Winchester Hospital’s Community Health Institute October Classes
Winchester, Mass. – Winchester Hospital’s Community Health Institute has numerous October classes and programs to keep you busy during the fall. The institute’s newest class, New Babies and their New Parents, helps support new parents as they welcome home their great addition to the family. The class helps support new parents, while providing practical information about postpartum depression and family dynamics. For more details about this program and all of those offered in the month of October, please see the list below.
CPR for Family and Friends is a one-night non-certification class designed to teach CPR and choke-saving skills.
Date: Friday, Oct. 2 also offered Friday, Oct. 23
Time: 6:30 to 9:30 p.m.
Location: 12 Alfred St., Woburn: Baldwin Park I, Keating Conference Room
Cost: $45
Basic Life Support for Healthcare Providers (initial certification) is a one-night class during which participants will learn CPR and choke-saving techniques for adults, children and infants. This course is a pre-requisite for the basic life support instructor course. After successful completion of a written test and skills evaluation, participants will receive certification in these life-saving techniques.
Date: Monday, Oct. 5
Time: 6 to 10 p.m.
Location: 12 Alfred St., Woburn: Baldwin Park I, Keating Conference Room
Cost: $90
Prostate Cancer Support Group is a free support group for men with prostate cancer and their families. This group meets the first Wednesday of the month.
Date: Wednesday, Oct. 7
Time: 7 to 9 p.m.
Location: 12 Alfred St., Woburn: Baldwin Park I, Keating Conference Room
Nursing Mother’s Group is a free support group for new moms who have questions about breastfeeding and motherhood.
Date: Meets every Wednesday (Oct. 7, 14, 21, 28)
Time: 1:30 to 2:30 p.m.
Location:12 Alfred St., Woburn: Baldwin Park I, Keating Conference Room
For more information, please call (781) 756-4788.
Day to Day with Diabetes for Adults is a free support group for those who are living with diabetes, their family and friends. The group meets the second Thursday of the month.
Date: Thursday, Oct. 8
Time: 7 to 9 p.m.
Location: 12 Alfred St., Woburn: Baldwin Park I, Keating Conference Room
Heartsaver CPR + AED is a one-night course that focuses on rescue and choke-saving skills for adults, children and infants. This course also provides instruction on automated external defibrillation. After successful completion of a skills evaluation, participants will receive certification in these life-saving techniques.
Date: Friday, Oct. 9 also offered on Thursday, Oct. 29
Time: 6:30 to 9:30 p.m.
Location: 12 Alfred St., Woburn: Baldwin Park I, Keating Conference Room
Cost: $65
Insulin Pumpers is a free support group for diabetics who wear an insulin pump or are interested in learning about insulin pump therapy. The group meets the second Saturday of the month.
Date: Saturday, Oct. 10
Time: 9:30 to 11 a.m.
Location: 12 Alfred St., Woburn: Baldwin Park I, Training Lab
For more information, please call (781) 396-6437.
HOPE Group is a free support group for parents and families who have experienced a miscarriage, stillbirth or neonatal death. The group meets the second Wednesday of the month.
Date: Wednesday, Oct. 14
Time: 7 to 9 p.m.
Location: 12 Alfred St., Woburn: Baldwin Park I, Keating Conference Room
Fitness After Fifty is a five-week, low-impact, muscle conditioning workout for men and women 50 years of age and older.
Date: Thursday, Oct. 15 to Tuesday, Nov. 17 (class meets on Tuesdays and Thursdays)
Time: 9 to 10 a.m. on Tuesdays
9:15 to 10:15 a.m. on Thursdays
Location: Winchester Hospital Family Medical Center, 500 Salem St., Route 62, Wilmington
Cost: $55 (10 classes)
Fitness for Fun is a fitness class for children ages 8 years and older. The six-week class will feature warm ups, stretching, endurance, agility, balance, flexibility, speed and cool down workouts.
Dates: Thursdays, Oct. 15 to Nov. 19
Time: 8 – 11 year-olds from 4:15 to 5:15 p.m.
Location: 12 Alfred St., Woburn: Baldwin Park I, Keating Conference Room
Cost: $50 per child (six classes)
Basic Life Support for Healthcare Providers (recertification) is a one-night class designed for healthcare providers seeking recertification in CPR and choke-saving techniques.
Date: Thursday, Oct. 15
Time: 6 to 10 p.m.
Location: 12 Alfred St., Woburn: Baldwin Park I, Keating Conference Room
Cost: $65
First Aid and Safety for New Parents is a one-night class designed to help new parents identify common danger areas in the home, prevent injuries and care for injuries if they do occur.
Date: Friday, Oct. 16
Time: 6:30 to 9 p.m.
Location: 12 Alfred St., Woburn: Baldwin Park I, Keating Conference Room
Cost: $40 per person, $70 per couple
Prenatal Yoga is a five-week class that prepares the body for childbirth with gentle to moderate yoga postures that stretch, strengthen and tone muscles. The class also focuses on breathing techniques and meditation.
Date: Tuesdays, Oct. 20 to Nov. 17
Time: 7:30 to 8:30 p.m.
Location: 12 Alfred St., Woburn: Baldwin Park I, Keating Conference Room
Cost: $75 (five classes)
Building Bones is a five-week class that focuses on building muscles through strengthening and stretching. The workout is designed for men and women concerned with osteoporosis, but is suitable for anyone who wants to tone muscle using weights.
Date: Wednesday, Oct. 21 to Friday, Nov. 20 (class meets on Wednesdays and Fridays)
Time: 8:30 to 9:30 a.m.
Location: 12 Alfred St., Woburn: Baldwin Park I, Keating Conference Room
Cost: $45 (10 classes)
Infant and Child First Aid is a one-night course that focuses on choke-saving techniques and basic first aid skills. Participants will learn how to care children or infants with fractures, burns, seizures, fever and vomiting.
Date: Thursday, Oct. 22
Time: 6 to 10 p.m.
Location: 12 Alfred St., Woburn: Baldwin Park I, Keating Conference Room
Cost: $65
Mommy & Me Yoga is a five-week gentle yoga class designed to help mothers regain strength and flexibility after pregnancy while bonding with their baby and connecting with other moms.
Date: Mondays, Oct. 26 to Nov. 23
Time: 8:50 to 9:50 a.m.
Location: 12 Alfred St., Woburn: Baldwin Park I, Keating Conference Room
Cost: $75 (five classes)
New Babies and their New Parents is a new, one-night class that focuses on the post-partum period and the transitions from pregnancy to a new family. This class is for new moms, dads, and/or any other interested, supportive family member.
Date: Thursday, Oct. 29
Time: 7 to 9 p.m.
Location: Winchester Hospital, 41 Highland Avenue, Winchester – Kingsbury Conference Room
Cost: $65 per person
About Winchester Hospital’s Community Health Institute
Winchester Hospital’s Community Health Institute is committed to helping community members take responsibility for their health and well-being by offering the education and resources that change lives. Established in 1996, the Community Health Institute now offers more than 30 programs and services throughout the year with offerings in disease management, childbirth, integrative therapies, fitness, yoga, Tai Chi/Qi Gong, CPR and first aid, weight management, career services and support groups. The institute is also home to two retail services; A Caring Place, which features wigs, bras, prostheses and head coverings for women living with cancer; and the Lactation Center Boutique, which offers the highest-quality breastfeeding supplies and support. Unless otherwise indicated within the program’s description, for more information or to register, please call the Community Health Institute at (781) 756-4700 or visit www.winchesterhospital.org. |
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