Winchester Hospital’s Community Health Institute Offers Classes, Support Groups and a Community Screening in May
Winchester, Mass. – This May, Winchester Hospital’s Community Health Institute offers lifesaving CPR classes, challenging fitness classes and a free skin cancer screening for the community. View the entire list of May programs offered below.
CPR for Family and Friends is a one-night non-certification class designed to teach CPR and choke-saving skills.
Date: Friday, May 1
Time: 6:30 to 9:30 p.m.
Location: 12 Alfred St., Woburn: Baldwin Park I, Keating Conference Room
Cost: $45
Skin Cancer Screening is a free community clinic offered by Winchester Hospital physicians to help detect skin cancer. Registration is required, so if interested, please call the American Cancer Society at 617-878-4114.
Date: Saturday, May 2 and Saturday, May 9
Time: 9 a.m. to Noon
Location: Winchester Hospital Hematology/Oncology, 88 Montvale Ave., Stoneham
Cost: Free
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, May 4
Time: 6 to 10 p.m.
Location: 12 Alfred St., Woburn: Baldwin Park I, Keating Conference Room
Cost: $90
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: Monday, May 4 to Monday, June 8 (no class Monday, May 25)
Time: 8:50 to 9:50 a.m.
Location: 12 Alfred St., Woburn: Baldwin Park I, Keating Conference Room
Cost: $75 (5 classes)
Tai Chi/Qi gong is an eight-week fitness class that utilizes gentle flowing movements to reduce stress, increase flexibility and balance, and improve muscle strength. There will be two classes that begin in May – one held on Mondays and another on Thursdays. Participants can attend one or the other, or both.
The Monday class runs from:
Date: Mondays, May 4 to June 29 (no class Monday, May 25)
The Thursday class runs from:
Date: Thursday, May 14 to July 9 (no class on Thursday, July 2)
Both classes are held at:
Time: 6:15 to 7:45 p.m.
Location: Winchester Hospital Family Medical Center, 500 Salem St., Route 62, Wilmington
Cost: $120
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, May 6
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 (May 6, May 13, May 20, May 27)
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.
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, May 8
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 and fourth Saturday of the month.
Date: Saturday, May 9 and Saturday, May 23
Time: 9:30 to 11 a.m.
Location: 12 Alfred St., Woburn: Baldwin Park I, Training Lab
For more information, please call (781) 756-4788.
Osteoporosis Screening is a free community clinic offered by Winchester Hospital for men and women age 20 and older. Participants will receive a bone density screening and osteoporosis education. Registration is required, so if interested, please call Jennifer Donnelly at 781-756-4720.
Date: Tuesday, May 12
Time: 1:30 to 3:30 p.m.
Location: 12 Alfred St., Woburn: Baldwin Park I, Keating Conference Room
Cost: Free
Fitness After Fifty is a five-week, low-impact, muscle conditioning workout for men and women 50 years of age and older.
Date: Tuesday, May 12 to Thursday, June 11 (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: $50 (10 classes)
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, May 13
Time: 7 to 9 p.m.
Location: 12 Alfred St., Woburn: Baldwin Park I, Keating Conference Room
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, May 14
Time: 7 to 9 p.m.
Location: 12 Alfred St., Woburn: Baldwin Park I, Keating Conference Room
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: Friday, May 15 to Wednesday, June 17 (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: $40 (10 classes)
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, May 15
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
Flex and Stretch is a five-week class taught by a physical therapist that focuses on maintaining and/or improving flexibility, strength and balance.
Date: Monday, May 18 to Monday, June 22 (class meets every Monday and Friday, no class Monday, May 25)
Time: 10 to 11 a.m.
Location: 12 Alfred St., Woburn: Baldwin Park I, Keating Conference Room
Cost: $60 (10 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: Monday, May 18
Time: 6 to 10 p.m.
Location: 12 Alfred St., Woburn: Baldwin Park I, Keating Conference Room
Cost: $65
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: Wednesday, May 20
Time: 6 to 10 p.m.
Location: 12 Alfred St., Woburn: Baldwin Park I, Keating Conference Room
Cost: $65
CPR for Family and Friends is a one-night non-certification class designed to teach CPR and choke-saving skills.
Date: Thursday, May 21
Time: 6:30 to 9:30 p.m.
Location: 12 Alfred St., Woburn: Baldwin Park I, Keating Conference Room
Cost: $45
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: Wednesday, May 27
Time: 6:30 to 9:30 p.m.
Location: 12 Alfred St., Woburn: Baldwin Park I, Keating Conference Room
Cost: $65
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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