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Diabetes Prevention and Management
While there is no cure for diabetes, knowledge about diabetes and self-management skills can improve the experience of symptoms and overall quality of life for those living with diabetes. Lifestyle changes can help reduce the likeliness of developing type 2 diabetes among people with prediabetes. OWN offers evidence-based classes to address both prediabetes and type 2 diabetes.
As a participant of National Diabetes Prevention Program (National DPP), you will work with a trained lifestyle coach and other participants to learn the skills to make lasting changes. You will learn to eat healthy, add physical activity to your life, manage stress, stay motived, and solve problems that can get in the way of healthy changes. This program is available in English and Spanish.
This lifestyle management program starts with 16 weekly sessions, followed by one session every 2 weeks for the remaining 8 months. The program uses a CDC-approved curriculum and focuses on weight management, increasing physical activity and reducing the risk for developing type 2 diabetes. This program is a covered benefit for both Medicare and Oregon’s Medicaid program.
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Diabetes Self-management Education and Support (DSMES) services provide information and skills for people to manage their diabetes and related conditions. This service combines the group workshops for diabetes self-management (Living Well with Diabetes) and an opportunity to meet one-on-one with a Registered Dietician (Medical Nutrition Therapy) or a Diabetes Educator.
The group program is 6 weeks long with the individual sessions intertwined. The DSMES is a program accredited by the Association of Diabetes Care and Education Specialists (ADCES) and is a benefit covered by both Medicare and Medicaid in Oregon.
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This program is designed for people with type 2 diabetes. It teaches:
- Healthy eating
- Exercise at your level
- How to use glucose monitoring to make day-to-day decisions
- How to manage sick days
- Appropriate use of medication
- Reducing risk for other health conditions
- Coping with the unique challenges of living with diabetes.
Caregivers are also welcome. This program is available in English and Spanish.
Please call (833) 673-9355 for more information.
Medical Nutrition Therapy (MNT) is part of DSMES services but can also be offered independently for people with diagnoses related to diabetes and its complications. Provided by a registered dietician in either an individual or group setting, participants receive valuable information about how to manage their blood sugars through eating well and creating a healthy eating plan. Note that for insurance plans to cover this service, a doctor’s order is required.
Please call (833) 673-9355 for more information.
Health Education and Lifestyle Management
An ever-increasing number of people are living longer with chronic pain and/or multiple chronic conditions. Research has proven that people with chronic conditions can learn skills to effectively manage their illness and improve health outcomes. Through partnership across Oregon, OWN offers several evidence-based programs to promote health, improve functional abilities, and deal more effectively with symptoms.
With the exception of Healthy Heart Ambassador, which is also approved by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the programs below are all licensed through the Self-Management Resource Center, an organization dedicated to helping people better manage their chronic health conditions.
This program is designed to help participants successfully manage chronic conditions. Topics include:
- Techniques to manage frustration, fatigue, pain, and isolation
- Exercising at your level
- Appropriate use of medications
- Proper nutrition
- How to evaluate new treatments
- Communicating effectively with family, friends, and health professionals
People with chronic conditions and their caregivers are invited to participate in this program. This program is available in English and Spanish.
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This program is designed for people with chronic pain and their caregivers, offering strategies for dealing with symptoms. Topics include:
- Techniques to deal with frustration, fatigue, isolation, and poor sleep
- Exercising at your level
- Appropriate use of medications
- Proper nutrition
- Pacing activity and rest
- Evaluating new treatments
- Communicating effectively with family, friends, and health professionals.
This program is available in English and Spanish.
Please call (833) 673-9355 for more information.
This program is designed for people with type 2 diabetes and teaches healthy eating, appropriate exercise for maintaining and improving strength and endurance, how to use glucose monitoring to make day-to-day decisions and to manage sick days, appropriate use of medication, and reducing risk for other health conditions while learning to cope with the unique challenges of living with diabetes. Caregivers are also welcome. This program is available in English and Spanish.
Please call (833) 673-9355 for more information.
This workshop is designed for cancer survivors, any type of cancer, and provides techniques to deal with symptoms of cancer and its treatment, such as fatigue, pain, sleeplessness, shortness of breath, stress, and emotional challenges such as depression, anger, fear and frustration. Topics include:
- Fears of recurrence
- Changes in body image
- Healthy eating
- Making decisions about treatment and complimentary therapies
- Action-planning, problem-solving, and decision-making
- Working more effectively with health care providers
This program is available in English and Spanish.
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A six-week online program for people 50 years and older living with HIV. Participants receive support and connect with others, evaluate symptoms, and learn effective ways to address frustration, fear, fatigue, pain, and isolation. Discover appropriate exercise for maintaining and improving strength, flexibility, and endurance, and how to effectively communicate with others about your condition.
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Working with a Healthy Heart Ambassador over a period of four months, individuals with a diagnosis of high blood pressure and no recent cardiac complications learn how to regulate their blood pressure through a combination of home self-monitoring of blood pressure, individualized support, and nutrition education for better blood pressure management. Participants agree to measure and record their blood pressure at least two times per month, attend two personalized consultations per month, and attend monthly nutrition education seminars. This program is approved by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
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Falls Prevention and Exercise Programs
While aging is inevitable, falling is not. Many adults can benefit from learning low-impact exercise to improve balance and strategies to increase confidence and reduce their fear of falling. OWN delivers evidence-based classes that have been proven to help older adults reduce their risk of falling. Some are provided in group settings, and some are offered one-on-one in their home.
Walk With Ease is an evidence-based physical activity program, developed by the Arthritis Foundation. It is proven to reduce pain associated with arthritis and improve overall health. In Oregon, the program is offered in-person, virtually, and as a self-directed program through the Oregon State University Extension Service. As part of the program, participants will learn to exercise safely, incorporate stretching and strengthening exercises into their routine, develop a walking plan, and overcome barriers. All participants receive a free Walk with Ease guidebook. This program is available in English and Spanish.
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A group exercise program that is derived from the martial arts that uses eight movement techniques specifically designed to improve balance, mobility, and strength, and reduce falls. This 12-week class is designed for older adults looking to improve balance, increase strength, and prevent falls.
Functional measures tests are administered at the first and last class to show participant progress. Program can be modified for participants with mobility challenges by using a chair. Developed by Fuzhong Li, Ph.D., a senior scientist at Oregon Research Institute.
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This is an 8-week evidence-based senior fall prevention program that was developed at the Royal Center of Boston University. It is held in 2-hour sessions. The program’s goal is to reduce fear of falling, stop the fear of falling cycle, and increase activity levels among community-dwelling older adults.
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This is a low-cost, evidence-based group exercise and falls prevention program. It helps older adults at all levels of fitness become more active, energized, and empowered to sustain independent lives.
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This 12-month program is an individually customized home exercise program designed to improve strength and balance and to prevent falls. The program includes a physical therapy evaluation to determine if the Otago Program is appropriate, followed by progressive series of exercises that are taught to the participant and their caregiver. Ideal for individuals who have fallen in the last year, have a fear of falling or who are at greater risk for falling, e.g., 80+ years old.
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This is an evidence-based water exercise program created by the Arthritis Foundation and the Y-USA for people with arthritis and related conditions. The classes are conducted by a trained instructor and include joint range of motion, stretching, breathing, and light aerobic activities, all done inside a pool. The classes typically meet for one hour, 2-3 times per week for 6-10 weeks.
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Arthritis Foundation Exercise Program is a land-based recreational group exercise program that includes a variety of exercises that can be performed sitting, standing, or lying on the floor. Programs offer multiple components to help reduce pain and stiffness, and to maintain or improve mobility, muscle strength, and functional ability. Classes are offered for 1 hour, 2-3 times per week for 8 to 12 weeks.
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Stepping On is a seven-week program designed for people who are living at home and have experienced a fall or are concerned about falling.
The program is an evidence-based program that is effective and proven to reduce falls in older people living in the community. The program incorporates strategies to implement positive lifestyle changes to keep you independent, upright, and active.
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Care Coordination Services
Care Transitions is the movement of patients between one care setting or care provider to another. This can be from hospital to community or from acute hospital to a rehabilitation facility.
Care Transitions includes hospital bedside visit prior to discharge, home visit post-hospitalization, care coordination of service, including medication review and arranging for visit with primary care provider within one to two weeks of discharge.
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Chronic Care Management (CCM) is defined as any care provided by medical professionals (and their health care team) to patients who have chronic diseases and conditions. In the United States, CCM refers to the chronic care services provided to Medicare beneficiaries with more than one chronic condition.
CCM involves a comprehensive care plan that includes a record of the patient’s chronic conditions, personal information and goals, health care providers, medications, and any other services needed to manage their condition.
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Options Counseling is an interactive decision-support process where community members, family members, and/or significant others are supported in their deliberations to determine appropriate long-term care choices given the community member’s needs, preferences, values and individual circumstances.
Options Counseling might be provided to an individual who wants to remain in their own home but needs support to do so, after someone has been admitted to a long-term care facility, or when a family caregiver needs help to continue providing care.
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Behavioral Health
This program is offered by peer mentors working in the home with older adults who are having difficulty coping with mild to moderate depression and anxiety. The program uses workbooks and trained mentors to deliver the program and is supervised by a professional. This program is available in select counties.
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A national evidence-based program designed to reduce symptoms of depression and improve quality of life among older adults, and among all-age adults with epilepsy. It involves six to eight in-home counseling sessions that focus on problem solving, keeping socially active, and scheduling enjoyable activities.
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Options for People to Address Loneliness (OPAL) is for seniors and adults with disabilities who are experiencing loneliness or social isolation. This brief, person-centered, behavioral health program includes 6 session and 2 monthly follow up phone calls with an OPAL counselor who provides participants with support and encouragement, while assisting them in finding new ways to reduce their experience of loneliness and isolation.
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This is a Medicare-approved service where behavioral health services are integrated with primary care as a strategy to improve care for adults with mental health challenges. The model of behavioral health integration is to add two key services to the primary care team; these are the behavioral health care manager and the psychiatric consultant.
Services include an initial assessment, care planning by the team jointly with the beneficiary, active follow up by the behavioral health care manager, and regular case review by the psychiatric consultant.
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Nutrition Services
As part of this program, meals are delivered to a client’s place of residence and may consist of one, two, or three meals a day to an individual who is homebound by reason of illness, incapacity or disability. The program includes the preparation and delivery of a nutritionally sound meal that meets at least 1/3 of the current daily recommended dietary allowance.
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Medical Nutrition Therapy (MNT) is part of DSMES services but can also be offered independently for people with diagnoses related to diabetes and its complications. Provided by a registered dietician in either an individual or group setting, participants receive valuable information about how to manage their blood sugars through eating well and creating a healthy eating plan. Note that for insurance plans to cover this service, a doctor’s order is required.
Please call (833) 673-9355 for more information.
Caregiver Services
This is an evidence-based program that helps caregivers take better care of themselves while caring for a family member, friend, or relative. Six class sessions are held once a week and are led by an experienced leader. Participants are given The Caregiver Help Book to accompany the class which provides additional caregiver resources.
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This is a 12-hour course with the aims of introducing family caregivers to the caregiving role, providing them with the knowledge, skills and attitudes needed to carry out that role and highlighting the importance of self-care.
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STAR-Caregivers (STAR-C) is a systemic training program to help family caregivers identify, reduce, and manage difficult behavioral symptoms of the relative with Alzheimer’s disease. Caregivers are taught to monitor problems, identify environmental triggers for behavioral problems, and develop effective methods to alter the environment to decrease disruptive behavior. Training is available through an 8-week course, either in person or via telehealth.
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