The purpose of this thesis was to evaluate the Healthwise self-care program for Physicians Health Plan of Fort Wayne, Indiana. This was accomplished through both qualitative and quantitative measurement procedures using questionnaires and analyzing health insurance claims data.The paper details the research methods used and give an analysis of the findings. The following conclusions were drawn from this analysis; 1) Self-care is emerging as a valuable resource in empowering health-care consumers and may contribute to cost-containment; 2) The Healthwise program received an overwhelmingly positive response from participants based upon workshop evaluations; 3) The majority of program objectives were satisfactorily met with the others remaining uncertain -- warranting future study; and 4) Small sample sizes and inconsistent data did not allow for conclusions to be drawn from the health insurance claims data analysis.