Services

Disease Management

Diseases – such as high blood pressure, diabetes and cholesterol problems – that are with you for a long period of time can have acute flares but usually require a long term plan to control the process. These clinic visits tend to be for a longer period of time and require follow up appointments to check on how effective the treatments have been- whether it is diet, exercise, lifestyle changes or medicines. Scheduling these appointments will often not be as immediate as scheduling an acute care visit.

Homer Medical Center regularly offers Living Well Alaska workshops, a 6-session weekly series focusing on self-management of ongoing health conditions of all kinds. Learn more here.

Other disease management resources available at CDC.gov or call (907) 235-0311 for more information.