Health Education
Helping You Build a Healthier Life
Living a healthier life starts with the right support. UCHC’s Health Education Program provides free education, coaching, and community resources to help you prevent and manage chronic conditions. Working alongside your providers, our Health Educators empower you to make lasting lifestyle changes.
Personalized Support for Your Health Goals
Work directly with a UCHC Health Educator alongside your doctor to build daily habits that work for you.
- Set Personal Goals: Create realistic health goals and build confidence.
- Eat Well & Stay Active: Learn practical tips for healthy eating and physical activity.
- Manage Health Conditions: Get ongoing guidance for diabetes, high blood pressure, and cholesterol.
- Connect to Care: Get help accessing community resources and preventive screenings.
Healthy Lifestyle Workshops
Join interactive group classes to learn and build healthy habits alongside members of your community.
- Healthy Gut, Healthy Life: Learn how digestion works and how fiber and nutritious foods support a healthy gut.
- Diabetes & Blood Pressure Management: Learn how food, exercise, medicines, stress, and sleep affect blood sugar and blood pressure, and steps to help prevent or manage these conditions.
- Family Nutrition: Learn to plan balanced meals, choose healthy foods on a budget, understand portions, and build healthy eating habits for the whole family.
- Women’s Health: Learn about Pap smears, mammograms, periods, reproductive health, pelvic and bone health, and emotional well-being at different stages of life.
- Sexual Health: Learn about safer sex, common myths, and prevention, testing, and treatment for sexually transmitted infections (STIs), including HIV, in a supportive space without judgment.
How to Get Started
We empower youth and parents with mental health support, health education, and financial options.
- Step 1: Talk to Your Care Team – Let us know you are interested in health education
- Step 2: Get a Referral – Ask your UCHC doctor or practitioner for a referral.
- Step 3: Meet Your Educator – Sit down with our team to talk about your personal goals.
- Step 4: Start Your Journey – Join group classes or individual sessions for ongoing support.
Frequently Asked Questions
Do I need a referral to participate?
Yes, ask your primary care doctor or practitioner to submit a referral to Health Education during your next visit.
Who is eligible for these services?
Health Education is open to eligible UCHC patients, especially those looking to prevent or manage diabetes, high blood pressure, high cholesterol, or weight concerns.
Is there any cost for classes or coaching?
Many of our health education classes and individual coaching sessions are provided at no cost to eligible UCHC patients.
Are classes offered in Spanish?
Yes, all of our workshops, coaching sessions, and educational materials are fully available in both English and Spanish
Are sessions one-on-one or in groups?
We offer both options! Depending on your needs, you can attend individual coaching, join interactive group workshops, or do a mix of both.
Have Questions About Our Health Education Program?
Luis Arenas, Health Educator, is happy to answer your questions and help you get started.