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HEALTHREPORT
Get the monkey off
your back
Overcome your fears, anxi-
ety and agoraphobia, achieve
control of your life and improve
your self-image by attending a
panic and anxiety program held
in Hyannis Mondays at noon and
Wednesdays at 6:30 p.m. Call
732-940-9658 for details.
Daily Christian
recovery group
The Christian Recovery Fellow-
ship begins a daily meeting on
Monday from 7:30 to 8:30 a.m. at
the Salvation Army Worship and
Services Center on North Street
in Hyannis.The open-discussion,
Christ-based meeting is designed
to provide a safe, confidential
environment for those "searching,
struggling with alcohol, drugs,
hurts, habits, shortcomings or
hang-ups of all kinds." All meet-
ings are open to all and free of
charge.The group has been meet-
ingsince 2002 andwill maintain its
current schedule of meetings. For
more information,contact Charlie
Markarian at 508-775-5733,or e-
mail charlie5733@hotmail.com.
Rehabilitation
Hospital offerings
RHCI,311 Service Road in East
Sandwich, hosts a fibromyalgia
support groupthefourthThursday
of the month. A stroke support
group meets the second Wednes-
day 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 noonto
4:30 p.m.for free healthscreenings.
The aphasia community group
meets the first Tuesday of the
month from 2 to 3:30 p.m. Food
Addicts inRecoveryAnonymous
meetsSundaysfrom 9:30to 11a.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
MSSupport Groupmeetsthethird
Sunday of the month. Post polio
support group meets the third
Saturday of each month at 10 a.m.
Hearing screenings, held second
Wednesday of each month by ap-
pointment. RHCI offers a Stroke
Peer 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.
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, Niadance
and more in your home or her
Osterville office. Call 508-428-
2734 for information.
Asthma Support
Group
Dr. Paul Sklarew leads an
asthma support group at the
Allergy and Asthma Center of
Cape Cod, 244 Willow St. in
Yarmouthport.Meetingsare every
fourth Wednesday inOctober 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
andshare experiences.Thosewith
heart disease and members of
their family arewelcome to attend.
Call 508-385-4313 or go to www.
capecodmendedhearts.com.
Activities at
Yarmouth Senior
Center
Onthefirst andthird Mondaysof
the month at the Yarmouth Senior
Center, 528 Forest Road in South
Yarmouth,achangesandlosssup-
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 Ik
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
TheDepartmentofVeteransAffairs
isoffering prescriptionrefillsoverthe
Internet via the VA's MyHealthVet,
a personal on-line record system
for veterans that tracks not only
prescriptions but health records,
insuranceandmore.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 dement/a.
For details and to sign on, call
617-414-1188.
Support at
Independence House
Independence HouseinHyannis
sponsorsadomestic violencesup-
port group attheoffice inFalmouth
Hospitalon Mondaysat6:30 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
hospiceisandto beinformedabout
end-of-life services,youcansched-
uleaninformative program for your
organization presentedbyHospice
& 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 offer-
ing free breast and cervical cancer
screeningservicesto uninsuredand
underinsured, low-income women
age 40 to 64. Call 888-557-9994.
Dial a line for help
Cape Cod Healthcare's mental
healtharm,BehavioralHealthServices
of Cape Cod Healthcare, has a one-
stop telephone line (888-986-4BHS)
allowing easier access to compre-
hensive 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 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, more
The Visiting Nurse Association
of Cape Cod has a 28-foot van
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Silent Spring...
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and ultraviolet lighting,"
he said, noting that the
tri-atom oxygen of the
ozone and the usage of UV
lighting may help disrupt-
ing chemicals break down
more effectively.
In the meantime, Heu-
felder encouraged people
not to dispose of expired
or unused prescription
medications in their sinks
or toilets. "If I lived in a
place wnere there were
private wells, I would not
dispose of any unused
pharmaceuticals down the
drain ," he said. "It could
possibly affect my own well
as well as my neighbor 's."
He also asked that
people begin looking at
the alternatives available.
"Another thing that Silent
Spring has said is that it's
not just drug therapy,"
said Heufelder.
"It's cleaning supplies.
What are some of the
alternatives? If someone
has paint thinner I hope
to God they don't say,
'There 's the sink and it's
only a cup.'"
To vaccinate or not.
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parents need to write and
submit their own letters.
Parents can review the
Massachusetts General
Law regarding exemp-
tions and the language
to be used by visiting the
Web site of Massachusetts
Citizens for Vaccination
Choice at www.vac-
cinechoice.org.
If you choose to vac-
cinate and do not have
a primary care physician
or pediatrician , the town
offers a free immunization
clinic for Barnstable resi-
dents on the last Wednes-
day of every month. Ap-
pointments are required
and can be made by calling
508-862-4644.
In order to make the
best decision for you and
your child, learn more
about the diseases and the
vaccines meant to prevent
them, which vaccines you
want your child to receive.
You may feel that all are
necessary or only some.
Understand that vac-
cines can be administered
individually rather than in
clusters, such as DTP.You
may also ask your pediatri-
cian to delay your child's
vaccinations.
An excellent resource
is the Massachusetts
Citizens for Vaccination
Choice. The Web site for
the Centers for Disease
Control at www.cdc.gov
should also be explored.
Fox encouraged people
to "do what they are most
comfortable with. If you
are more anxious not vac-
cinating than you need to
do it and if you are more
anxious vaccinating, then
don't do it."
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