May is Mental Health Awareness Month. Join us to learn more about how diabetes can impact depression, anxiety, and stress, and how your mental health impacts your diabetes. Learn new ways to reduce stress and anxiety and new healthy coping skills to help manage your diabetes. We will discuss the mind-body connection and how focusing on staying positive can help your overall health!
May is Mental Health Awareness Month. Join us to learn more about how diabetes can impact depression, anxiety, and stress, and how your mental health impacts your diabetes. Learn new ways to reduce stress and anxiety and new healthy coping skills to help manage your diabetes. We will discuss the mind-body connection and how focusing on staying positive can help your overall health!
Are you making time for your health this new year? 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!
Learn the importance of maintaining a healthy blood pressure, and how our blood pressure changes as we age. We will discuss how to recognize symptoms of heart disease, as well as prevention methods, such as good nutrition and staying active. With a focus on the DASH eating plan, you will feel better prepared to make heart-healthy choices!
A NorthShore Health Insurance Navigator will be at the Portage Township YMCA to answer Medicaid, Medicare, and HIP questions as well as provide you with the best options for coverage.
May is Mental Health Awareness Month. Join us to learn more about how diabetes can impact depression, anxiety, and stress, and how your mental health impacts your diabetes. Learn new ways to reduce stress and anxiety and new healthy coping skills to help manage your diabetes. We will discuss the mind-body connection and how focusing on staying positive can help your overall health! !
Did you know that the foods that we eat directly impacts our mood? Our diet directly affects how we feel and how we sleep. Join us to learn what vitamins our brains need most, as well as the best foods to promote overall mental wellness. You will learn the foods to avoid, the foods to seek out, and leave this workshop ready to be a mindful eater!
This educational CPR class provides you the opportunity to learn about Hands-Only CPR, choking in adults, Child CPR and AED, and Infant CPR and choking. This class is for educational purposes only with certifications not offered at this time. Space is limited, so RSVP at gschultz@northshorehealth.org.
In support of Healthy Vision Month, join us for the May session of Diabetic Diner! Join us to learn about the connection between your eyes, diabetes, and the foods that you eat. We will discuss the best ways to prevent eye disease and the nutrients your body needs to keep your eyes healthy, even with diabetes. Every Diabetic Diner includes a sampling of a food or drink item and the recipe for you to try at home!
Getting our kids to eat healthy can seem like an uphill battle, but it is important for parents to help foster good eating habits, starting at a young age. Learning what your child needs, at every stage of growth, makes it easier to make the best food choices for your family. Join us as we discuss what foods to encourage and what nutrients your child needs from birth through their teen years. Come and learn ways to make healthy eating fun, even for the pickiest eaters!
Join us at our Demotte location for our food distribution event in Demotte. Line-up will begin at 9:30 am. Please remember to bring your own box or bags to take the food with you. Food will be handed out on a first-come, first-serve basis, while supplies last.
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.
Did you know that the foods that we eat directly impacts our mood? Our diet directly affects how we feel and how we sleep. Join us to learn what vitamins our brains need most, as well as the best foods to promote overall mental wellness. You will learn the foods to avoid, the foods to seek out, and leave this workshop ready to be a mindful eater!
A NorthShore Health Insurance Navigator will be at the Portage Township YMCA to answer Medicaid, Medicare, and HIP questions as well as provide you with the best options for coverage.
Good nutrition is important for mom and baby! In this workshop, you will learn how to make the best choices, making sure that you and baby get the vitamins and nutrients that the both of you need. From learning about serving sizes and safe food choices to foods to avoid, let us help you feel better prepared to eat healthy during your pregnancy.
May is Mental Health Awareness Month. Join us to learn more about how diabetes can impact depression, anxiety, and stress, and how your mental health impacts your diabetes. Learn new ways to reduce stress and anxiety and new healthy coping skills to help manage your diabetes. We will discuss the mind-body connection and how focusing on staying positive can help your overall health!
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!
This month we are focusing on your diabetic care schedule. Managing diabetes can feel overwhelming at times. Every day you have to make choices and take actions to help stay on track. In addition to daily tasks, there are lab tests and visits with your healthcare team throughout the year. This session will help you streamline that process, get organized, and stay on top of your diabetes care!
This month we are focusing on your diabetic care schedule. Managing diabetes can feel overwhelming at times. Every day you have to make choices and take actions to help stay on track. In addition to daily tasks, there are lab tests and visits with your healthcare team throughout the year. This session will help you streamline that process, get organized, and stay on top of your diabetes care!
In honor of Alzheimer’s and Brain Health Awareness Month, we would love to spend some time with YOU learning about fun ways to improve your memory and “stay sharp”! After reviewing brain health basics, we will have some fun activities and brain games! Refreshments provided.
Are you making time for your health this new year? 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!
With a growing aging population, more and more older adults are living on their own. As we age, our needs can change, and that includes safety! We will discuss fall prevention, household hazards, medication safety, and more. If you are an older adult living on your own or care for an older person living alone, join us to learn more about ways to stay safe.
A NorthShore Health Insurance Navigator will be at the Portage Township YMCA to answer Medicaid, Medicare, and HIP questions as well as provide you with the best options for coverage.
This month we are focusing on your diabetic care schedule. Managing diabetes can feel overwhelming at times. Every day you have to make choices and take actions to help stay on track. In addition to daily tasks, there are lab tests and visits with your health care team throughout the year. This session will help you streamline that process, get organized, and stay on top or your diabetes care!
Do you have a 2 to 5-year-old that is about to be a big brother or sister? Join us for this fun workshop where your little ones will learn ways to prepare for a new baby and safe ways that they can help at home. There will be games, activities, and refreshments, and each big brother and sister will get a certificate! Please have them bring their favorite stuffed animal or doll to class. You won’t want to miss this fun!
With summer in full swing, let’s get outside! This month we will discuss the physical, mental and spiritual benefits of being outdoors. Managing diabetes is not just about medications and doctors’ visits. Join us as we celebrate how the great outdoors cannot just help improve diabetes, but increase our overall health and wellness! As always, Diabetic Diner will provide a diabetic-friendly recipe and food sampling!
In honor of Alzheimer’s and Brain Health Awareness Month, we would love to spend some time with YOU learning about fun ways to improve your memory and “stay sharp”! After reviewing brain health basics, we will do some fun activities and brain games!
This month we are focusing on your diabetic care schedule. Managing diabetes can feel overwhelming at times. Every day you have to make choices and take actions to help stay on track. In addition to daily tasks, there are lab tests and visits with your health care team throughout the year. This session will help you streamline that process, get organized, and stay on top or your diabetes care!
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.
A NorthShore Health Insurance Navigator will be at the Portage Township YMCA to answer Medicaid, Medicare, and HIP questions as well as provide you with the best options for coverage.
Good nutrition is important for mom and baby! In this workshop, you will learn how to make the best choices, making sure that you and baby get the vitamins and nutrients that both of you need. From learning about serving sizes and safe food choices to foods to avoid, let us help you feel better prepared to eat healthy during your pregnancy.
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!
Keeping your blood sugars within your target range is an important part of managing diabetes. This month’s focus will be on how to best maintain a healthy blood sugar level to prevent complications and understand what your “target range” means. After reviewing some diabetic basis, we’ll discuss what happens when your blood sugars are high or low, and the special steps you may need to take to keep your blood sugar at a healthy level on days you just aren’t feeling well. You will also have the opportunity to work with a health and wellness educator to set a SMART goal that will help keep you healthy. Whether you are looking for a refresher course, or just getting started on […]
Keeping your blood sugars within your target range is an important part of managing diabetes. This month’s focus will be on how to best maintain a healthy blood sugar level to prevent complications and understand what your “target range” means. After reviewing some diabetic basics, we’ll discuss what happens when your blood sugars are high or low, and the special steps you may need to take to keep your blood sugar at a healthy level on days you just aren’t feeling well. You will also have the opportunity to work with a health and wellness educator to set a SMART goal that will help keep you healthy. Whether you are looking for a refresher course, or just getting started on […]
Are you making time for your health this new year? 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!
A NorthShore Health Insurance Navigator will be at the Portage Township YMCA to answer Medicaid, Medicare, and HIP questions as well as provide you with the best options for coverage.
Keeping your blood sugars within your target range is an important part of managing diabetes. This month’s focus will be on how to best maintain a healthy blood sugar level to prevent complications and understand what your “target range” means. After reviewing some diabetic basis, we’ll discuss what happens when your blood sugars are high or low, and the special steps you may need to take to keep your blood sugar at a healthy level on days you just aren’t feeling well. You will also have the opportunity to work with a health and wellness educator to set a SMART goal that will help keep you healthy. Whether you are looking for a refresher course, or just getting started on […]
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!
Keeping your blood sugars within your target range is an important part of managing diabetes. This month’s focus will be on how to best maintain a healthy blood sugar level to prevent complications and understand what your “target range” means. Diabetic Diner will include a healthy recipe and sample to try before you try it at home! Light refreshments are also provided.
Keeping your blood sugars within your target range is an important part of managing diabetes. This month’s focus will be on how to best maintain a healthy blood sugar level to prevent complications, and understand what your “target range” means. After reviewing some diabetic basics, we’ll discuss what happens when your blood sugars are high or low, and the special steps you may need to take to keep your blood sugar at a healthy level on days you just aren’t feeling well. You will also have the opportunity to work with a health and wellness educator to set a SMART goal that will help keep you healthy. Whether you are looking for a refresher course, or just getting started on […]
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.
A NorthShore Health Insurance Navigator will be at the Portage Township YMCA to answer Medicaid, Medicare, and HIP questions as well as provide you with the best options for coverage.
Good nutrition is important for mom and baby! In this workshop, you will learn how to make the best choices, making sure that you and baby get the vitamins and nutrients that both of you need. From learning about serving sizes and safe food choices to foods to avoid, let us help you feel better prepared to eat healthy during your pregnancy.
