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Driver Rehabilitation
Program
Those whose driving ability has
been compromised by illness,injury
or normal aging are invited to take
part in the roadSMART Driver Re-
habilitation Program being offered
through the Rehabilitation Hospital
of the Cape and Islands in East
Sandwich. Call 508-833-4000.
Women 's free health
screening
The Women's Health Network
of the Visiting Nurse Association
of Cape Cod in cooperation with
local health care providers is offer-
ing free breast and cervical cancer
screening services to uninsured and
underinsured, low-income women
age 40 to 64. Call 888-557-9994.
New access center
telephone line
Cape Cod Healthcare's mental health
arm, Behavioral Health Services of
Cape Cod Healthcare, has a one-stop
telephone line (888-986-4BHS) allowing
easier access to comprehensive mental
health services. The service offers help
for those dealing with anxiety, depression,
substance abuse, and other concerns.
VNA has home health
technology
The Visiting Nurse Associa-
tion of Cape Cod offers in-home
telemonitoring technology. The
Honeywell HomMed monitors
collect vital signs including heart
rate, blood pressure, oxygen satu-
ration and body weight , all in three
minutes. Call 800-631-3900.
Adult exercise class
in Hyannis
Get inshape byjoining Live for Lifeclasses
offered bythe YMCA TuesdaysandThursdays
from noon to 1p.m.at the Barnstable Senior
Center, 825 Falmouth Road in Hyannis.
Admission is $25 per month.
VNA offers van,
interpreters
The Visiting Nurse Association
of Cape Cod has a 28-foot van
that travels throughout the Cape
to link underserved individuals and
families with health education and
preventative screening services.
Call the VNA for details. Blood
pressure, cholesterol , blood sugar
and more may be tested at the
van. Another unique service the
VNA offers is interpretation and
tele-interpretation infive languages:
Portuguese, Spanish, Haitian Cre-
ole, Persian and Italian. Sign up to
have a class to get your staff trained
in Choke Saver Certification. Call
888-557-9994 , ext. 7620.
Reduce stress now
Cape Stress Reduction is of-
fering an eight-week program
in "Mindfulness Based Stress
Reduction" Wednesday evenings
at the Ramada Inn in Hyannis
or Thursday mornings at the
West Barnstable Community
Center on Route 149. Call 508-
420-3300 or send an e-mail to
mfo@capestressreduction.com.
VNA has exercise
class and more
Join a Young at Heart exercise
class for a 10-week run and improve
your ticker in just one hour, twice
a week. A small fee and doctor's
approval are needed. Senior Care
Management Services are offered
by the VNA. For an assessment of
an individual's health care needs,
call 877-267-7700. A Youngat Heart
Senior Weight Training program is
held twice a week for 12 weeks.
Call 877-267-7700.
Bereavement groups
The Visiting Nurse Association of
Cape Cod Hospice Bereavement Pro-
gram offers a support group designed
for men who have lost a loved one.
The group meets at the South Dennis
office of the VNA,434 Route 134. Call
800-978-0838 for details. A Bereaved
Parents Support Group for those who
have lost children meets Mondays at
1p.m. at the VNA, 67 Ter Heun Drive
in Falmouth where volunteers will be
availablefor childcare of other children
inthe family. Call 800-978-0838. Other
bereavement support groups include
loss of a pet, parent,grandchild,friend
and many others. Call 800-978-0838
for details.
Alzheimer 's support
in Dennis
Eagle Pond Rehabilitation and
Living Center of South Dennis
hosts an Alzheimer 's Support
Group on the second Wednesday
of the month from 3:30 to 4:30
p.m. Call 508-385-6034.
Parents helping parents
Parents Helping Parents, a self-
help support group, offers free
weekly meetings for parents to share
understanding, information , ideas
and support. The Hyannis meetings
are held Wednesday evenings. The
group is looking for volunteers with
good interpersonal skills. Training is
available. Call 800-882-1250.
Rehabilitation
Hospital offerings
RHCI, 311 Service Road in East
Sandwich, hosts a fibromyalgia
support groupXhe fourth Thursday
of the month. A stroke support
group meets the second Wednes-
day of the month at 1:30 p.m. The
aphasia community group meets
the first Saturday of the month
from 2 to 4 p.m. The Well-Spouse
Support Group meets every third
Thursday of the month at 7 p.m.
Healthy Hearts outpatient cardiac
rehabilitation programs are offered
at 6 a.m. Postpolio supportgroup
meets the third Saturday of each
month at 10 a.m. Hearing screen-
ings, held second Wednesday
of each month by appointment.
Beginning in March the RHCI will
be offering a Stroke Peer Visitation
Program. Call for details or if you
want to volunteer as a peer visitor.
A mildbraininjury support group
meets the third Saturday of each
month. Call 508-833-4000 for other
programs and details.
Cancer support in
Mashpee
Cape Cod Healthcare has a
Living With Cancer education
support group that meets
Tuesdays at the Mashpee
Health Center, 5 Industrial
Road. Call 508-539-6215.
Respite program for
caregivers
The Caregiver Support and
Companion Program at the
Barnstable Senior Center
offers caregivers age 60 and
up caring for a loved one, and
also younger caregivers who
are caring for seniors 60 and
up, a free respite program two
mornings a week providing
supervised care for their loved
one. Other opportunities are
available; call 508-862-4750.
Breastfeeding Center
courses
The Center for Breastfeed-
ing, 327 Quaker Meetinghouse
Road in East Sandwich, offers a
variety of services and courses
for mothers. These include free
lactation counseling, yoga for
babies and tots, a Mom's Club,
pumps and supplies, a program
to learn to sign with your baby,
sing-alongs and more. "Mothers
and Multiples," for those with, or
expecting twins or more, meets
the last Friday of the month
from 10 a.m. to noon. Call 888-
890-2229.
Free men's health
evaluation
Mid-Cape Home Centers and
the VNA are offering a free men's
health evaluation March 13 at 700
Bearses Way in Hyannis.
Support group for
smokers
Join the Dennis Free at Last
Group, a support group for smok-
ers who want to quit. It meets
Wednesdays from 7 to 8 p.m. at
the West Dennis Graded School-
house on School Street.
Experience Reiki, free
A free Reiki clinic is held every
third Thursday of the month at the
Center for HealingTherapies/Reiki
By the Sea, 15 West Bay Road
in Osterville. No appointments
are necessary for this light hand
treatment geared to relieve pain,
stress and mental distress. Call
508-888-7788.
County has
Alzheimer 's services
The Barnstable CountyAlzheim-
er's Collaborative offers a program
called Safe Return for those with
Alzheimer 's disease and their
families. Safe Return is a 24-hour
database registry operated by
the Alzheimer 's Association. Call
508-375-6043 for information or
to register a loved one.
Support on bipolar
disorder
A support group for parents
and caregivers of children and
adolescents with bipolar disorder
meets on the second Wednesday
of the month at Falmouth Hospital
in the Faxon 2 basement from 7
to 8 p.m. Call 508-548-5300.
Get connected
Community Connections (34
Main St. in Orleans, 50 Long
Pond Drive in South Yarmouth
and Summerfield Park inMashpee)
provides comprehensive services
to help peoplewith disabilities lead
active lives. There are openings
for daytime programs, community
and social activities and more.
Also available are handicap-ac-
cessible vans for transportation to
Boston and Cape hospitals. Call
800-308-1321 , ext. 130.
Fitness programs at Y
The YMCA Cape Cod in
West Barnstable is offering
three fitness programs: car-
dio kickboxing on Mondays
and Wednesdays at 9:30 a.m.;
an abs , cardio , glutes and
stretch class on Mondays and
Wednesdays at 6:15 p.m. and
a professional massage class
on Tuesdays, by appointment.
Call DianneFrancisat 508-362-
6500, ext. 106. V ..
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Help for hard of '
hearing
Members of Self Help for the
Hard of Hearing (SHHH) meet
the last Saturday of the month at
the CORD building, across from
the Toyota dealership, on Route
132 in Hyannis. A social hour
gets things going at 9:30 a.m.,
followed by the 10 a.m. meeting,
during which there is always a
speaker. Annual membership
dues are $10 and newcomers
are welcome.
Mended Hearts meets
at CCH
Members of the Mended Hearts
group meet every third Thursday
at 4 p.m. at Cape Cod Hospital in
Hyannis to discuss heart disease
and share experiences. Those
with heart disease and members
of their family are welcome to at-
tend. The next meeting is March
16 when Melissa Ashwort h, RN,
and Anne Stone, exercise Physi-
ologist , discuss the importance
of movement. Call 508-385-4313
or go to www.capecodmended-
hearts.com.
Self-help for sight
loss monthly
A sight loss self-help support
group meets the second Tuesday
of the month at the Unitarian
Church of Barnstable, Route 6A,
at 11 a.m.
Center offers
parenting classes
Parents with children up to 6
years old are invited to sign up
for an free , eight-week series
of classes that covers commu-
nication, developmental issues,
understanding temperament ,
parenting styles, discipline and
more. The classes, being held
at the Lyndon Lorusso Center
for Children and Families, 206
Breeds Hill Road in Hyannis,
begin at 6:30 p.m. A pizza
dinner is served at 6 p.m. Call
508-775-6240.
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