For information about CDSMP in North Carolina go to: http://www.ncdhhs.gov/aging/livinghealthy/livinghealthy.htm

Want to offer CDSMP to your clients?

Contact Living Healthy State Coordinator, Serena Weisner - (919) 733-0440

Program Description

CDSMP is a lay-led participant education program offered throughout the United States and several other countries. The overall goal is to enable participants to build self-confidence to assume a major role maintaining their health and managing their chronic conditions. Participants are adults experiencing chronic health conditions (hypertension, diabetes, etc.) but family members, friends and caregivers may also participate. The program provides information and teaches practical skills to manage chronic health problems. Outcomes include increased physical activity, less sick days, and fewer hospitalizations. The class length is 2.5 hours/week over a six week period and is lead by two trainers, either a lay leader with a chronic disease and a health care professional, or two lay leaders. Trainers must be certified by a master trainer who has attended a 4.5 day training session. Workshops can be offered in any community setting and do require a license from Stanford University.

The North Carolina Division of Aging and Adult Services and Division of Public Health recently received a grant from the Administration on Aging to disseminate CDSMP throughout the state. The ultimate goal of implementing CDSMP ( Living Healthy) in North Carolina is to reduce the risk and occurrence of disease and disability among the rapidly increasing number of adults 60 and older across the state. DAAS is targeting especially hard-to-reach, minority, and low-income persons. By 2011 there will be 240 lay leaders and 54 master trainers in the state of North Carolina.

Implementing Living Healthy In North Carolina For information about the counties and regions that are implementing Living Healthy go to http://www.ncdhhs.gov/aging/livinghealthy/livinghealthy.htm

Information at this website includes a listing of master trainers, marketing materials for lay leaders and clients, and key resources required to implement this program at your facility TiffanyShubert - 2009-06-03

Matter of Balance

This eight-session program acknowledges the risk of falling but emphasizes practical coping mechanisms to reduce this fear. Participants learn to view falls and fear of falling as controllable, set realistic goals to increase activity, change their environment to reduce fall risk factors and exercise to increase strength and balance. The program is set up to meet weekly or twice weekly for two-hour sessions. All sessions are lead by two volunteer lay leaders. Lay leaders must be trained by a master trainer who provides guidance and support. Health-care professionals such as physical or occupational therapists are invited to attend one session to answer questions. Outcomes include a reduced fear of falling, increased activity levels and fewer falls.

In January 2009, North Carolina sponsered a Matter of Balance master training session. Individuals who attended the Master Training Sessions are qualified to teach lay leaders how to be Matter of Balance Instructors. Click on the attached document for the Master Trainer contact information. If you want to offer Matter of Balance at your facility, contact a Master Trainer to set up a training session.

Counties offering Matter Of Balance

For more information on Matter of Balance in North Carolina contact:

Audrey Edmisten: NC Division of Aging and Adult Services 2101 MSC 693 Palmer Drive Raleigh, NC 27699 919-733-0440 Audrey.Edmisten@ncmail.net

Jane Painter College of Allied Health Sciences Occupational Therapy Department Health Sciences Building, Room 3305F East Carolina University Greenville, NC 27858-4353 252-744-6194 painterj@ecu.edu

For more information on the national program go to: Websites: http://www.mainehealth.org/mh_body.cfm?id=432 http://www.bu.edu/hdr/products/balance/index.html http://www.healthyagingprograms.org/content.asp?sectionid=32&ElementID=86 http://www.healthyagingprograms.org/content.asp?sectionid=32&ElementID=489