Member Education

'Ohana offers member education classes near you. Through these classes you learn about:

• What managed care is all about.
• Your benefits and how to use them.
• Disease management.
• Preventive health care.
• The role of the service coordinator.
• Special programs offered by ‘Ohana.

We know that you and your family may have more than medical needs. Our classes were created so that you get information on many different topics. These topics include:

• Disease management.
• Prevention.
• Family dynamics.
• Information on how to get the most from your health care plan.

Disease-Specific Topics

We offer several classes that are disease specific. These classes will provide:

• Treatment options.
• Additional condition-specific details.
• Ways to live with the condition and additional local resources to get even more information, plus support groups.

The topics include:

• Diabetes.
• Cardiac.
• Obesity.
• Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (or COPD).
• Asthma.
• Behavioral health.
• Depression.
• Stress & anxiety.
• Cancer
• Hypertension (high blood pressure).

Prevention-Focused Topics

Staying healthy is important at any stage of life. The classes focus on different areas of becoming and staying healthy. The topics include:

• Reducing cholesterol.
• Stopping or reducing alcohol, tobacco and/or substance use.
• Healthy aging.
• Fitness and nutrition.
• Importance of health screenings (cancer, high blood pressure and diabetes).

Family-Centered Topics

Our people, services and beliefs are all centered on caring for you and your ‘ohana. We do this in a way that best fits your needs. ‘Ohana also knows that each family is unique. So, we have created a series of education classes focused on identifying and helping families address issues. The topics include:

• General overview of the aging process.
• How to be a parent for the second time.
• How to obtain low-cost legal resources.
• How to care for a child with ADD or ADHD.
• What is HIPAA and how does it relate to information being shared within a family?

“How to” Topics

'Ohana knows that having the right information is important when making decisions. We also know that sometimes it is not easy to make the best decisions (especially about your health care) without the right information. So, we have put together a “how to” series so that you can get information across several topics. This will help you make good health care and life decisions. The topics include:

• How to navigate an HMO.
• How to choose or change to self direction.
• How to prepare for an emergency.
• How to access community resources (also known as Navigator).
• How to define and prepare advance directives.

Last modified: 08/07/2008