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Chronic Disease Self-Management Education
Programs Summary
The goal of the Manage Your
Chronic Disease (MyCD)
family of chronic disease selfmanagement education programs
is to improve the physical and
emotional health of individuals
with chronic diseases, and their
caregivers, by helping them gain
self-confidence in their ability to
manage their symptoms and how
their health problems affect their
lives.

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All MyCD programs are guided
workshops delivered two and
one-half hours, once a week, for
six weeks, in community settings
such as senior centers, churches,
health care facilities, etc. These
workshops are licensed through
Stanford and are facilitated by
two trained and certified leaders,

nothing beats a true partner.

one or both of whom are nonhealth professionals with chronic
diseases themselves.

Through it all.®

Subjects covered include:
- techniques for dealing with
problems such as frustration,
fatigue, pain, and isolation;
- appropriate exercise for
maintaining and improving
strength, flexibility, and
endurance and preventing falls;
- appropriate use of medications;
- communicating effectively
with family, friends, and health
professionals;
- nutrition, healthy eating, and
weight management; and
- how to evaluate new treatments.

For over 75 years, Blue Cross and Blue
Shield of New Mexico has been a local
health insurance company giving more
families peace of mind knowing no one’s
closer to their well-being.

MyCD workshop sessions
are highly participative, where
mutual support and success build
the participants’ confidence in
their ability to manage their
health and maintain active
and fulfilling lives. MyCD
programs do not conflict with
an individuals’ existing health
improvement program or
treatment plan, but rather are
designed to enhance regular
treatment and disease-specific
education.
MyCD workshops are FREE
and run throughout the year.
Please call 880 - 2800
to choose your workshop and
reserve your space today.

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The MyCD program is
comprised of three evidencebased self-management
programs developed by Stanford
University’s School of Medicine
Patient Education Research
Center; the Chronic Disease
Self-Management Program
(CDSMP), for adults with
any chronic condition and
caregivers; the Diabetes SelfManagement Program
(DSMP), for people with type
2 Diabetes and those who care
for them; and the Cancer:
Thriving and Surviving (CTS)
program for cancer survivors and
caregivers.

For as long as we can remember,

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Manage Your Chronic Disease (MyCD)

A Division of Health Care Service Corporation, a Mutual Legal Reserve Company,
an Independent Licensee of the Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association
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