[HealthyTribes] Two FREE Walk With Ease leader trainings available

[BURKOVSKAIA Tamara V]

Dear All,

Two new Walk With Ease leader trainings in July -- Please spread the information widely!

Details:
July 14th: South Coast Business Employment Center: Coos Bay; 9a-2p
July 23rd: Food Innovation Center: Portland; 9a-2p

Program materials, lunch, and certifications will be provided. Walk With Ease trainings are FREE but we do require that trainees lead or co-lead at least one program within a year of the training. Program administrators are welcome to attend, but will not receive program materials unless they commit to leading classes.

Register HERE: http://oregonstate.qualtrics.com/SE/?SID=SV_3aV2ZA1tzAx1W29

Here are details about Walk With Ease:

The Arthritis Foundation Walk with Ease program is an evidence-based, community physical activity and self-management program. Trained leaders teach participants how to safely make physical activity part of their everyday life. Walk with Ease was specifically developed for adults with arthritis or other chronic health conditions but throughout Oregon it is being implemented in worksites, schools, and community centers with healthy adults. The program can help anyone get started in a physical activity program. The only pre-requisite is the participant's ability to be on their feet for at least 10 minutes without pain.

Participant materials are available in Spanish, and now available in a self-directed version where participants walk independently, without a group.

Oregon State University Extension, with support from the Oregon Health Authority, is providing free training, materials, and technical assistance to get this program out to communities throughout Oregon. Our goal is to get people walking safely and comfortably!
For more information about the program please visit http://www.arthritis.org/resources/community-programs/walk-with-ease

For information about Walk With Ease in Oregon, questions about training, or to find a class near you please contact:

Kathleen Conte
Extension Family and Community Health
College of Public Health and Human Sciences
Oregon State University
118 Ballard Hall
Corvallis, OR 97331-3608
Katie.conte at oregonstate.edu<mailto:Katie.conte at oregonstate.edu>
Phone: 541-737-3173
Fax: 541-737-1332



Tamara Burkovskaia
Community Programs Liaison/Oregon Arthritis Program
Health Promotion and Chronic Disease Prevention Section
Center for Prevention and Health Promotion
Public Health Division
Oregon Health Authority
800 NE Oregon St., Ste. 730
Portlanad, OR 97232
tamara.v.burkovskaia at state.or.us<mailto:tamara.v.burkovskaia at state.or.us>
ph: 971-673-1085

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