 Diabetes? Has your healthcare provider told you your blood sugars are “higher than normal”?
If you answered yes to any of these questions, you may be at risk of having prediabetes and at considerable risk of developing Type 2 Diabetes. We have a program that can help change that! ECHN’s Prevent T2 Program can help you make lasting lifestyle changes to prevent or delay Type 2 Diabetes. Our program is part of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) National Diabetes Prevention Program and is proven to work.
CDC science based curriculum:
CDC Research shows that people with prediabetes who take part in a doable structured lifestyle change program can cut their risk of developing type 2 diabetes by at least 58 percent (71% for those aged 60 and older). Through the CDC developed lessons, materials, handouts, and other resources you will learn the skills needed to lower your blood sugar levels by losing weight, becoming more physically active, managing stress and much more.
A lifestyle coach, specially trained to lead the program:
Classes are led by trained lifestyle coaches who provide a supportive and fun environment to help you learn, develop, and sustain new healthy habits, encourage you to set and meet goals, keep you motivated and manage the stresses of life—all while lowering your risk of type 2 diabetes, heart disease and stroke.
A support group of people with similar goals and challenges:
With your trained lifestyle coach as a guide, you will collaborate with other people just like you who have the same risk of developing Type 2 Diabetes. Together, you can share ideas and stories, try new things, celebrate successes, and work to overcome obstacles.
Only 24 hours of your life at low or no cost to you:
This program is a year-long program with weekly meetings for the first 6 months, then once monthly for the second 6 months. It may even be free to you, as well as being a covered benefit in many health plans and Medicare. We offer convenient times in the morning, at lunch time and in the evening, both virtually and in person, with new classes starting every month, all throughout the year.
It’s not too late to take control of your health and prevent Type 2 Diabetes. Small changes make a big difference and can help you live a longer, healthier life. Now is the time to take charge of your health and make a change!
For specific dates and times of the program, to take a risk test to see if you qualify, or to register right away please visit echn.org/blockdiabetes or call 860.647.6842.
To qualify, you must be 18 years or older with a BMI of over 25 and have no previous diagnosis of type 1 or type 2 diabetes.