MEDICAL Services
Community Health & Wellness
Community Health & Wellness
Community Health Education
We provide health screenings and health fairs, fitness classes, school partnerships, integrative medicine classes, and health lectures for all ages (kids adults, and seniors) in our location or yours. For general information call Chris at 663-5761. All classes are advertised in Your Wellness Matters and online under programs and classes. To register for an upcoming class, call ELLIOT ON-CALL at 663-4567 or register online .
Health Screenings and Clinics:
• Health risk appraisals
• Health screenings
• Link to VNA-community clinics
Education:
• School programs and partnerships
Jewett Street School, Hillside Middle School, Central High School and more…
• Heimlich Hugs
3 rd grade: provides knowledge and skills needed to respond appropriately when someone is choking
• Glo Germ
Teaches how to properly wash hands (using synthetic germs) to reduce the transmission of contagious bugs hand-to-hand and hand-to-mouth
• Walking programs
Encourages children and their families to increase activity levels
• Pedometer programs
Encourages teachers to increase activity levels
• Stress management
8th graders learn progressive relaxation techniques
• Healthy Choices
Teaches 6 th graders to make better food choices
• Backpack safety
• Helmet safety
• Health fairs
Focuses on increasing physical activity levels
Other Community Health Education
• Safe Sitter Program
11-13 year olds join a nationally recognized program that teaches babysitting safety; daylong class includes duffle bag and manual
• CPR, First Aid, and Choking Rescue
• Health lectures on various topics
• Pre-Diabetes series
• Sleep Disorders
• GERD series
• Your Child and Food Series
• “Bone” Appetite lectures, screenings, and dinner
• Fit & Healthy KIDSTYLE!
• Mind Aerobics
• Journaling Series
• Pet First Aid
• Matter of Balance - Fall Prevention Program
Integrative medicine programs
• Aromatherapy
• Journaling Series
• Feng Shui Series
• Healing Foods
• Yoga
An integrative medicine treatment that uses the connection between the mind and body
• Relaxation 101
An integrative medicine treatment to improve physical and mental health
• Just Stop Smoking with Hypnosis
Several levels of certification available from the American Heart Association (Heartsaver, adult, child, infant, healthcare provider combined courses). Books and CPR face shields available
Fitness:
• Line Dancing
Beginner level
• Strong and Active for Life
• Strength Training for Seniors
• Cardio Salsa
• T'ai Chi
• T'ai Chi for Seniors
• NIA (Neuromuscular Integrative Action)
• L.I.V.E. (Low Impact for Vitality and Energy)
• Yoga
- Hatha Yoga for Middle Age and Beyond-for beginner level individuals 50+
- Kripalu Yoga-for beginners to intermediate level
• Pilates (Level I and II)
• Yogalates
• Stability Ball with Bands (Beginner and Intermediate)
• Fit & Feisty (Summer only)
Contact Community Health & Education:
For more information on Community Health & Education, call 663-5761.
