Griffin Hospital in Derby to offer Wellness for Life sessions in 2017

Griffin Hospital is offering two sessions of it 12-week lifestyle change program Wellness for Life starting in February./ Contributed photo

DERBY - Griffin Hospital’s Wellness for Life Program is a great opportunity for individuals to get a jumpstart on their New Year’s resolutions and can be a great holiday gift for a loved one looking to make a change for a healthier lifestyle. 

Wellness for Life is a 12-week, evidence-based lifestyle change program that helps prevent and treat many chronic diseases. It’s designed for individuals ready to make changes in their nutrition, physical activity and stress management. 

With the support of a multi-disciplinary staff, Wellness for Life members take ownership of making long-term lifestyle changes in their lives. 

According to a report by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, 80 percent of chronic diseases, like obesity, diabetes, hypertension, and high cholesterol, can be prevented with better lifestyle choices in nutrition, activity and emotional health. 

Wellness for Life will hold two sessions starting in February 2017. The program encourages participants to make a commitment for a healthier life through custom fitness evaluation and planning, individual nutritional guidance, one-on-one coaching, and small, interactive health seminars. Each participant also receives an activity tracker, which helps monitor his or her activity, sleep patterns and food intake.

“Making changes for a healthy lifestyle isn’t easy - it requires one-on-one guidance and on-going support,” said Wellness for Life Program Co-Director Eunice Lisk. 

“This program helps people assess their lifestyle, provides them with a personalized plan to increase vitality and gives one-on-one and group support every step of the way to better health.”

Wellness for Life focuses on establishing healthy weight control, lowered cholesterol and blood pressure, better sleep and energy, and increased personal strength and resilience.

For the past three years of the program, Wellness for Life participants have seen significant weight loss and reductions in blood pressure. The program has also received high satisfaction scores in meeting participants’ expectations and for valuable presentations by health experts.

Wellness for Life meets at the Hewitt Ambulatory Pavilion (located in the Center for Cancer Care at Griffin Hospital) at 350 Seymour Ave.

For more information about Wellness for Life, visit griffinhealth.org or call Lisk, 203-732-7107.

This is a press release from Griffin Hospital.