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Lawton First Christian Church and the Oklahoma Healthy Aging Initiative (OHAI) Southwest Center of Healthy Aging are collaborating to provide the Powerful Tools for Caregivers and Diabetes and Beyond programs.

Both classes will be held at First Christian Church, 701 SW D, beginning the first week of January.

Powerful Tools for Caregivers is a class series designed to help family caregivers take better care of themselves while caring for a family member or friend. In the six weekly classes, caregivers will develop self-care tools to reduce stressors, change negative self-talk, communicate their needs to family members and healthcare or service providers, effectively communicate in challenging situations, deal with difficult feelings, and make tough caregiving decisions. Class participants will have access to a copy of The Caregiver Help Book, developed specifically for the training.

This class will begin at 2 p.m. Jan. 6 and will continue once a week through Feb. 17.

The Diabetes and Beyond Program is a six-week program designed to teach self-management tools to older adults and their caregivers who want to learn how to manage diabetes to improve their overall quality of life. This program is interactive and will teach through small groups, games, activities and support conversations. Lessons include learning about management through meal planning, how diabetes affects the body, how to monitor changes, tips on physical activity and encouraging family involvement.

The diabetes class will begin at 2 p.m. Jan. 8 and will continue once a week through Feb. 12.

Instructors are provided by OHAI, a program of the Donald W. Reynolds Department of Geriatric Medicine at the University of Oklahoma. OHAI serves all individuals who are eligible for its programs without regard to race, national origin, ancestry, color, religion, sex, age or disability, under program guidelines.

To receive additional information or to reserve a spot in the classes, call OHAIs Southwest Center of Healthy Aging at (580) 699-3976.

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Powerful tools for caregivers, diabetes classes on the way - The Lawton Constitution

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