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HEALTHREPORT
Driving and dementia
Boston University Medical Cen-
ter is looking for residents living
in Sandwich and other Cape
communities who are interested
in receiving free educational in-
formation on the topic of driving
and dementia. For details and to
sign on, call 617-414-1188.
CPR course
A CPR certification course for
health care providers is offered
June 17 at the Cape Cod Human
Services building, 460 W. Main St.
in Hyannis. Admission is $45 and
reservations are required by June
15 by calling 800-434-6000.
Barnstable Senior
Center
The Barnstable Senior Center,
Route 28 in Hyannis, offers an
adult day care program providing
support and professional services;
a Chicken Soup for Caregivers
support group; and a caregivers
support group meeting every other
Wednesday at 9:30 a.m. Diane
McCafferty from the Alzheimer 's
Association discusses partnering
with your doctor June 15 at 1p.m.
Call 508-394-4630 , ext. 181 for
reservations and details.
Rehabilitation
Hospital offerings
fiHCI,311 Service Road in East
Sandwich, hosts afibromyalgia sup-
port group the fourth Thursday of
the month. A stroke support group
meets the second Wednesday of
the month from 1:30 to 3:30 p.m.
Tfie VNA Mobile Health Link Van will
be at RHCI the first Monday of the
month from noon to 4:30 p.m. for
free health screenings. The aphasia
community group meets the first
Tuesday of the month from 2 to
3:30 p.m. Food Addicts in Recovery
Anonymous meets Sundays from
9:30 to 11 a.m. The Well-Spouse
Support Group meets every third
Thursday of the month at 7 p.m.
Healthy Hearts outpatient cardiac reha-
bilitation programs are offered at 6
a.m. The MS Support Group meets
the third Sunday of the month.
Post polio support group meets the
third Saturday of each month at 10
a.m. Hearingscreenings,heldsecond
Wednesday of each month by ap-
pointment. RHCf offersaStrokePeer
Visitation Program. Call for details or
if you want to volunteer as a peer
visitor. A mild brain injury support
group meets the third Saturday of
each month from 2 to 4 p.m. Call
508-833-4000 for other programs
and details.
Asthma Support
Group
Dr. Paul Sklarew leads an asth-
ma support group at the Allergy
and Asthma Center of Cape Cod,
244 Willow St. in Yarmouthport.
Meetings are everyfourth Wednes-
day in June, August , October and
December. For information, call
508-362-0099.
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 attend.
Call 508-385-4313 or go to www.
capecodmendedhearts.com.
Activities at
Yarmouth Senior
Center
On the first and third Mondays
of the month at the Yarmouth
Senior Center, 528 Forest Road
in South Yarmouth, a changes
and loss support group will meet
at 11 a.m.
Adult day social
program
The Barnstable Senior Center
on Route 28 in Hyannis hosts the
Barnstable Adult Social Day Care
Program, which operates from 9
a.m. to 3 p.m. Monday through
Friday, in an effort to help elders
maintain independence. Call 508-
862-4750 for details.
Caregiver support in
Barnstable
Caregivers for seniors are in-
vited to attend a support meet-
ing at Barnstable Senior Center,
Route 28 in Hyannis, every other
Wednesday from 9:30 to 11 a.m.
Call Bobbie Jordan at Elder Ser-
vices (508-394-4630 , ext. 181)
to register.
HIV/AIDS testing,
counseling
The Cape Cod Free Clinic &
Community Health Center offers
free , confidential testing for HIV/
AIDS. The tests are available at
the health center 's Falmouth and
Mashpee offices. Appointments
are required; call 508-540-2949.
Veterans, take note
The Department of Veterans
Affairs is offering prescription
refills over the Internet via the VA's
MyHealthVet. a personal on-line
record system for veterans that
tracks not only prescriptions but
health records, insurance and
more. For information , go to www.
myhealth.va.gov
Support at
Independence House
Independence House in Hyannis
sponsors adomestic violence sup-
port group at the office in Falmouth
Hospital on Mondays at 6:30 p.m.;
a children's empowerment group
on Wednesdays at 5:30 p.m. at
the office in Hyannis; and a self-
esteem focus group on Thursdays
at the Hyannis office at 5:30 p.m.
Call 508-771-6507 .
Health and well-being
programs
Cape Cod Healthcare's Cen-
ter For Health Education offers
classes such as "Kick Butts,"
a stop-smoking class; "Heart
Healthy Eating;" a walking pro-
gram; techniques for relaxation of
the mind and body; supermarket
shopping: and more. To register,
call 877-729-7200 or go to www.
capecodhealth.org.
Hospice education
To learn more about just what a
hospice is andto beinformed about
end-of-life services, you can sched-
ule an informative program for your
organization presented by Hospice
& Palliative Care of Cape Cod. Call
508-957-0200 , ext. 306.
A little time for
yourself
Stop by the Visiting Nurse As-
sociation in Dennis on Route 134
to take part in the Young at Heart
exercise program. A minimal fee
is charged and a doctor 's note is
necessary. The program is also
offered at the Brewster facility.
Call 877-267-7700.
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 Rehabilitation Program
being offered through the Re-
habilitation 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 offering
free breast and cervical cancer
screening services to uninsured
and underinsured , low-income
women age 40 to 64. Call 888-
557-9994.
Dial a line for help
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
healthservices. 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 inthree
minutes. Call 800-631-3900.
Adult exercise class
in Hyannis
Get in shape by joining Live for
Life classes offered by the YMCA
Tuesdays and Thursdays from
noon to 1 p.m. at the Barnstable
Senior Center, 825 Falmouth Road
in Hyannis. Admission is $25 per
month.
VNA offers van ,
interpreters
The Visiting Nurse Associa-
tion of Cape Cod has a 28-foot
van that travels throughout
the Cape to link underserved
individuals and families with
I health education and pre-
ventative screening services.
Blood pressure , cholesterol ,
blood sugar and more may
be tested at the van. The van
will be in Hyannis June 12 at
K-Mart Plaza from 10 a.m. to
3 p.m., then again on June 14
at Cape Cod Community Col-
lege from 9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.
Another unique service the
VNA offers is interpretation
and tele-interpretation in five
languages: Portuguese , Span-
ish, Haitian Creole , Persian
and Italian. A Youngat Heart
exercise program is offere d in
Yarmouth Port at Kingsway
through Aug. 9. Signup 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
info@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 Young at 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 Bereave-
ment Program offers a support
group designed for men who
have lost a loved one. The group
meets at the South Dennis of-
fice 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 1 p.m. at
the VNA , 67 Ter Heun Drive in
Falmouth where volunteers will
beavailable for child care of other
children in the 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.
Cancer support in
Mashpee
Cape Cod Healthcare has a Liv-
ing With Cancer education support
group that meets Tuesdays at the
Mashpee Health Center, 5 Indus-
trial Road. Call 508-539-6215.
Breastfeeding Center
offerings
The Center for Breastfeeding,
327 Quaker Meetinghouse Road
in East Sandwich, offers a variety
of services and courses for moth-
ers. 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.
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 Healing Therapies/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.
Alzheimer's services
at county
The Barnstable County Alzheim-
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 in Mashpee)
provides comprehensive services
to helppeople with 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: cardio 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
Dianne Francis at 508-362-6500 .
ext. 106.
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
Toyotadealership, on Route 132 in
Hyannis. Asocial hour gets things
going at 9:30 a.m., followed by
the 10a.m. meeting, during which
there is always a speaker. Annual
membership dues are $10 and
newcomers are welcome.
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 communica-
tion, developmental issues, under-
standing 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.
Help for food addicts
in Sandwich
Men and women experiencing
anorexia , bulimia and overeating
are invited to attend free meet-
ings of Food Addicts in Recovery
Anonymous Sundays at 9:30 a.m.
at the Rehabilitation Hospital of
the Cape & Islands, 311 Service
Road in Sandwich and Mondays
at 7 p.m. at the Centerville com-
munity center. 524 Main St.
Pediconnections at
VNA
The Visiting Nurse Association
of Cape Cod has introduced a
program designed to provide
assistance , teaching and care to
children and their families. The ser-
vice providing information on com-
munity resources, support groups,
medical information and more is
free. Call 888-557-9994.
Volunteers needed at
VNA
The Visiting Nurse Association
of Cape Cod needs volunteers who
can help with administrative duties
in a variety of agency settings.
Computer skills are helpful but not
required. Call 508-957-7709.
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