Learn to take better care of yourself, your family, friends and neighbours Self Care for People Proj

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Learn to take better care of yourself, your
family, friends and neighbours Self Care for
People Project
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What is Self Care?

• Self care is part of every day living

Such as brushing your teeth Walking the
dog Sleeping well

• Part of every day living

(Self Care- A Real Choice, DH, Jan 2005)
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What is Self Care?

• It is the care taken by people towards their own
  health and well being

Taking time to relax

• Part of every day living
• Looking after yourself

Eating well
Building friendships
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What is Self Care?

• Its not just about you, but about the care you
  can give to your family, friends and neighbours

• Part of every day living
• Looking after yourself
• and your family, friends neighbours

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What is Self Care?

• It includes

Staying fit

• Part of every day living
• Looking after yourself
• and your family, friends neighbours
• Staying fit
• Preventing illness
• Caring for yourself after coming home
  from hospital

Keeping a healthy, positive outlook
Not getting ill
Knowing what to do when you do get ill or are
recouping from an illness
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What are Self Care Skills?

• Confidence in solving problems
• Independence in making decisions
• Knowing where to go to get more information
• Developing effective partnerships with health
  professionals
• Taking action

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What are the benefits of self care?

• Living longer
• Managing your symptoms better
• Reducing pain, anxiety, stress and depression
• Improving your quality of life with greater
  independence

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Self Care for People Project

• Aims to increase peoples knowledge and practice
  of self care by making a range of services
  available
• Self Care Skills Training Course
• Local Directory of Self Care Resources
• Networks of support people and information

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What do we want you to go away and remember?!

• Self Care is for everyone!
• Come on the Self Care Skills Training Course to
  learn
• How to increase your own confidence and take
  control of your own health
• Whats available to you in your own community
• A toolkit of skills to help you self care such as
  problem solving and decision making

.and much more
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Whats available to me and when?

• Courses available
• Within the Oldham Borough Training is not Ward
  Specific
• FREE Course FREE Creche FREE Refreshments

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Course Outline

• The Process of Change / Barriers and Solutions
• Explore Health, Self Care and Empowerment
• Develop Confidence and Awareness of Self
• Prevention and Management of Stress
• Physical Aspects of Health and Wellbeing /
  Healthy Eating, Alcohol and Smoking
• Benefits of Exercise and Management of Minor
  Ailments

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Oldham Primary Care Trust Self Care for People
Team

• Julia Wickett Self Care Team Leader
• Jason Bromley Self Care Development Worker
• The Self Care Project
• Oldham PCT
• Block 4
• Southlink Business Park
• Oldham, OL4 1DE
• Tel [phone] - Mob [phone]