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Rehabilitation
Hospital offerings
RHCI, 311 Service Road in East
Sandwich,hosts afibromyalgiasup-
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.
The 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
rehabilitation 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 10a.m. Hearingscreenings,
held second Wednesday of each
month by appointment. RHCI of-
fers a Stroke PeerVisitation 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.
Health and well-being
programs
Cape Cod Healthcare's Center
For Health Education offers
classes such as "Kick Butts,"
a stop-smoking class; "Heart
Healthy Eating;" a walking
program; techniques for
relaxation of the mind and
body; supermarket shopping;
and more. To register, call
877-729-7200 or go to www.
capecodhealth.org.
Take a break and
relax
Kim Hudson offers traditional
Swedish relaxation massage,
healing hot stone,yoga, Nia dance
and more in your home or her
Osterville office. Call 508-428-
2734 for information.
Asthma Support
Group
Dr. PaulSklarew leadsan asthma
support group at the Allergy and
Asthma Center of Cape Cod, 244
Willow St. in Yarmouthport. Meet-
ings are every fourth Wednesday in
August,October andDecember. 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 thefirst andthird Mondays of
the month at the Yarmouth Senior
Center, 528 Forest Road in South
Yarmouth,achanges and loss sup-
port 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
Driving and dementia
Boston University Medical Cen-
ter is looking for residents who
are interested in receiving free
educational information on the
topic of driving and dementia.
For details and to sign on, call
617-414-1188.
Support at
Independence House
Independence HouseinHyannis
sponsors adomestic violence sup-
port group at the office in Falmouth
Hospital on Mondaysat 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 onThursdays
at the Hyannis office at 5:30 p.m.
Call 508-771-6507.
Hospice education
To learn more about just what
a hospice is and to be informed
about end-of-life services,you can
schedule 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
TheWomen's Health Network of
the Visiting Nurse Association of
CapeCod incooperation with local
health care providers is offering
free breast and cervical cancer
screening services to uninsured
and undennsured , 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
health services. The service offers
helpforthose 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,bloodpressure, oxygen satu-
ration and body weight, all in three
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, more
The Visiting Nurse Associa-
tion of Cape Cod has a 28-foot
vanthat travels throughout the
Cape to link underserved indi-
vidualsandfamilieswithhealth
education and preventative
screeningservices.Blood pres-
sure, cholesterol, blood sugar
and more may be tested at the
van.Anotherunique servicethe
VNA offers is interpretation
and tele-interpretation in five
languages: Portuguese, Span-
ish, Haitian Creole, Persian
and Italian. A Young at Heart
exercise program is offered in
Yarmouth Port at Kingsway
through Aug 9. Signup to have
a class to get your stafftrained
in Choke Saver Certification.
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
TheVisiting NurseAssociation of
Cape Cod Hospice Bereavement
Program offers a support group
designed for men who have lost
a loved one. The group meets at
the South Dennis office of theVNA,
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
be available for child care of other
childreninthefamily. Call800-978-
0838. Other bereavement support
groups includelossof apet,parent,
grandchild,friend andmanyothers.
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 educationsupport
group that meets Tuesdays at the
Mashpee Health Center, 5 Indus-
trial Road. Call 508-539-6215.
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.
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 learnto 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.
Alzheimer's services
at county
The BarnstableCountyAlzheim-
er's Collaborativeoffers aprogram
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
andSummerfield Park inMashpee)
provides comprehensive services
to helppeople with disabilitieslead
active lives. There are openings
for daytimeprograms ,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.
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.
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.;anabs,cardio,glutesandstretch
classonMondaysandWednesdaysat
6:15p.m.andaprofessionalmassage
class on Tuesdays, by appointment.
CallDianneFrancis 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.A social hour gets things
going at 9:30 a.m., followed by
the 10a.m. meeting, duringwhich
there is always a speaker. Annual
membership dues are $10 and
newcomers are welcome.
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 andtheir 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 volunteerswho
can helpwith administrative duties
in a variety of agency settings.
Computer skills are helpful but not
required. Call 508-957-7709.
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