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Art for Wellness – Expressing Yourself
Art for Wellness – Expressing Yourself
The goal of this session is to create a safe and supportive space for you to express yourself creatively. Led by a Peer Support Specialist, using a variety of materials and prompts, you are invited to explore your thoughts, feelings, and experiences, through art. Whether it’s creating art, discussing art, or simply viewing art you...
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Purdue Nutrition
Purdue Nutrition
Enjoy our hands-on program and learn new skills that you can use at home every day – from learning more about basic nutrition, grocery shopping, and cooking tips, to simple solutions for healthy eating and physical activity. Prepare and sample delicious treats during the lessons and take home new healthy recipes to try!
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Purdue Nutrition
Purdue Nutrition
Enjoy our hands-on program and learn new skills that you can use at home every day – from learning more about basic nutrition, grocery shopping, and cooking tips, to simple solutions for healthy eating and physical activity. Prepare and sample delicious treats during the lessons and take home new healthy recipes to try!
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Blood Pressure and Blood Glucose Screening – Chat with NorthShore Clinician
Blood Pressure and Blood Glucose Screening – Chat with NorthShore Clinician
Are you making time for your health this new year? Make your health your top priority and come visit us at the Portage YMCA! Our clinical staff with be available to check your blood pressure, perform glucose readings, and answer questions. Mark your calendar to come and see us!
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Purdue Nutrition
Purdue Nutrition
Enjoy our hands-on program and learn new skills that you can use at home every day. From learning more about basic nutrition, grocery shopping, and cooking tips, to simple solutions for healthy eating and physical activity. Prepare and sample delicious treats during the lessons and take home new healthy recipes to try!
1 event,
Purdue Nutrition
Purdue Nutrition
Enjoy our hands-on program and learn new skills that you can use at home every day. From learning more about basic nutrition, grocery shopping, and cooking tips, to simple solutions for healthy eating and physical activity. Prepare and sample delicious treats during the lessons and take home new healthy recipes to try!
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Chat & Crafts: Staying Well Cold and Flu Season
Chat & Crafts: Staying Well Cold and Flu Season
Cold and flu season is upon us – and many children, parents, teachers, and friends are getting sick with a bug! This month we will be focusing on keeping your kiddos happy and healthy while navigating through the winter months. Proper hand washing, covering your coughs and sneezes, vaccines, and more. Meet with us for...
Stress and Mindfulness for the Holidays
Stress and Mindfulness for the Holidays
Holidays and winter months can be extremely stressful; over 80% of people find the holidays “stressful” or “very stressful”, but why? Join us this month to discuss the importance of mental health, mindfulness, and stress relief while we prepare Thanksgiving dinner and deck the halls in December. Keep your head up through the cold weather,...
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Diabetic Diner: Staying Healthy During the Holidays
Diabetic Diner: Staying Healthy During the Holidays
With holiday season in full swing for many, it is important to remember that people living with diabetes can enjoy those holiday meals and still stay healthy! Making good food choices helps put YOU in control of diabetes. We will review lots of tips for healthy holidays, such as portion control, healthy alternatives to high-carb...
National Diabetes Awareness Month
National Diabetes Awareness Month
For National Diabetes Awareness Month, we are focusing on teaching the community what it is and why it matters. Join your Health Promotion Specialists from Northshore at this program intended to teach those at risk or diagnosed with diabetes how to best manage your health and lifestyle. In this hour-long workshop, we will dive into...
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Purdue Nutrition
Purdue Nutrition
Enjoy our hands-on program and learn new skills that you can use at home every day. From learning more about basic nutrition, grocery shopping, and cooking tips, to simple solutions for healthy eating and physical activity. Prepare and sample delicious treats during the lessons and take home new healthy recipes to try!
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Meet With an Insurance Navigator
Meet With an Insurance Navigator
Our Insurance Navigators can assist you in completing the federal Health Insurance Marketplace application, answer Medicaid, Medicare, and HIP questions as well as provide you with the best options for coverage.
Blood Pressure and Blood Glucose Screenings – Chat with NorthShore Clinician
Blood Pressure and Blood Glucose Screenings – Chat with NorthShore Clinician
Make your health your top priority and come visit us at the Duneland YMCA! Our clinical staff with be available to check your blood pressure, perform glucose readings, and answer questions. Mark your calendar to come and see us!
Purdue Nutrition
Purdue Nutrition
Enjoy our hands-on program and learn new skills that you can use at home every day. From learning more about basic nutrition, grocery shopping, and cooking tips, to simple solutions for healthy eating and physical activity. Prepare and sample delicious treats during the lessons and take home new healthy recipes to try!
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Let’s Count Carbs
Let’s Count Carbs
Led by a Registered Dietician, this course will introduce you to the basics of counting carbohydrates. You’ll learn what carbohydrates your body needs, how to make smart food choices, portion control, and more! Join us at our new location in Crown Point. Refreshments and giveaways available while supplies last.
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Blood Pressure and Blood Glucose Screening – Chat with NorthShore Clinician
Blood Pressure and Blood Glucose Screening – Chat with NorthShore Clinician
Make your health your top priority and come visit us at the Portage YMCA! Our clinical staff with be available to check your blood pressure, perform glucose readings, and answer questions. Mark your calendar to come and see us!
2 events,
Purdue Nutrition
Purdue Nutrition
Enjoy our hands-on program and learn new skills that you can use at home every day. From learning more about basic nutrition, grocery shopping, and cooking tips, to simple solutions for healthy eating and physical activity. Prepare and sample delicious treats during the lessons and take home new healthy recipes to try!
Diabetic Diner: Staying Healthy During the Holidays
Diabetic Diner: Staying Healthy During the Holidays
With holiday season in full swing for many, it is important to remember that people living with diabetes can enjoy those holiday meals and still stay healthy! Making good food choices helps put YOU in control of diabetes. We will review lots of tips for healthy holidays, such as portion control, healthy alternatives to high-carb...
1 event,
Purdue Nutrition
Purdue Nutrition
Enjoy our hands-on program and learn new skills that you can use at home every day. From learning more about basic nutrition, grocery shopping, and cooking tips, to simple solutions for healthy eating and physical activity. Prepare and sample delicious treats during the lessons and take home new healthy recipes to try!
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Diabetic Basics: Understanding Type 2 Diabetes
Diabetic Basics: Understanding Type 2 Diabetes
Have you or a loved one been diagnosed with Type 2 Diabetes? Diabetic Basics is designed to guide you through understanding what type 2 diabetes is and how to stay healthy living with diabetes. We will discuss how to identify signs and symptoms of diabetes and complications and how to take control of your diagnosis...
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Purdue Nutrition
Purdue Nutrition
Enjoy our hands-on program and learn new skills that you can use at home every day. From learning more about basic nutrition, grocery shopping, and cooking tips, to simple solutions for healthy eating and physical activity. Prepare and sample delicious treats during the lessons and take home new healthy recipes to try!
3 events,
Meet With an Insurance Navigator
Meet With an Insurance Navigator
Our Insurance Navigators can assist you in completing the federal Health Insurance Marketplace application, answer Medicaid, Medicare, and HIP questions as well as provide you with the best options for coverage.
Purdue Nutrition
Purdue Nutrition
Enjoy our hands-on program and learn new skills that you can use at home every day. From learning more about basic nutrition, grocery shopping, and cooking tips, to simple solutions for healthy eating and physical activity. Prepare and sample delicious treats during the lessons and take home new healthy recipes to try!
Meet With an Insurance Navigator
Meet With an Insurance Navigator
Our Insurance Navigators can assist you in completing the federal Health Insurance Marketplace application, answer Medicaid, Medicare, and HIP questions as well as provide you with the best options for coverage.