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HBP Control at Cascade Trails Senior Living
Tuesdays at 10:30am
Sessions 1-8: October 3 to 24, skip Oct. 31 (Halloween); November 7 to 28
1225 Spaulding Ave. SE
Grand Rapids, MI 49546
New participants will receive a blood pressure monitor and can join through Tuesday, October 10.
To register for the HBPC PATH in-person workshop, visit www.nkfm.org/HBPC, email [email protected] or call 800-482-1455.
No-cost in-person High Blood Pressure Control workshop in Cascade area still has openings; more workshops available online
If you are living with high blood pressure and want to be healthier, consider taking an upcoming in-person High Blood Pressure Control (HBPC) workshop in the Cascade area of Grand Rapids. Provided by The National Kidney Foundation of Michigan, the interactive eight-week workshop features a health coach working with a small group to explore skills and tools that help people with chronic diseases to improve the quality of their lives. Each week, the group discusses strategies to help people live healthier lives and set practical, achievable goals.
Session topics include controlling symptoms, decreasing stress, advocating for yourself, communicating with health providers, and more. The workshops are open to all adults in Michigan with high blood pressure, their caregivers and their loved ones.
HBP Control at Cascade Trails Senior Living
Tuesdays at 10:30am
Sessions 1-8: October 3 to 24, skip Oct. 31 (Halloween); November 7 to 28
1225 Spaulding Ave. SE
Grand Rapids, MI 49546
New participants will receive a blood pressure monitor and can join through Tuesday, October 10.
HBP Control workshops over ZOOM
Mondays at 6:00 pm
Sessions 1-8: October 23 to December 18
New participants will receive a blood pressure monitor and can join through Monday, October 30.
To register for the HBPC PATH in-person workshop or the Zoom workshop, visit www.nkfm.org/HBPC, email [email protected] or call 800-482-1455.
The NKFM provides additional PATH (Personal Transformation to Health) workshops over Zoom. These no-cost PATH workshops helps people to manage chronic diseases and live healthier. The workshops are open to all residents in Michigan (and their caregivers) with access to a computer, tablet or smartphone.
A general PATH workshop, which can be helpful for anyone living with a chronic disease, will start with an information session over Zoom on Tuesday, October 10 at 1:00 pm. Participants can join through October 24. For more information or to register, visit nkfm.org/PATH, email [email protected] or call 248-592-1955.
Chronic Pain PATH workshop, specific to those living with chronic pain, starts over Zoom on
Monday, October 2 at 6:00 pm
Sessions 1-6 run through November 6
New participants can join through Monday, October 9, 2023
Diabetes PATH workshops, specific to those living with type 2 diabetes, will start over Zoom with information sessions on Wednesday, October 4 at 1:00 pm or Monday, October 16 at 6:00 pm.
For more information or to register for Chronic Pain or Diabetes PATH, visit Beaumont Health/Corewell at http://classes.beaumont.org, email [email protected], or call 1-800-633-7377.
An 8-week Kidney PATH workshop specific to those living with kidney disease will start over Zoom with an information session on Wednesday, October 4 at 6:00 pm. Participants can join through October 18. For more information or to register, visit nkfm.org/KPATH, email [email protected] or call 800-482-1455.
To find additional PATH programs, visit nkfm.org/PATH or mihealthyprograms.org.
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