Health

Merrimack Valley Chamber of Commerce Health Care Seminar 3/26

Merrimack Valley Chamber of Commerce
will present “Health Care for You, Your Business and Your Family”
Keynote speaker is James Roosevelt Jr., president and CEO of Tufts Health Plan.

Friday, March 26th, 2010
7:30 to 9:00 a.m.
Jackson’s Restaurant
478 Lowell St.

Cost is $20 for members, $30 for nonmembers.
Includes full hot breakfast buffet.

for more information call 978-686-0900 or visit www.merrimackvalleychamber.com

Merrimack Valley Chamber-Commerce
www.merrimackvalleychamber.com
264 Essex Street
Lawrence, MA 01840-1516
(978) 686-0900

Diabetes Self-Management Informational Health Program 4/8

Free Informational Health Program

Diabetes Self-Management
Sponsored by  Elder Services of the Merrimack Valley, Inc.

A six-week workshop offered to adults of any age who are living with challenges and complications of diabetes.

Classes begin Thursday,
April 8th, 2010, 9:00-11:30am
Methuen Senior Activity Center
77 Lowell St, Methuen.

Registration deadline: April 1, 2010.
Call 978-983-8825 to sign up!

Is living with diabetes preventing you from really living?

Take advantage of this program to:
1. Share what you know and learn from others who are experiencing similar challenges.

2. Learn strategies developed and tested by researchers that:

- Prevent and delay complications
- Set and meet personal goals
- Learn how to prevent low blood sugar
- Identify and try out simple techniques that can improve your quality of life
- Manage stress and difficult emotions
- Learn about medication usage
- Improve communication with your doctor
- Administer foot care remedies
- Handle Stress and learn to relax
- Eat healthy and promote physical activity
- Increase your energy level
- Make choices about your treatment

Coronary Artery Disease Informational Health Talk 3/17

Informational Health Talk

Coronary Artery Disease
Symptoms, Prevention and Treatment

March 17, 2010
1:00pm
All are invited to attend!

Dr. Sunit Mukherjee, MD, FACC, SCAI

Dr. Mukherjee practices Cardiology and Interventional Cardiology in North Andover, Massachusetts. Dr. Mukherjee graduated with an MD 21 years ago.
217 Sutton Street
North Andover, MA, 01845

Methuen Senior Activity Center
7 Lowell St, Methuen

Community Supported Agriculture Memberships still available at Pleasant Valley Gardens

Pleasant Valley Gardens: The Bonanno Family Farm

Community Supported Agriculture: CSA shareholders receive a portion of the farm’s harvest weekly from mid June through October. Members receive the freshest, highest quality produce available at near wholesale cost.

Benefits of being a CSA Shareholder: Fresh locally grown vegetables, harvested at their peak of nutritional value.

The Risk – Each growing season brings unique challenges. Occasionally a crop may fail due to conditions beyond our control. Our goal is to provide you with abundance throughout the growing season by growing a variety of produce.

The Harvest – Seasonality affects the size of your share. We grow a great diversity of vegetables. Following is an example of what to expect. June/July: leaf lettuce, romaine hearts, rhubarb, kale, beets, parsley, summer squash, and zucchini. We also plan to supplement the June shares with flowers from our greenhouses. August/September: all of the above plus peppers (sweet and hot), eggplant, tomatoes, cucumbers, sweet corn, melons, carrots, and okra. October: we typically lose all the fruiting vegetables but still have lettuce, kale, beets, parsley, winter squash, leeks. In October, we plan to supplement the weekly shares with hardy mums, corn stalks, and pumpkins. As time and the weather permits, we will try to add to this mix. Our current plan also includes some cut flowers each week as the season progresses.

Full Share Membership-$600

Our full share is about a bushel (5-20 lb) of produce each week for 20 weeks. This is enough for a typical family of four or for two vegetarian adults.

Half Share Membership-$400

fill out the pdf application and mail it or stop by the greenhouse and join.

Pleasant Valley Gardens
255 Merrimack St.
Methuen, MA 01844
Call: 978-682-9563
E-mail: info@pleasantvalleygardens.com

Diabetes Awareness Screening 3/9

Holy Family sponsored Diabetes Awareness Screening
Tuesday, March 9th, 2010
9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.
at the Methuen Adult Learning Center
36 Boylston Street, Methuen, Mass.

spanish interpreter present
includes blood glucose test, blood pressure check, waist circumference measurement.

Free Community Lectures on Diabetes at the Methuen YMCA 3/4

Community Lectures on Diabetes are being offered by the Holy Family Hospital
at Methuen YMCA
129 Haverhill Street

The lectures are open to the public and consist of four, 90-minute classes on behavioral change, self-management, and self-care.
All lectures are from 6 to 7:30 p.m. in the Community Room.
Childcare and food provided.

Dates and topics are:
• March 4, 2010: “Know Your Resistance”
Learn about insulin resistance and its underlying cause.
• March 11, 2010 “Know Your Nutrition”
Learn nutrition tips for good health and managing blood sugar levels.
• March 18, 2010 “Know Your Healthy Steps”
Learn how to safely begin an exercise program.
• March 25, 2010: “Know Your Options”
Learn what you can do to stay healthy with diabetes.

Registration is preferred, but walk-ins are welcome.

For information on the lecture series or to register
Holy Family Hospital
1-800-488-5959, ext. 375.

A complete schedule of the Community Health Partners series activities is available at participating YMCA locations, or on the Holy Family Hospital website, www.CaritasHolyFamily.org.

The Diabetes Awareness Program is supported by Holy Family Hospital-Merrimack Valley YMCA Community Health Partner Series, and a Caritas Christi Health Care Mission Effectiveness grant.

Autism Informational Workshops 3/29

Community Awareness and Informational Workshops

Monday, March 29, 2010 (snow date April 5)
Strategies for Teaching Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders
• Using appropriate language
• Making visuals work
• Being proactive with sensory supports
• Using Positive Behavior Supports

Monday, April 12, 2010
Differentiated Instruction for All Children
• How do you differentiate circle time?
• How can you possibly meet every child’s needs?

Monday, May 17, 2010
Using Children’s Literature to Teach About Learning Differences
• Preview some children’s books
• Discuss disclosure at home and in the educational setting

Nevins Memorial Library
305 Broadway
Methuen, MA 01844
6:30pm-8:00pm

Please RSVP to:
Bari Glazer, M.Ed
Autism Specialist
Methuen Public Schools
978-722-9075
www.methuen.k12.ma.us/autism
biglazer@methuen.k12.ma.us

Free Head and Neck Cancer Screening 4/15

Head and Neck Cancer Screening at Holy Family Hospital’s Cancer Center
Thursday, April 15th, 2010
1:00-3:00 p.m.
Stay on top of your health with free head and neck cancer screenings.

Physicians from Andover Ear, Nose and Throat will conduct additional head and neck screenings at Holy Family Hospital’s William Lane Cancer Center, 70 East St., Methuen

H1N1 Vaccination Clinic 3/22

The Methuen Health Departments
H1N1 Vaccination Clinic

Methuen H1N1 vaccination clinic
Monday, February 22, 2010
2:00- 4:00 pm

the Quinn Building
90 Hampshire St.
For people over the age of 18.

Brian J. LaGrasse,
Methuen Public Health Director

Quinn Building
90 Hampshire Street
Methuen, MA 01844
(978) 983-8655

Methuen YMCA Healthy Kids Day 4/17

Methuen YMCA Healthy Kids Day!
Join us for this great annual event that promotes family fun and wellness. Participants can enjoy healthy snacks, games, demonstrations and educational resources.

Saturday, April 17
10:00am-1:00pm
FREE
All are welcome!

Merrimack Valley YMCA
Methuen Branch
129 Haverhill Street,
Methuen, MA 01844
Phone: 978-683-5266
Email: awhalen@mvymca.org

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