Safe Sitter Course is designed to prepare students ages 11-13 to be safe when they're home alone, watching younger siblings, or babysitting. 

THIS CLASS IS LOCATED IN NORWAY, MAINE - IN PERSON

The Instructor-led class is filled with fun games and role-playing exercises.  Students even get to use manikins to practice rescue skills like choking rescue and CPR!

This nationally acclaimed program developed by Dr. Patricia Keener focuses on safety skills, child care skills, first aid & rescue skills, and life & business skills.  

Students are asked to pack a lunch & drink. We will provide snacks and drinks.  

Contact the Perinatal Outreach Education Coordinator with any questions: miranda.wadsworth2@mainehealth.org or 207-393-3462.

We are offering this class in person at Maine Medical Center, Portland. You will receive directions to parking and the classroom once you have registered.

To avoid duplicate charges, please register only ONE participant per class. The registration fee includes costs for the registrant and one support person. A receipt will be provided for insurance reimbursement purposes. Reimbursement is subject to individual insurance plans, refer to your plan for additional information.

If you cannot afford the registration fee due to financial hardship, please contact childbirth education at childbirtheducation@mainehealth.org. 

Rescheduling or canceling your class registration can be done by contacting childbirtheducation@mainehealth.org. Refunds for class cancelations include a 10% processing fee. No refunds will be given after class begins.

This class covers the benefits of breastfeeding, different breastfeeding techniques and positions, how to make enough milk, and local community and professional resources. Attending this class before your baby’s birth will help you meet your breastfeeding goals. 

We recommend attending this class between the 32nd and 36th week of pregnancy.

*Please note for our Winter classes: If the weather forecasts unsafe driving conditions, the class will be cancelled. Be sure to check your email and/or voicemail! We will do our best to reschedule or transfer you into another class. If where you are coming from has bad weather, please contact us to reschedule!

YOUTH FIRST AID TRAINING

This course provides students with an official K-12 American Heart Association Heartsaver CPR, AED, First Aid eCard which is valid for two years.

• Recommended for those age 10 and older.
• Attendance is required for both dates, usually 2 consecutive Mondays, occasionally 2 consecutive days (summer).
• Registration is required.
• Cost for the program is $75 and all necessary materials will be provided. Limited scholarships are available, please call to request the application.
• Please bring water and appropriate snacks. Participants are responsible for cleaning up their area.

For more information call 207-373-6585.

ALSO® PROVIDER COURSE

Advanced Life Support in Obstetrics (ALSO) is an evidence-based, interprofessional, and multidisciplinary training program that equips the entire maternity care team with skills to effectively manage obstetric emergencies. This comprehensive course encourages a standardized team-based approach amongst physicians, residents, nurse midwives, registered nurses and other members of the maternity care team to improve patient safety and positively impact maternal outcomes.

OVERALL COURSE OBJECTIVES

1. Discuss methods of managing pregnancy and birth urgencies and emergencies, which standardizes the skills of practicing maternity care providers.

2. Demonstrate content and skill acquisition as evidenced by successful completion of online course examination, skills workstations, and group testing stations.

3. Provide safe team leadership through various emergency obstetric scenarios.

PLEASE NOTE THIS CLASS IS THURSDAY JUNE 25TH NOT 26TH AS ONE OF THE FLYERS STATED!

This inspirational seminar is for individuals who are serious about becoming more effective leaders and advancing their careers in EMS, FIRE, LAW ENFORCEMENT, CORRECTIONS, and DISPATCH.

Course Description: 

Free lunch will be provided to all registered participants.

Every organization’s culture is either created by design or default. Creating a culture of exceptional service does not happen by accident. This seminar covers leadership traits as well as the leadership skills that are needed to motivate and lead teams in today’s world. The topics that are covered include; mentoring and succession planning, constructive criticism, delegating, preventing freelancing, dealing with insubordination, conducting a post incident analysis, building morale, and the four stages of team development and what it takes to become a high-performance team. This class will also introduce you to proven theories, methods and techniques that can help your organization provide exceptional customer service and make a great impression on the people they encounter daily.

“No one anoints a leader. A person may be assigned to a position or a rank, but no one assigns a leader. Leadership is action, not position.” Frank Viscuso

This single two-hour class provides a pre-birth opportunity to ask questions and learn about breastfeeding and returning to work. 

Pre-registration is required in order to obtain access to virtual access. Please call (207)301-8337 to register.

Join members from the MaineHealth Center for Health Improvement Community Health department at Pen Bay and Waldo Hospitals, in partnership with Coastal Mountains Land Trust (CMLT), to get outdoors and stay active with guided hikes year-round.

All are welcome (no pets, please)!

Happy Wanderers is our monthly hiking group hosted in collaboration with CMLT. These hikes take place on trails throughout Knox and Waldo Counties.  Sign up each month to receive directions, parking instructions, weather-driven updates and notifications!

If you would like detailed trail information, head on over to Coastal Mountain Land Trust.

Come join us for a FREE one-hour, evidence-based discussion healthy nutrition! This is the virtual sign-up option, see Microsoft Teams link to join below. Each session is designed to build on another, but is also useful on its own if you can only make a few! We will focus on quality and quantity of foods and learn how to incorporate a whole-food plant-based eating pattern as recommended by the American College of Lifestyle Medicine.

Instructors: Amy Pearl BSN, RN, CWHC and Sadie Tirrell, BSN, RN 

Here is the link to join via Teams (download the Microsoft Teams app in advance, but you should not need to create an account or log in):

https://teams.microsoft.com/meet/23729828211323?p=TbzP7b8iqvWVKVDQGk

Attendance Policy: It is the expectation that the patient will cancel their registration if they cannot attend.