Healthy Lifestyles
What is Healthy Lifestyles?
People with disabilities can and do live healthy lives. Like most people, many individuals with disabilities can benefit from increasing their knowledge and skills about how to lead a healthy lifestyle. In Oregon, since 2001, an innovative and fun program called Healthy Lifestyles for People with Disabilities has been implemented for individuals who have a disability and who enjoy learning about ways to attain and maintain a more healthy, empowered, and satisfying life. This 3-day fun and educational workshop provides people with disabilities with the knowledge, skills and resources to create a healthy lifestyle.
The Healthy Lifestyle workshop takes a holistic approach to health:
- Explore the meaning of wellness
- Set wellness goals
- Learn from peers and make new friends
- Experience yoga, low-impact exercise and massage
- Benefit from on-going support for up to 6 months upon completing the workshop
We also offer workshops in Spanish. These workshops incorporate an evidence-based curriculum.
Who can attend the workshops?
This workshop is for people 18 years or older with all types of disabilities, including people with mild cognitive disabilities.
How many people have you worked with so far?
To date, over 600 individuals with disabilities from Oregon and SW Washington have participated in HL workshops. There are also Certified Healthy Lifestyle Trainers in several states throughout the US including, Washington, Virginia, Michigan, Connecticut, Ohio, Rhode Island, Maryland, and Utah.
How can I get involved?
You can attend a scheduled Healthy Lifestyles Workshop. We offer workshops in Spanish, too!
You can request a Healthy Lifestyles workshop in your community.
You can become a Healthy Lifestyles Trainer.
You can see an outline of the Healthy Lifestyles Curriculum.
You can request a copy of the Healthy Lifestyles Curriculum.
