Dad 101: New Dad Workshop
When:
Thursday, March 28 or April 25,
6 to 9 p.m.
Where:
FBC
Info:
$30
Pregnancy 101: Pondering Pregnancy?
When:
Tuesday, April 30, 6:30 to 7:30 p.m.
Where:
HEC
Labor, Birth, Breastfeeding, and Baby
Care Classes (English and español)
When:
Visit
swEvents.org
to choose the
class that’s right for you.
Where:
HEC
Info:
Costs vary depending on the class or
series. Those on state medical insurance may
receive some classes for free. Please visit
swEvents.org
or call
360-514-BABY
(2229)
for additional information.
Support Groups
Info:
A variety of groups to encourage and
support young families. Registration is
not required. Visit
swEvents.org
or call
360-514-BABY (2229)
to learn more.
YOU 101
Heart 101:
Heart and Vascular Screening Clinic
Info:
$209. No physician referral required.
Call to schedule an appointment:
360-514-7755
or
877-501-5055
.
Online YOU 101 Classes
Info:
Visit
swYou101.org
to view the
following classes:
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Sleep 101
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Veins 101
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Hip 101
●
Knee 101
Living Well With Chronic
Conditions
When:
Wednesdays, Feb. 27 to April 3,
10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
Where:
HEC
Info:
A free six-week workshop that meets
once a week for 2½ hours each week. Visit
swEvents.org
for more information.
You may still attend beginning with the
March 6meeting.
Arthritis 101:
How-to Relieve Joint Pain
When:
Wednesday, March 13 or April 10,
10 to 11 a.m.
Where:
Physician’s Pavilion, Total Joint
Center, Suite 305
Smoking Cessation 101:
How-to Quit Smoking
When:
Wednesday, March 13, 6 to 7:30 p.m.
Where:
HEC
SUPPORT 101
Bereavement Support Groups
swmedicalcenter.org/bereavement
or
360-696-5120
Breast Cancer Support Group
360-514-6164
Diabetes Education
and Counseling Programs
swmedicalcenter.org/diabetes
or
360-514-2500, option 2
Mental Health and Substance
Abuse Support Groups
swmedicalcenter.org/adapt
or
360-696-5300
Stroke/Brain Conditions
Support Group
swmedicalcenter.org/strokecenter
or
360-514-3273
TALK WITH A DOC: KIDS’ NUTRITION 101
When:
Thursday, March 28, 6 to 7:30 p.m.
Where:
Health Education Center, Southeast 92nd Avenue
and East Mill Plain Boulevard, Vancouver
Info:
When you get nutrition advice from other parents, your pediatrician, and
the media, it can be tough to decide which direction to follow. Get on the right
track by joining Connie Basch, MD, Family Medicine of Southwest Washington,
as she explains how healthy nutrition choices equal healthy kids! This class is
designed for parents of elementary and middle school children.
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WE A L L WANT TO F E ED OUR K I DS HEA LTHY
food, but what can we do at home to provide the
best options?
With conflicting advice about what to feed kids,
along with the elevated costs of healthy foods, good
nutrition can be a challenge.
MODERN RESEARCH MEETS MOM’S ADVICE
According to Connie Basch, MD, it can be surprisingly simple to provide healthy
choices for your children when you begin to focus on what they need to grow
and learn.
“Feed your children food—not food-like products—including a variety of fruits
and vegetables, whole grains, and protein from plant as well as animal sources,”
Dr. Basch says. “Shop the edges of the supermarket, skipping the shelves in the
center. Make sure [your children] eat three meals a day.”
PRACTICE MAKES PERFECT
Sometimes healthy eating is easier said than done, so Dr. Basch recommends that you
practice as a family. Try these steps to engage the whole family in good nutrition:
●●
Model healthy eating.
Kids do what we do, not what we say, so provide visual
reinforcement of healthy choices.
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Involve kids in making healthy meals.
Kids who grow vegetables and help in
meal preparation are more likely to eat healthy dishes at mealtime.
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Eat meals together.
Kids who eat regular family meals are influenced in a positive
way. They are more likely to eat fruits and vegetables; more likely to graduate from
high school; and less likely to smoke cigarettes, drink alcohol, or use marijuana.
●●
Sneak veggies in.
Add pureed vegetables to familiar recipes.
An
apple
a day:
Nutrition tips
for your family
Connie Basch, MD
Family Medicine of Southwest Washington
100 E. 33rd St., Suite 100
Vancouver, WA 98683
360-514-7550
Labyrinth offers healing journey
A labyrinth, a path that spirals or winds inside a circular shape, is a
metaphor for our journey through life. It is not a maze. Walking the path
leads to the center, with the same path being followed back out.
Join us for a time of quiet meditation, thoughtful prayer, spiritual
pilgrimage, and reflection as PeaceHealth Southwest’s Spiritual Care
Department hosts an indoor labyrinth for walking and contemplation
for caregivers, patients, and the public.
WALK THE LABYRINTH
When:
Wednesday, March 20, between 12:30 and 4:30 p.m.
Where:
PeaceHealth Southwest Medical Center, Health Education
Center Auditorium
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