PALS is intended for healthcare professionals who respond to emergencies in infants and children and for personnel in emergency response, emergency medicine, intensive care and critical care units that encounter pediatric patients on a regular basis.  

This course is for Healthcare Professionals.

Requirements: Provide copy of completion certificate  for the Heartcode portion https://shopcpr.heart.org/courses/pals  (additional cost)

Contact Amanda at (207) 373-2175 or amanda.downing@mainehealth.org with questions or to schedule.

A free course focusing on dehydrating food and canning vegetables.

Facilitated by Sheryl McWilliams.

Coming Fall 2026. 

To learn more, call 207-373-6585 and ask for Meghan.

A 7-session series focusing on methods to cultivate and preserve nature’s bounty, including planning and preparing your garden, dehydrating food and canning vegetables.

https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLEOwiyL6hb4aXEaaIA4yq5EygI9Kk_wbi 

Specialized 12-week exercise, education, and support program for those with lung disease and related respiratory problems designed to promote independence and endurance.

Covered by Medicare & most insurers.

Referral required by MD or DO. To find out if you are eligible to participate, please speak with your pulmonologist or primary care physician.

This virtual session allows you to discuss how your feeding journey has gone so far and how you would like it to go moving forward. The topics include: 

• Pump/flange education
• Setting up a pumping schedule at work
• Conversations to have with your childcare provider
• Bottle feeding
• Building up a milk stash
• Maintaining a milk supply
• Helpful products and resources

We recommend taking this session at least 5 weeks prior to returning to work if possible. Please email Erin Kirkpatrick at erin@lighthouselactationmaine.com to schedule your session. Please check your junk/spam folder for emails from her. 

Rock Steady Boxing improves the quality of life for people battling Parkinson’s disease through non-contact, boxing-inspired fitness training.

No boxing experience is necessary and people of all ages are invited to participate.

Classes take place at the Brunswick Landing YMCA and are led by certified Rock Steady Boxing instructors. YMCA membership required.

For more information or to register, please call 207-373-6360.

True health is not an act of restriction; it is an art of finesse. "Savoir-Fare:  Epicurean Practices that Nourish" reclaims the joy of eating by marrying French culinary techniques with the foundational science of lifestyle medicine.

Led by a French-trained chef and Registered Dietitian, this program transforms culinary technique into daily, health promoting practices. We teach you how to source intentionally, prepare masterfully, and savor deeply—turning daily culinary rituals into your most powerful defense against chronic disease.

Next session TBD 

To learn more, call 207-373-6585.

MaineHealth Lifestyle Medicine Brunswick, Teaching Kitchen, 329 Maine Street, Brunswick

Need help quitting Tobacco Use or maybe just trying to start with cutting down? There are free resources available:

MaineHealth MidCoast Hospital BeFree (Local) Program offers cost free support to help your quit journey. Appointments are available for phone, Zoom, or in-person. Call 207-844-4582 to speak to a Tobacco Treatment Specialist to help develop a personalized plan that works with your lifestyle or ask your Provider to submit a referral and our team will contact you.  

Maine Quitlink (ME State program)  can be reached by calling 1-800-Quit-Now or www.mainequitlink.com  - this is a free program offering phone and text support.

Military Members or Veterans enrolled in VA health care may contact any of the above programs and also:

• https://veterans.smokefree.gov/ 
• Smokefree\VET Text Program: text VET to 47848.
• VA’s free telephone quitline: 1-855-QUIT-VET (1-855-784-8838)
• YouCanQuit2 (Depart of Defense) https://www.ycq2.org/ 

Call for more information or with any questions 207-844-4582.