The Alberta Healthy Living Program (AHLP) offers health education classes, self-management workshops, nutrition counselling, and supervised exercise for adults living in the community with a chronic health condition.Health Education
Class topics include:
- osteoarthritis, chronic pain, COPD, celiac disease, osteoporosis, fatty liver disease, and obstructive sleep apnea
- sleep habits, breathing techniques, and emotional wellness (stress, grief)
- managing long-COVID symptoms
Self-Management Workshops
Two versions available: Better Choices, Better Health® (BCBH®) – Chronic Disease and BCBH® - Chronic Pain. Both workshops are six weeks long. Participants meet once a week for 2 ½ hours over Zoom or in person. Workshops are available in English, Cantonese, and Tagalog.
Topics of discussion in both workshop types will include:
- healthy eating
- safe exercise
- pain management
- communication strategies
- dealing with difficult emotions
- sleep hygiene
- action planning, problem-solving, and decision-making
Note:
- BCBH® Chronic Disease also talks about better breathing, preventing falls, and self-talk.
- BCBH® Chronic Pain also talks about pain diaries, healthy eating for pain, and communicating about pain.
Supervised Exercise Program
The Supervised Group Exercise Program is for patients who need guidance and support to increase physical activity and exercise. Participants learn how exercise can manage their health conditions and how to start or modify an exercise program based on their symptoms and abilities. Healthcare professionals help participants develop strategies to overcome physical activity barriers and create an activity action plan to continue exercising in the community. Participants can access AHLP programs and services to help them achieve their goals.
Services that may be available to your patient include:
- group exercise classes (hosted in-person or virtually) - additional exclusion criteria apply
- one-on-one health coaching
- referral to appropriate health education classes and/or self-management workshops
- must be physically present in the Calgary Zone during the time of the class or appointment.
Medical clearance may be required for exercise participants with known history or signs and symptoms of cardiovascular disease, diabetes, or renal disease.
AHLP Nutrition Counselling
Offered by phone, Zoom, or in-person.
Patients will be registered into a relevant group education class to attend before being scheduled in for a one-on-one appointment.
Nutrition counselling is available for the conditions listed on the referral form.
Nutrition counselling is available in Calgary and Cochrane for in-person appointments. Please call our Contact Centre if you would like more information about our locations.
Patients are required by the College of Dietitians of Alberta to be in Alberta at the time of the appointment.
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