Videos

Hear what others are saying about self-management education for chronic conditions in our self-management education videos.  You can also find these videos on the CDC YouTube Video Playlist.

Videos

Self-Management Education: Learn More. Feel Better (3 minute)

Other video versions:

• Self-Management Education: Learn More. Feel Better. (:60)
• Self-Management Education: Learn More. Feel Better. (:30)
• Self-Management Education: Learn More. Feel Better. (:15)

About half of US adults have one or more chronic health conditions such as heart disease, cancer, diabetes, and arthritis. If you have a chronic condition, self-management education (SME) can help you develop strategies and confidence to manage your condition day—to—day.  There are a variety of SME programs available.

This 3 minute video describes the benefits of SME for people with chronic conditions.

 

Self-Management Education: Managing Chronic Conditions Beyond Medications

Hear a doctor discuss the importance of self- management education (SME) programs for people with ongoing health conditions like arthritis, diabetes, heart or lung disease, or depression.

It takes more than medication to effective manage your chronic health conditions; self-management education programs help you learn to control your symptoms and manage your chronic condition day—to—day.

 

Self-Management Education: Confidence to Manage Your Chronic Condition

Hear a nurse discuss the importance of self- management education (SME) programs for people with chronic health conditions like arthritis, diabetes, heart disease, disability and epilepsy. The nurse talks about what happens in SME programs and the benefits people experience, including increased confidence to manage their condition.

 

Self-Management Education: “Learning I Can Do It”

If you have a chronic health condition, self-management education (SME) can help you develop strategies and confidence to manage your condition day—to—day and feel better.

Harvey participated in an SME program in his area to learn to manage his ongoing condition. He describes what he learned and the benefits he experiences as a result of participating in the program.

Self-Management Education: Skills for Managing Chronic Conditions

If you have a chronic health condition, self- management education (SME) can help you learn strategies and develop confidence to manage your condition day—to—day and feel better.

In an SME program, participants learn strategies to manage their conditions, like ways to deal with physical and emotional problems that people with chronic conditions often experience. Participants also meet others who deal with same issues.

Self-Management Education: Feel More In Control of your Chronic Condition

Hear how self-management education helped Beverly learn to manage her chronic condition, diabetes.

About half of US adults have one or more chronic health conditions such as diabetes, heart disease, cancer, and arthritis. If you have a chronic condition, self-management education (SME) can help you develop strategies and confidence to manage your condition day to day. There are a variety of SME programs available.

For more information, go to www.cdc.gov/learnmorefeelbetter.