Channel: Lee Health

Category: Education

Tags: diabetes preventionchronic healthchronic health conditionmental healthweight managementprograms for chronic health conditionchronic pain workshopsdisease managementhealthcarepositive lifestyle changesdiabetes managementphysical healthlee health solutionsnutrition therapycommunity programshealthy lifestyleprevention

Description: Studies show six out of ten Americans are living with a chronic health condition. "90 percent of our healthcare expenditures as a nation is due to chronic, physical, and mental health conditions and there’s so much that we can do to prevent these conditions," said Sharon Krispinsky, a chronic health program coordinator at Lee Health. Which is why Lee Health Solutions offers a variety of programs to the community, including diabetes prevention, diabetes management, nutrition therapy, weight management, and chronic pain workshops. "Our programs are very popular because what we teach again is not only how to manage a certain chronic health condition but how to prevent a chronic health condition and just how to achieve a healthy lifestyle overall," she said. The six-week workshop offers education and support while helping participants develop positive lifestyle changes. "The purpose of our department is to keep our community healthy and well so that you don’t have to access the emergency room or the hospital or the urgent care centers," said Krispinsky. Offering tools and support to help people better manage chronic health conditions and live a better quality of life. View More Health Matters video segments at LeeHealth.org/Healthmatters Lee Health in Fort Myers, FL is the largest network of health care facilities in Southwest Florida and is highly respected for its expertise, innovation and quality of care. For more than 100 years, we’ve been providing our community with personalized preventative health services and primary care to highly specialized care services and robotic assisted surgeries. Lee Health - Caring People. Inspiring Care. Visit LeeHealth.org