Free Programs
and Events
American Red Cross Blood Drive
Fridays, Noon to 6:00 p.m.
Dwinell Room at Harvest Hill
Alice Peck Day Hospital, Lebanon, NH.
Call (603) 448-7486 for more information.
New Hampshire Breast & Cervical Cancer Screening
Program,
"Let No Woman Be Overlooked"
Free mammograms, Pap tests, clinical breast and pelvic exams for
eligible NH women ages 18 to 64.
Call DHMC Ob/Gyn Dept. (603) 650-3838 or
1-800-852-3345, ext. 4931 for information.
Outdoor Recreation for Seniors (ORFS)
Group activities, tours, and outdoor sports for those over 50 years
old
Tuesdays, 10:00 a.m.
For a schedule of planned activities,
call Dick Petrie, (603) 863-7456
or e-mail him at pet872@cs.com
So You’ve Decided to Have a Baby
Tuesday. October 2
6:30 to 8:00 p.m.
Katrina Thorstensen, CNM, Nurse Midwifery Service, DHMC
Women’s Health Resource Center, Buck Rd, Hanover, NH
Call for registration and information: (603) 650-7860
Elder Abuse and Neglect: A Well-Kept Secret
Wednesday, October 3
5:30 to 6:45 p.m.
Auditorium E, Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center,
Lebanon, NH
Mary E. Godin, RN, MS,
Clinical Nurse Specialist in Gerontology, DHMC
Call for registration and information: (603) 650-7860
Brown Bag Medicine Chest
Wednesday, October 3
1:00 to 2:00 p.m.
Randolph Senior Center, Randolph, VT
Paul Ronesh, R.Ph, Gifford Medical Center
Outdated medicines (prescription or over the counter) may be ineffective
or even dangerous. Gather your medicines in a brown paper bag and
bring them and your questions.
Call (802) 728-2250 for more information and to register.
Anonymous Depression Screening
Thursday, October 11
5:30 p.m.
Old Dorm Lounge, Vermont Technical College,
Randolph Center, VT
Call (802) 728-2250 for more information.
Self Breast Exam Instruction
Tuesday, October 16
12 noon to 1:00 p.m.
Margie Cole, MSW, DHMC Breast Care Resource Coordinator
Women’s Health Resource Center, Buck Rd, Hanover, NH
Call for registration and information: (603) 650-7860
Food for Thought: Senior Diets
Wednesday, October 17
1:00 to 2:00 p.m.
Randolph Senior Center, Randolph, VT
Jennifer Stratton,
Registered Dietitian, Gifford Medical Center
Call (802) 728-2250 for information and to register.
Quit for Life Smoking Cessation Classes
Wednesdays, October 17 through November 14
7:00 to 8:30 p.m.
Gifford Medical Center, Randolph, VT
Call (802) 728-2349 for information and to register.
Community Health Screening
Saturday, October 20
9 a.m. to noon
Tunbridge Town Hall
Gifford Medical Center Community Outreach staff
Free screenings for blood pressure, cholesterol and glucose levels.
Call (802) 728-2250 for information and to register.
Shape Up! Program
Wednesday, October 31 ("Kick-off")
8:00 a.m.
Mall walking at the Powerhouse Mall, West Lebanon, NH
Sponsored by Alice Peck Day Memorial Hospital
Call (603) 448-7466 for information or to register.
Get Ready for the Great American Smoke Out!
Thursday, November 1
7:00 p.m.
GMC Conference Room,
Gifford Medical Center, Randolph, VT
For more information,
call the Tobacco Cessation Coordinator at (802) 728-2349, or toll
free 877-YES-QUIT (937-7848).
Courses
and Classes
Mindfulness: A Stress Reduction
Course
Mondays October 1 through November 19
5:30 to 8:00 p.m.
includes Saturday workshop November 10, 9:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.
$275
Jude Powers
Based on Jon Kabat-Zinn program at UMass, Boston
Many insurance carriers are reimbursing this 100%.
Women’s Health Resource Center, Buck Rd, Hanover, NH
Call for registration and information: (603) 650-7860
Mindfulness in Everyday Life
Mondays, October 1 through November 5
12:00 to 1:30 p.m.
$75 for 6 classes
Sarah Berger,
Women’s Health Resource Center, Buck Rd, Hanover, NH
Call for registration and information: (603) 650-7860
Infant Care for Adoptive Parents
Thursdays, October 4 and 11
7:00 to 9:00 p.m.
$5 per person or $10 per couple; free to DHMC employees
Jill Guyer, MSW, Vermont Children’s Aid Society
and Sandra Soho, RN, MS
Women’s Health Resource Center, Buck Rd, Hanover, NH
Call for registration and information: (603) 650-7860
Alternative Birth Class Based on
"Birthing From Within"
Tuesdays, October 9 through October 30
6:00 to 8:00 p.m.
No charge for DHMC maternity patients
Non-DHMC patient $60 per couple
Suzanne Serat, Cert. Nurse midwife, DHMC
Women’s Health Resource Center, Buck Rd, Hanover, NH
Call for registration and information: (603) 650-7860
Special Women’s Clinics
Wednesday, October 10
9 a.m. to noon
South Royalton Health Center
and
Saturday, October 13
9 a.m. to noon
Women’s Health Center of Randolph
40 South Main Street, Randolph VT
Clinical breast exams and Pap tests, as well as screenings for cholesterol
and blood sugar. Call (802) 728-2323 to schedule an appointment
for these clinics.
Reiki II Training
Saturday, October 13
10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.
$150
(Pre-requisite: Reiki I)
* Potluck: bring something to share
Linda Carley and Sandi Linton, Reiki Master Teachers
Women’s Health Resource Center, Buck Rd, Hanover, NH
Call for registration and information: (603) 650-7860
Aromatherapy: Not Just Another Pretty
Smell
Wednesday, October 17
5:30 to 6:45 p.m.
$15
Patricia Laurin, Licensed Massage Therapist
Women’s Health Resource Center, Buck Rd, Hanover, NH
Call for registration and information: (603) 650-7860
Smoking Cessation Hypnotherapy Clinic
Thursday, October 18
6:00 to 8:00 p.m.
$50, includes audiotape
Open to men and women of all ages.
Lisa Davenport
Women’s Health Resource Center, Buck Rd, Hanover, NH
Call for registration and information: (603) 650-7860
Pediatric Safety & CPR Course
Tuesdays, October 23 and 30
$35
The Birthing Center at Alice Peck Day Hospital, Lebanon, NH
Call (603) 448-7413 for information or to register.
Five Element Theory: Nutrition the
Traditional Chinese Medicine Way
Wednesdays, October 24 and November 7
6:00 to7:30 p.m.
$25
Charles Meyers, Lic Acu.
Women’s Health Resource Center, Buck Rd, Hanover, NH
Call for registration and information: (603) 650-7860
Hypnobirthing
A form of childbirth preparation that teaches a woman how to achieve
a deep state of relaxation through self-hypnosis.
Wednesdays, October 24 through November 14
6:30 to 8:30 p.m.
$150 per couple for the class
(includes 2 audiotapes and a book) for the 4 classes
DeeAnn C. Shepherd, Certified Doula
and Hypnobirthing Childbirth Educator
Women’s Health Resource Center, Buck Rd, Hanover, NH
Call for registration and information: (603) 650-7860
Support
Groups
Alzheimer’s Disease and
Related Disorders Group
Meets 3rd Thursday of each month
1 School Street, Lebanon, NH
Call (603) 448-6525 for more information.
Alzheimer’s Support Group
Meets 2nd and 4th Wednesday of each month, 3:00 p.m.
Home of John and Edie Palmer, 26 Elm St., Randolph, VT
Call (802) 728-3614 for more information.
Arthritis Support Group
Meets 1st Thursday of each month, 4:00 to 6:00 p.m.
Gifford Medical Center, Randolph, VT, Conference Room West
Call (802) 728-2715 or (802) 728-5594 for more information.
Bereavement Support Group
Meets Wednesdays, 5:30 to 7:00 p.m
Gifford Medical Center, Randolph, VT, Day Room, Menig Center
Pre-registration required; call (802) 728-9237 or (802) 234-9441
for more information.
Breathe Free Support and Education
Group
Meets 3rd Tuesday of each month, 1:30 to 3:00 p.m.
DHMC, Lebanon, NH, Fuller Board Room
Call (603) 650-7318 for more information.
Cancer Support Group
Meets Mondays, 1:30 to 3:00 p.m.
DHMC, Norris Cotton Cancer Center, Cook Conference Room
Call 1-800-639-6918 for more information.
Cardiac "Heart to Heart"
Support Group
Meets 3rd Wednesday of each month, 6:00 to 7:30 p.m.
DHMC, Lebanon, NH, Auditorium C
Call (603) 650-5789 for more information.
Chronic Pain Support Group
Meets 2nd Saturday of each month, 10:00 to 11:30 a.m.
DHMC, Lebanon, NH, Conference Room, Area 5C
Call (802) 633-3214 for more information.
Diabetes Support Group
Meets 4th Tuesday of each month, 3:30 to 4:30 p.m.
Gifford Medical Center, Randolph, VT, Conference Room West
Call (802) 728-2210 for more information.
Diabetes Support Group
Hanover Area
Call (603) 643-8630 for more information.
Endometriosis Association
Support Group Of The Upper Valley
Call Susan Johnson at 603-448-6809
or Grace Magaki at (603) 650-2584 for more information.
Fibromyalgia Support Group
of DHMC
Meets 3rd Thursday of each month, 5:00 to 6:30 p.m.
Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center, Conference Center
Call (603) 650-6697 for more information.
Food Addicts in Recovery Anonymous
(FA)
Call for information: 603/448-0700.
Meetings held weekly:
Sundays 7:00 to 8:15 p.m.
United Church of Christ at Dartmouth College, Hanover, NH
Mondays 9:15 to 10:30 a.m.
Friends Meeting House, 42 Lebanon Street, Hanover, NH
Thursdays 7:00 to 8:30 p.m.
St. Barnabas Church, Norwich, VT 05055
Fourth Trimester Group
Free & open to new moms and babies
Meets Thursdays, 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 Noon
Instructor: Susan D. Edwards
Women’s Health Resource Center, PRC, Buck Rd, Hanover, NH
Call for registration and information: 603/650-7860
Hepatitis C Support Group
Meets 1st Tuesday of each month, 11:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.
DHMC, Lebanon, NH
Call (603) 650-6094 for more information.
Infertility Support Group
Meets 3rd Monday of each month, 6:00 to 7:30 p.m.
Women’s Health Resource Center, Buck Road, Hanover, NH
Call (603) 650-HERS for more information.
Lupus
Support Group
Meets bimonthly
Call Susan Shea, (802) 728-5320, for more information.
Multiple
Sclerosis Self-Help Group
Meets 2nd Tuesday of each month, 4:00 to5:30 p.m.
Gifford Medical Center, Randolph, VT
Call Kathy Kilduff, (802) 728-9860, for more information.
Multiple
Sclerosis Support Group
Meets 3rd Wednesday of each month, 6:00 p.m.
Alice Peck Day Hospital, Conference Room A, Lebanon, NH
Call (603) 523-9002 for more information.
Parkinson’s Support Group
Meets 1st Tuesday of each month, 2:00 p.m.
Bugbee Senior Center, White River Junction, VT
Call (802) 295-9068 or (603) 650-7305 for more information.
Pediatric Diabetes Education
and Support Group
Call (603) 650-7708 for more information.
Prostate Cancer Support Group
Meets 4th Monday of each month, 6:30 to 8:30 p.m.
DHMC, Fuller Board Room
Call 1-800-639-6918 for more information.
Separation and Divorce Support
Group
This group is for women only.
Meets weekly on Tuesdays, 7:15 to 9:15 p.m.
Women’s Health Resource Center, Buck Road, Hanover, NH
Call (603) 650-HERS for more information.
Stroke Support Group
Meets 1st Tuesday of each month; 10:30 to 11:30 a.m.
DHMC, Lebanon, NH, conference Center
Call (603) 650-5789 for more information.
"Turning Points"
Breast Cancer Support Group
Meets 2nd & 4th Thursday, each month, 6:00 to 7:15 p.m.
Margie Cole, MSW and Jill Butler, MSW
Women’s Health Resource Center, Buck Rd, Hanover, NH
Call 603/650-5033 OR 650-HERS (4377) for more information.
Upper Valley Celiac Support
Group
Meets 1st Thursday, each month, 6:00 to 8:00 p.m.
(no August meeting; next meeting September 6)
Hanover Co-op Food Store, Board Room
45 South Park Street, Hanover, NH
Call 802/333-4149 for more information.
Upper Valley Survivors of Suicide
Support Group
Meets 2nd and 4th Thursday of each month
Hospice of the Upper Valley/VNA Building
325 Mt. Support Rd., Lebanon, NH
Call (603) 448-5182 or (800) 745-9108 for more information.
Upper Valley VT-NH Depression
or Manic Depression Support Group
Meets weekly on Thursdays
Glen Road Plaza, Room 209, West Lebanon, NH
Call (603) 632-7493 for more information.
Woman to Woman: A Cancer Support
Group
Meets 2nd and 4th Thursdays. 6:00 p.m.
Gifford Medical Center, Randolph, VT
Call (802) 728-4779 for more information.
Health Education
Resources
ACORN
Aids Community Resource Network
(802) 295-8777 (800) 816-2220
Cancer Support and Education
Norris Cotton Cancer Center Helpline: (800) 639-6918
Center for Shared Decision
Making
DHMC, Lebanon, NH: (603) 650-5578
Gifford Medical Center
(802) 728-2250
Tobacco Cessation Coordinator (802) 728-2349
Toll free 877-YES-QUIT (937-7848)
Hospice of the Upper Valley
(603) 448-5182 or (800) 745-9108
Injury Prevention Center
DHMC, Lebanon, NH: (603) 650-1780
NH Poison Information Center:
NH toll free: (800) 562-8236
Outside NH: (603) 650-5000
Educational requests: (603) 650-6318
Pregnancy Resource Center
DHMC, Lebanon, NH: (603) 650-7860
Women’s Health Resource
Center
(603) 650-HERS
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