About Us
Fail First Hurts is a project of the Global Healthy Living Foundation, a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit organization working to improve the quality of life for people with chronic diseases such as arthritis, hypertension, high cholesterol, diabetes, sickle cell disease, depression, psoriasis, cancer and COPD/asthma.
Our in-person patient events, educational videos, and Web site environments are always culturally and ethnically sensitive, including in-language programs for Hispanic, East Asian and Russian participants, as well as ethnically and culturally harmonious faculty for African-American, Gay Lesbian Bisexual Transgender (GLBT), and selected religious communities.
Our faculty consists of physicians, psychologists, exercise experts, nutritionists, sports coaches, and moderators who often have the chronic disease that is the focus of the event.
We are able to combine chronic illnesses into men’s health, women’s health, pain, and other broad categories, allowing participants to learn about more than one condition.
Patient and Caregiver Programs
Our patient and caregiver programs help people learn how to achieve the following:
- Create a life-long fitness/exercise program with which they can live
- Devise a diet that keeps them healthy
- Create and sustain a productive relationship with a healthcare provider
- Understand treatment options
- Determine which drugs are best for a particular individual
- Learn ways to improve mental attitude
Healthcare Provider Programs
Our healthcare provider programs, like our patient and caregiver programs, are in-person events. Healthcare providers learn:
- How to help patients take responsibility for their disease
- How to stay current with patients’ conditions through efficient communication — which does not always involve an office visit
- How to create a productive atmosphere that encourages wellness