YMCA and MultiCare

MultiCare Health System and the YMCA of Pierce and Kitsap Counties have partnered to improve the overall health and wellness of our community. With a focus on nutrition and physical activity, we’re committed to offering community-wide tools and services to help you get healthy.

Ask your provider about these programs available through MultiCare YMCA01 EPIC referral.

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YMCA Diabetes Prevention Program

Type 2 Diabetes Prevention

• Helps adults reduce their risk of developing type 2 diabetes.
• A trained lifestyle coach facilitates discussions with a small group of participants on topics such as healthy eating, physical activity, motivation, and more.
• Goals are to reduce body weight by 5-6% and increase physical activity to 150 minutes per week.
• One-year program consisting of 26 sessions.
• Qualified participants receive a 3-month YMCA membership.

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ACT! Actively Changing Together

Childhood and Family Obesity Intervention

• Helps overweight youth and their families establish healthy eating habits and incorporate physical activity into their daily routines.
• During sessions parents and guardians participate with their child(ren) in energizing games and activities, learn how to prepare healthy food, and receive support to make healthy lifestyle changes.
• Program is for youth ages 8-14 who have a high pediatric BMI.
• 12-week program with one 90-minute session per week.
• Qualified participants receive a 3-month YMCA family membership.

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Blood pressure self-monitoring

Hypertension Management

• Participants establish routines for monitoring their blood pressure and learn about healthier eating habits.
• Goals include a reduction in blood pressure; development of new skills to manage blood pressure; ability to identify and control triggers that elevate blood pressure; and more confidence to adopt healthy eating habits.
• Four-month program with individual healthy heart coaching and monthly nutrition seminars.

Enhance®Fitness

Fall Risk Reduction and Arthritis Management

• Group exercise program that helps adults managing chronic conditions, such as arthritis, to gain strength.
• Participants learn manageable movements that encourage them to be consistently active.
• Meets three times weekly for 60 minutes.

LIVESTRONG® at the YMCA

Cancer Survivorship

• Strength and fitness program for adults living with cancer or beyond cancer treatments.
• Participants meet with a YMCA-certified instructor to increase flexibility and endurance, build muscle, and improve capacity to perform daily activities.
• 12-week program with two 90-minute sessions per week.
• Qualified participants and one caregiver receive a 3-month YMCA membership.

Pedaling for Parkinson’s

Parkinson’s Management

• Research conducted at the Cleveland Clinic showed pedaling a bicycle at a consistent RPM over a period time can reduce Parkinson’s disease symptoms by as much as 35%.
• Groups meet on an ongoing basis for 60-minute sessions.

YMCA’S weight loss program

Weight Management (Evidence Informed Program)

• A program for adults ages 18 and older focused on sustainable ways to eat healthier, increase physical activity, and lose weight.
• Participants meet with a trained YMCA instructor in a small supportive group of others working on similar goals.
• Three-month program with 12 weekly one-hour sessions.