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The Wilkes County Health Department will be offering free Living Healthy workshops to help individuals self-manage their ongoing health conditions.

This free workshop is offered one time per week for six weeks, and will help participants build skills in managing symptoms with confidence, communicating effectively with their doctor and other health care professionals, making decisions, fighting fatigue and making daily tasks easier. Individuals are encouraged to register if they can attend at least four of the six sessions. Participants will receive a free gift at their first session, snacks at each session, and a $10 gift card for attending at least four of the six sessions

This workshop is open to any adults with conditions such as diabetes, high blood pressure, arthritis, heart disease, COPD, fibromyalgia, depression, asthma or any other chronic conditions.