Township Mayor, Health Department Present Free Chronic Illness Workshop

The Hillsborough Township Mayor’s Wellness Campaign and the Township Health Department is partnering to present residents a free workshop addressing chronic illness later this month.

The free six-week workshop aimed at helping residents to “take control of your health” will begin on May 28 and will occur weekly.

“The Stanford Chronic Disease Self-Management Plan is a six-week, one session per week, chronic disease workshop covering fitness, exercise, nutrition, managing symptoms, pain, fatigue, treatment decisions and developing health related action plans,” Hillsborough Mayor Doug Tomson said in a release from the Township.

The workshop is aimed at helping those who deal with chronic illness or conditions, including arthritis, asthma, obesity, heart disease, COPD, diabetes, Hepatitis, osteoporosis, Lyme Disease and other chronic conditions, the Township said. The series of workshops will be held once per week on Thursdays, beginning May 28 at the Hillsborough Municipal Building, from 4:45 p.m. to 7:15 p.m.

“We are offering this workshop in cooperation with the Montgomery Township Health Department via a grant they were awarded from the National Association of County and City Health Officials,” Frank DelCore, liaison to the Board of Health, said in the release.

The Township reported participants of the program have claimed to experience less pain and fatigue, and have more energy. Additionally participants reported having exercised and discussing health needs with doctors more easily.

Hillsborough Township emphasized that the workshop is not intended to replace existing disease specific programs or treatments, but rather to enhance or supplement the treatments.

Registration to the six-week workshop is required. To register, contact Devangi at the Montgomery Township Health Department at 908-533-9331.