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WCGH Aid Silver Tea
The WCGH Aid recently held its annual Silver Tea at the home of Manley Rogers on Church St. in Belfast. Attendees were served refreshments in the historical home, which was beautifully decorated for the holidays.
At the Tea, the Aid donated $5,000 from the gift shop proceeds to WCGH Charity Care. They also gave $2,400 to the Cardiac Rehab Phase III scholarship fund and $600 to the Cardiac Rehab Department to purchase scales for patients who cannot afford the cost. Presenting the checks to associate chief operating officer, Rob Fowler, are Aid officers Phyllis Gaul, left, and Sally Millhorn.
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Palliative care education grant awarded
The Pen Bay Waldo Healthcare Foundation recently received a grant to support important conversations between patients and their doctors in the Midcoast region. The “Educating a Community to Talk about End of Life Care” project, funded by the Davis Foundation, will begin in January 2017.
Launching this project expands upon the regional initiative to support the development of palliative care services at Pen Bay Medical Center and Waldo County General Hospital.
Project partners Pen Bay Medical Center, Waldo County General Hospital, MaineHealth Care at Home and MaineHealth will work together to implement the initiative across multiple health care and community settings within the Midcoast region. The program will begin with trainings for healthcare providers, nurses and community health and wellness staff on how to initiate conversations with patients around their preferences for end-of-life care.
Several national curriculums will be used in these trainings including Respecting Choices®, the Serious Illness Care Program (developed in collaboration with Atul Gawande, MD, author of Being Mortal, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and Harvard Medical School) and Vital Talk, an initiative out of the University of Washington, Seattle. These curriculums all share a mission to improve communication between patients and providers.
Lauren Michalakes, MD, medical director of palliative care at Pen Bay Medical Center and Waldo County General Hospital is on the national faculty for all three curriculums and said, “I look forward to bringing these tools and resources to local community members and providers. The curriculums will prepare staff with the necessary tools and skills needed to facilitate successful care planning conversations with patients and families living with a serious or life threatening illness.”
For more information on the “Educating a Community to Talk about End of Life Care” project, please contact Sarah Dwelley, palliative care program coordinator at 921-8301.
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Dietitian to speak to Parkinson’s Support Group April 12
The Parkinson’s Support Group at Waldo County General Hospital will meet Wednesday, April 12, from 1:15 to 2:45 p.m. in the Home Health Conference Room, 125 Northport Ave. (across the street from the hospital).
Brooke Reed, MS, RD, LD, a senior clinical dietitian at WCGH, will talk about the importance of good nutrition in Parkinson’s disease and discuss several dietary interventions that may help alleviate some of the disease-related symptoms.
The support group is facilitated by social worker, Margie Spencer-Smith, LCSW. For more information, please call 930-2500 ext. 4795.
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Community Health & Wellness Briefs
Registration required for all events, please visit
http://journeytohealth.coursestorm.com or call 921-3950
Growing Gardeners
Join us for this hands-on family-friendly workshop to learn how to jump start your veggie garden. We’ll cover gardening basics and caring for seedlings and soil. Come prepared to get some dirt under your fingernails and take some seedlings home with you! This workshop is kid-approved!
Monday, May 8
5:00 – 6:30 p.m.
Free
Lincolnville Central School
523 Hope Road
Homemade Healthy Pizza
Who doesn’t love pizza? Did you know that it’s so easy to make that with just a few tips from us, you can create healthy pizzas right in your own kitchen? In this hands-on class, you will grind grain into flour and make your own pizza dough and sauce from scratch. In addition, you’ll learn a few fun facts about the history of pizza, try new tasty toppings and go home with your own dough and recipes to create with your family.
Thursday, May 11
5:00 – 6:30 p.m.
$10
Belfast United Methodist Church
23 Mill Lane
Declutter Your Life
Do you feel like your life may be in need of some spring cleaning? Do you feel a bit stressed, or that you’re just not on your “A” game? If so, join the Community Health & Wellness Team for this 2-session class to learn to identify physical and mental clutter and learn strategies to clear your space and your mind and get back to your best self.
Mondays, May 8 & 15
Noon – 1:00 p.m.
Free
Belfast Free Library, 106 High St.
Noon Yoga
Escape and refresh on your lunch break with our certified yoga instructors in this gentle yoga series. Each hour-long class will help you stretch and strengthen your muscles, gain flexibility, improve balance, reduce stress, improve joint mobility and relax. No yoga experience required.
Wednesdays, May 17 – June 21
Noon – 1:00 p.m.
Instructor Lea Smith
$37.50
Univ. of Maine Hutchinson Center
80 Belmont Ave., Belfast
Old Stories, New Meanings: Altered Books
Explore the art of altering books to find new messages within their pages. Altering books is about taking an old book and making it into something new and all your own. There is no right or wrong; the pages are yours to re-create. Using a wide range of art materials, you can create something amazing. Join Lisa Cohn as you cut, paint, glue, fold, draw, add and subtract. Having fun and freeing your creative self is what it is all about.
Mondays, May 1, 8 & 15
5:15 – 7:00 p.m.
Instructor Lisa Cohn
$50
Edna Drinkwater School
56 Bayside Road, Northport
Bike Adventure
Celebrate National Bike Month with the Community Health & Wellness team! Join us for a bike riding adventure along the beautiful Belfast Rail Trail. Family friendly; children must be accompanied by an adult. Please bring your own bike and helmets are required.
Thursday, May 18
4:30 – 5:30 p.m.
Free
Belfast Rail Trail, 501 High St.
Spring Guide
The Community Health & Wellness team at Pen Bay Medical Center and Waldo County General Hospital is excited to announce their spring class schedule.
Programs offered this spring include new meditation classes, homemade cooking, gardening workshops and opportunities to walk, bike or learn to run a 5k!
The Journey to Health spring class guide is now available and will be distributed throughout the community. You can access an electronic version of the guide here: http://bit.ly/2m845pk
All class offerings are also detailed at journeytohealth.coursestorm.com.
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WCGH Aid yard sale is April 22
The Waldo County General Hospital Aid will hold its spring yard sale on Saturday, April 22, from 8 a.m. to Noon, rain or shine, at the United Methodist Church Fellowship Hall, 23 Mill Lane, Belfast. Bring your friends to find bargains galore.
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Fat Tuesday at Darby’s
RNs Susan Driscoll and Mary Hanrahan of the cardiac rehab program greeted attendees on Fat Tuesday at Darby’s in Belfast. The restaurant donated a percentage of their revenue that evening to the Cardiac Rehab scholarship fund at WCGH. More than $1,500 was raised at the event.
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Women’s Conference scheduled for May 6
Pen Bay Medical Center, Waldo County General Hospital and LincolnHealth are hosting a conference on women’s health and wellness on Saturday, May 6, from 8:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. at the Point Lookout Resort & Conference Center in Northport.
Learn about the impact women have on the health of our communities, have your health questions addressed by our providers and walk away with the information and tools you’ll need to live a healthy and well life.
To register: please visit journeytoHealth.CourseStorm.com or call 921-3950.
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Inflatable colon to visit Waldo County General Hospital
Want to walk through a giant inflatable colon and learn more about polys and colon cancer?
On Thursday, April 20, from 9 a.m. to 1:00 p.m., you have that opportunity at the Biscone Building, 119 Northport Ave. (across the street from the hospital).
The endoscopy department at Waldo County General Hospital will be hosting the event to raise colon cancer awareness. The public is invited to get the latest updates on prevention, screening, diagnosis and treatment of colon cancer.
The event is free and refreshments will be provided.
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Free health fair for seniors April 28
The public is invited to a free Senior Health Fair at Penobscot Shores on Friday, April 28, from 11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. in the Ocean House. “We are very pleased to have so many area health agencies participating in the fair and to be able to offer free admission,” said Deborah Harris, Penobscot Shore’s health services manager.
Experts and representatives from area agencies, businesses and organizations dedicated to health and wellness will be on hand to discuss and provide information about a wide-range of topics. Stop by to learn more about community health & wellness resources, fitness and rehabilitation, sleep issues, heart health, diabetes and nutrition, home health and hospice services, aging and disability resources, hearing issues, safety and fraud prevention and so much more.
The Waldo County Sheriff’s Department will be present with their Drug Take Back Program to take unused or expired medications. Balance testing, telehealth demonstrations and blood pressure checks will be available along with free mini-massages and paraffin hand wax treatments.
Light lunch fare will be provided to fair-goers compliments of Penobscot Shores’ Chefs Diana, Charles and Pamela.
As an added bonus, a short play will be put on by first graders from Rockport’s Ashwood Waldoff School at 1:30 in the Penobscot Shores lobby area.
Tours of the community will be available during the health fair and are also offered by appointment. Please call the Penobscot Shores front desk at 338-2332 for more information.
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