This free peer support group is a great opportunity to meet other new breastfeeding parents in your community, share experiences, and receive postpartum and newborn care information and support. A lactation consultant facilitates the group and can answer your questions.

This group is currently meeting in an online or call-in format. Please register here to receive log-in or call-in information for this weekly group which meets on Tuesdays 1-3pm.

Starting on June 6th, this group will be meeting in person (with a hybrid Zoom option, too) at the MaineHealth Medical Building, 5 Bucknam Rd, Falmouth. (Ground floor, lots of parking!)

FREE but registration is required to receive Zoom info. Join anytime throughout the year. New members are always welcome!

Running Start is a co-ed exercise program for all age groups that incorporates the proper technique of warm-up, stretching, calisthenics, and aerobic exercise tailored to your personal needs. The classes allow everyone to increase or maintain their fitness level in their own way.

In addition, we offer a swim program with shallow-end aerobics and lane swimming.

A clinical exercise physiologist facilitates this program. Medical Release from a physician and Waiver of Liability are required prior to participation.

Regular physical activity improves your cardiovascular system, muscle tone, and flexibility, as well as reduces the risk of heart disease, the number one killer of adults in the United States. If you increase your physical activity level, you will improve your quality of life. You'll look better, feel better, and have more energy to enjoy your leisure time.

This weekly program is designed to limit stress, reduce fatigue, and promote healing for cancer patients and their caregivers, pre, post, or during treatment. Walk-ins welcome.

Expect: A better sense of well being, Stimulated immune system, Help with building bone density, and Increased strength and flexibility

Running Start is a co-ed exercise program for all age groups that incorporates the proper technique of warm-up, stretching, calisthenics, and aerobic exercise tailored to your personal needs. The classes allow everyone to increase or maintain their fitness level in their own way.

A clinical exercise physiologist facilitates this program. Medical Release from a physician and Waiver of Liability are required prior to participation.

Regular physical activity improves your cardiovascular system, muscle tone, and flexibility, as well as reduces the risk of heart disease, the number one killer of adults in the United States. If you increase your physical activity level, you will improve your quality of life. You'll look better, feel better, and have more energy to enjoy your leisure time.

MMC's CNA Apprenticeship Training is a program of Maine Medical Center.  Please take time to visit www.mmc.org/cnaprogram to learn about our program.  Read the information provided there and in the instructions below carefully.  If you have questions or want to know more about MMC's program, please contact us at cnaprogram@mainehealth.org 

FOR CNA APPRENTICESHIP CLASS BEGINNING JANUARY 2024

To apply for MMC's CNA Apprenticeship Class, you must:

--take the CASAS reading assessment and score 240 or higher. Only register for one CASAS session, please. Other appointments may be available upon request; email cnaprogram@mainehealth.org to inquire. Please email us if you will need assistance at the testing location.

Note:  If you hold a bachelors or associates degree from an accredited US institution of higher learning, the CASAS assessment may be waived (send copy of diploma or transcript to cnaprogram@mainehealth.org)

--You must bring your photo ID to the testing session and check in at the main office upon arrival at Portland Adult Education. 

--If you have recently taken the CASAS, you must wait 6 months before taking it again.

--Submit the CNA Application; you can find an online version at  www.mmc.org/cnaprogram  The application deadline is December 4.

--Attend a virtual information session: we'll send you an invitation after you score 240 or higher on the CASAS.

--Please email cnaprogram@mainehealth.org if you have any questions or for info about MMC’s CNA Program.

Childbirth Education Classes cover pregnancy, labor and delivery, newborn care and breastfeeding.  Our classes use videos, stories, photos and animations, activities and games as well as demonstrations to teach all the essential information parents need to prepare for the birth of their baby. Class sizes are limited to provide individualized attention. 

It is recommended that expecting mothers finish this series around 3-6 weeks before their due date. This class is for Women's Center patients and their support person(s).  It is a two-class series so please plan to attend both classes for optimal learning. (Only the pregnant woman needs to sign up--partners/coaches need not sign up.  Thank you)

Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) is an educational program designed to help people better cope with stress and life’s challenges. Mindfulness is an awareness that arises by intentionally paying attention to the present moment.

An 8-week course of 2 ½-hour weekly group classes, plus a required orientation and 6-hour weekend retreat.

Some scholarships are available.