Managing chronic conditions involves managing the symptoms of a long-term condition so that you can enjoy life. Through managing your chronic disease, doctors can help slow down the progression of your disease and help control the symptoms – so you can take back control of your life.
Managing a chronic condition involves a comprehensive, total-health approach. It focuses on keeping you healthier and happier by understanding your overall health and improving the specific conditions.
No chronic condition develops on its own without any influence from your environment, lifestyle, and genetics. In managing your chronic condition, all these factors can help control the health condition and reduce its symptoms. For example, if you have diabetes, an unhealthy diet can make it worse; if you have asthma, living in an environment with airborne irritants can cause more asthma attacks.
In addition to your healthcare provider, community-based programs can also help you learn new ways of making healthy choices that fit into your life and get the support you need to thrive. PPHD offers several workshops that can help you more effectively prevent or manage your condition(s). Each of these workshops are proven to help people like you have better health outcomes.