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Worshops Offered for Seniors with Chronic Health Conditions click here

Online Chronic Disease Self Management Program (CDSMP)

An onlineCDSMP workshop based on Stanford University's Chronic Disease Self-Management Program, the workshop can help you take better control of your health andlife. Registration now open at SelfManage.org. Spaces are limited.Learn more about this upcoming event. Workshops are easy to follow and take place entirely online. You'll log on at your convenience two or three times a week for a total of about 2 hours a week. Everything takes place on a dedicated, secure Web site.

"What Now™" Family Care Giver Training

Caring for someone with a chronic disease is perhaps one of the biggest challenges a person can face, yet can be meaningful and rewarding. The "What Now? Orientation" series, winner of the 2007 KHON2 Elderhood Project and the Hawaii Caregiver Coalition Family Caregiving Award for Education, is designed for non-professional family caregivers. You will receive essential information and can participate in guided group discussions and sharing in eight 1 1/2 hour sessions. Learn more about this upcoming event.

Dementia Clinic

Assessments conducted by Geriatrician, Dr. Brett Flynn at Queen’s Health Care Centers, 3-3295 Kuhio Hwy., Ste. 203, Lihue, HI 96766. To schedule an appointment, please call Connie Moises at 246-4707.

FREE Refrigerators & Electric Water Heaters

Learn how you may be qualified for KIUC's Qualified Member Appliance Replacement Program. Call Agency on Elderly Affairs at 241-4477.

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Quick Links & News

Planning for the Aging of Kauai

The County Agency on Elderly Affairs has developed its 4-Year Area Plan on Aging, for the period October 1, 2011 through September 30, 2015. To review the plan, click here.

Kauai Seniors Celebrate Healthy Aging!

The Agency on Elderly Affairs, in collaboration with its partners, is "Working Together for a Strong, Healthy Kauai". Two programs being implemented to help seniors improve their health are the (click on link for more information) Better Choices, Better Health, also known as Chronic Disease Self Management Program (CDSMP) and the EnhanceFitness physical activity program. Click here for more information on EnhanceFitness. To see photos of the Healthy Aging Project Partnership and EnhanceFitness program, click here. To learn more about the EnhanceFitness class schedule on the island, click here.

RSVP Program

The Kauai RSVP program, sponsored by the Kauai Agency on Elderly Affairs, is looking for individuals 55 years and older to volunteer their time and expertise to help community agencies on Kauai. To find out more about RSVP and volunteer opportunities, click on the link here: see RSVP newletter. For more information, call RSVP at 241-4479.

Disaster Preparedness Guide to Help You Prepare

Click here to read about the "You Can" Safety and Readiness Guide for seniors. The Guide gives practicial tips and information to help you prepare for a disaster.