Press Release

Release Date: October 6, 2011
HRCHC Contact: Communications Department
Telephone: (207) 861-3466
Email: Communications@HealthReach.org

Free Living Well class returns to Madison Area Health Center

MADISON – The Madison Area Health center is pleased to announce that the successful Living Well class is returning this fall, starting Wednesday November 9 at 9 a.m. This nationally recognized course is designed to help people with chronic conditions. It was developed at the Stanford School of Medicine and has been shown to help participants understand and deal with chronic diseases like diabetes, obesity, chronic pain, etc. The class was held at the health center this spring and those who completed the class report better general health with less fatigue and disability.

Classes run from 9 a.m.-11:30 a.m. each Tuesday for six weeks, from November 9 to December 14.  Participants have the opportunity to interact with each other while gaining support and skills to help with their chronic condition. Living Well focuses on being more independent, productive, and pro-active about your health to increase your quality of life. Classes and required materials are offered at no cost and open to the public.
For more information or to sign up contact Laura at (207) 215-8438 or sign up at the health center.

The Madison Area Health Center is located on 8 South Main St in Madison. Tel: 207-696-3992 www.madisonchc.org.

Madison Area Health Center (www.MadisonCHC.org) is a practice of HealthReach Community Health Centers (HRCHC), a system of eleven federally qualified health centers in Central and Western Maine. Dedicated providers deliver high quality health care to citizens in over 80 rural communities.

To ensure access for everyone, HRCHC accepts major insurances and Medicare and MaineCare, offers an Affordable Care Program based on family size and income to uninsured and underinsured residents, and assists patients in enrolling in programs that help pay for health care and medications. A private, non-profit organization with a 36-year history, HRCHC is funded by patient fees, grants and individual donations.