Come join us for a FREE one-hour, evidence-based discussion healthy nutrition! 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, learn how to incorporate a whole-food plant-based eating pattern as recommended by the American College of Lifestyle Medicine, and demonstrate some cooking as time allows!

Note: Please arrive at 2:45.

Instructors: Amy Pearl BSN, RN, CWHC and Shannon Sutton BSN, RN, CWHC 

Come join us for a FREE one-hour, evidence-based discussion healthy nutrition! This is the virtual sign-up option, see Zoom 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, learn how to incorporate a whole-food plant-based eating pattern as recommended by the American College of Lifestyle Medicine, and demonstrate some cooking as time allows!

Instructors: Shannon Sutton BSN, RN, CWHC and Amy Pearl BSN, RN, CWHC

To Join the Zoom Meeting:

https://zoom.us/j/5965762953 

Meeting ID: 596 576 2953

The Virtual Dementia Tour® (VDT) is an experiential training program, designed for use by care giving facilities and community organizations to help identify with and understand behaviors and needs of people living with dementia. It has been used to train the staff at hospitals, home care agencies, hospices, and colleges and universities. (Course has been approved for 1.5 CMEs available for RNs).

The Parkinson’s Support Group is for people with Parkinson’s disease, their families, friends, and caregivers.

Free. Attendees should bring a bag lunch. Drinks and desserts are provided. For details, please contact Cassie Walters at 207-596-3978.

Class is for loved ones who are caring for a person living with dementia.  One hour long workshop geared towards the general public. 

Walk with a Doc is a FREE walking program for anyone interested in taking steps for a healthier lifestyle. You’ll take a few minutes to learn about a current health topic from a healthcare professional, then spend the rest of the session enjoying a healthy walk and fun conversation. It’s a great way to get out, get active, and enjoy all the benefits that come from walking. Walk your own pace and distance.

To learn more and sign the waiver prior to your first walk, visit https://walkwithadoc.org/join-a-walk/locations/brunswick-me/ 

Registration is not required but is helpful. 

2024 Walk Schedule: Weekdays starting May 20, 2024 

Mondays 1-1:30p (with Jessica Faraci MD) at Mid Coast Center for Community Health and Wellness/Parkview, 329 Maine Street, Brunswick

Tuesdays 12:15-12:45p (with Tim Howe MD) at Mid Coast Medical Group- Topsham Internal Medicine, 1 Wellness Way, Topsham

Wednesdays 12:15-12:45p (with Ian McConnell MD) at Mid Coast Center for Community Health and Wellness/Parkview, 329 Maine Street, Brunswick

Thursdays 12:15-12:45p (with Nicole Kelley, FNP) at Mid Coast Center for Community Health and Wellness/Parkview, 329 Maine Street, Brunswick

Fridays 12:30p-1p (with Jeff Maher, MD) at Brunswick Primary Care, 22 Station Ave (next to the train station), Brunswick

Community members are invited to join Pen Bay Medical Center’s Community Health department, hospital executives and staff from the Rockland Public Library in a community walk to celebrate Senior Health and Fitness Day on May 29. The walk begins at 10 a.m. at the library and continues around Rockland for up to two miles.

There are many health benefits to physical activity and a healthy lifestyle for those 65 and older including improved sleep, reduced anxiety and decreased blood pressure. Physical activity also builds muscular strength to assist with balance and fall prevention and can be as simple as going for a walk, doing chores around the house, yard work and seated chair exercises or stretches.

No registration is necessary. For more information, contact vikki.webster@mainehealth.org or call 207-301-3950.

Class is for loved ones who are caring for a person living with dementia.  One hour long workshop geared towards the general public.