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Preventing Chronic Disease | Living with Chronic Disease | Caregiver Resources

A parent with dementia, a child with asthma or allergies – when you have a family member with a chronic disease, disability or other serious health condition, it affects your health, too.

It’s a huge responsibility to care for a chronically ill or disabled loved one, particularly while working outside the home. Where do you turn for reliable health information and the crucial support and services you need? How do you provide the best possible care without neglecting your own health or your job?

You must seek and obtain the resources they need, serve as their advocate and interact with health care providers and insurers while juggling a job, keeping up with household tasks and maintaining other relationships. It’s demanding work that very quickly can leave you overwhelmed, exhausted and discouraged.

Make it a priority to take care of yourself, too. If you don’t, you may develop your own health problems that keep you from being an effective caregiver for those who depend upon you to help meet their needs.

Health Matters at Work® puts you in touch with the programs, services and support you need to ensure your own physical and mental health and well-being while serving as a caregiver.

Use the Caregiver Resources page to access the information you need to care for both your loved one and yourself.