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Babysitting
Training
This class
teaches safety, accident prevention, handling emergencies and how
to be a responsible babysitter. For young people ages 11-16. Space
is limited, so call early.
Dates: July
27, 28 and December 28
Time: 9:30
AM 4:00 PM
Where: Regency
Medical Center, Winter Haven
Fee: $20.00
Be Heart
Smart
Learn how to
care for your heart through healthy living. Identify high risk behaviors
and how to modify them in order to reduce the risk of heart attack.
To register or for more information, please call the Winter Haven
Hospital Health Connection at (863) 291-6705 or 1(800) 416-6705.
Dates: Meets
the second Friday of every month
Time: 2:00
PM
Where: Lake
Wales Medical Centers Education Classroom
Speaker: Lisa
Whidden, R.N., Winter Haven Hospital Cardiac Rehabilitation Services
Bruised
Before Birth
This four-week
series will provide information on the detrimental effects of substance
use and abuse during pregnancy. The series will discuss how substance
abuse during pregnancy can effect children's cognitive, social,
emotional and physical development. Behavioral interventions and
linkage to community resources will be provided. New research findings
on prognosis for children effected will be shared.
Dates: September
5, 12, 19, and 26
Time: 6:30
PM 8:00 PM
Where: Winter
Haven Hospital, Classroom F
Speakers: Piper
Straw, LCSW and Liz Craig, MS
Winter Haven Hospital Behavioral Health Division
Cost: Free,
registration is required. Call (863) 291-6705.
CardiAction
A four-week
course about caring for your heart and avoiding cardiac events...whether
you've already had a heart attack or not! Classes are conducted
by a variety of cardiovascular experts including nurses, pharmacists,
dietitians, and behavioral health specialists. Held every other
month at Winter Haven Hospital from 2:00 PM 4:00 PM. Summer
and Fall series in 2000 include:
Dates: July
6, 13, 20 and 27
September 7, 14, 21 and 28
October 26, November 2, 9 and 16
Time: 2:00
PM - 4:00 PM
Where: Winter
Haven Hospital
Fee of $25
covers two participants (attendee and spouse, significant other,
family member or caregiver), and includes a comprehensive reference
book about heart disease and risk reduction. Fee is waived for employees
of Winter Haven Hospital, and for patients who have been hospitalized
at Winter Haven Hospital, Lake Wales Medical Centers, or the Regency
Medical Center within the past 8 weeks. Scholarships are available.
Pre-registration is required as class size is limited. Dates/times
subject to change confirm by calling to register at (863)
291-6705 or 1(800) 416-6705.
Living With
Diabetes
A four-week
course including an overview of diabetes, meal planning, self-blood
glucose monitoring, awareness of complications, and dealing with
stress. This course is available at both Winter Haven Hospital and
Lake Wales Medical Centers. Cost is $25.
Dates: First
four Wednesdays of each month
Time: 1:00
PM 3:00 PM
Where: Winter
Haven Hospital Education Classrooms
To register
for this class or for more information, please call (863)297-1706.
Occasional evening classes are available
Call
(863) 297-1706 for dates and times.
Dates: First
four Thursdays of each month
Time: 2:00
PM 4:00 PM
Where: Lake
Wales Medical Centers, Classroom A
To register
for this class or for more information, please call (863)676-1433,
extension 4166.
Lung Disease
Education
Winter Haven
Hospital's Pulmonary Rehabilitation program offers free community
education lectures. These informative topics are focused on those
people who have or are associated with lung diseases. Lectures are
taught by professionals who invite your questions. Sessions are
about one hour in length. Each lecture is held at the VFW Hall,
231 East Lake Avenue, Auburndale. The next scheduled is as follows:
Cold and
Flu Season
Date: November
15
Time: 11:00
AM
Speaker: Robert
Van Hook, M.D.
Also available:
an individual rehabilitation program for people afflicted with Chronic
Lung Disease. Therapies and instruction accompanied with your physician
order, are provided by a multidisciplinary staff. Approved by Medicare
and most major insurance companies. Location: Winter Haven Hospital.
Call (863) 297-1825 for more information.
Parenting
- John Rosemond's Managerial Parent
A Skillshop on Excellence in Discipline
The Managerial
Parent is a five-week skillshop for parents and professionals who
work with children and/or families. Included are model strategies
for managing sibling rivalry, bedtime problems, disobedience, tantrums,
public misbehavior and academic performance. For parents of children
ages 3 through adolescence. The series will be facilitated by Winter
Haven Hospital's Behavioral Health Division professionals.
Dates: October
10, 17, 24 and November 7, 14
Time: 6:30
PM 8:00 PM
Where: Winter
Haven Hospital Classroom F
Cost: $50
per family, which includes the five sessions, a workbook and materials.
Monies are due at the time of registration
$25
for Winter Haven Hospital employees and members of Winter Haven
Hospital's EAP.
*Classes
not intended for court ordered parenting classes.
QuitSmart
If you or someone
you care about has been thinking about quitting cigarettes, consider
the QuitSmart method. In a few brief classes, QuitSmart can show
you the best ways to break free from cigarettes for good.
Where: Winter
Haven Hospital
Fee: $50
for three sessions
Facilitated
by: Winter Haven Hospital's Behavioral Health Division professionals.
For more
information and for dates and times, call (863) 291-6705.
Watch
For...
Total Cholesterol and Blood Glucose Screenings
Locations:
Haines City, Lake Wales, and Winter Haven
Provided
by: The Lipid Clinic at Medical Associates of Polk
Call Winter
Haven Hospital Health Connection for a date and location near you.
For
more information about any of the classes, call The
Winter Haven Hospital Health Connection at (863) 291-6705 or 1 (800)
416-6705.
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