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Health Screenings/Massage
Therapy
"For
Your Good Health"
AARP Wellness Bus to visit the
Center
Friday, August 6 from 10:00 am to 1:00 pm. The
AARP/Walgreens Wellness Tour is delivering FREE health screenings and health
education to communities across the country with a special emphasis on diverse
and underserved areas. The nationwide tour features nine customized buses that
travel 240,000 miles across 45 states, visiting more than 2,000 communities in
300 cities. One of the nine busses called the AARP/Walgreens La Gira Del Buen
Vecino, which is solely dedicated to the island of Puerto Rico, will be on the
road this year as well. Last year, the Wellness Tour provided more than $1
million in screenings to more than 180,000 customers. Over the next two years
the tour has a goal to deliver more than 2.5 million in free health screenings
-- a value of more than $60 million. Available screenings are worth over $130
per person, and no appointment is necessary. Screenings include: Total
cholesterol levels, Glucose levels, Blood pressure, Waist circumference, Bone
density, Body mass index.
 Monthly
Hearing Screens
Advantage Hearing Centers will be providing monthly hearing screens at the
Center on the 2nd and 4th Thursday of each month.
Walk-ins only. No appointment is necessary.
They will be here on Thursday December 10 from 10:00 am to 12:00 noon.
Arthritis Support & Education Group
Fourth Monday of every month at 12:30 pm in Sertoma B. If you have questions, please contact Jenny at 333-3306. This community support
group meets the fourth Monday of each month to discuss issues facing those with
arthritis. Come and enjoy a Wii bowling day
sponsored by Home Instead Senior Care. Living with arthritis doesn't mean not
being active or having fun! Come and learn how you can exercise and have fun at
the same time with Wii bowling. You'll have the opportunity to interact and
learn how to be active and healthy! There will be no August meeting, but the
support group will resume meetings in September. The Arthritis Support & Education Group is sponsored by a partnership
between Sanford Hospital and The Center For Active Generations. Group facilitators are Lori Jones, RN with Sanford CareSpan
Clinic, and Jenny Centra, Program Assistant and Certified Arthritis Exercise
Instructor at The Center.
 Massage Therapy
Let Carol Ann Schroeder take away your
stress. $13 for a 15 minute massage in Room 128 (Location: Day Break). Call the
Center for an appointment (336-6722).
Appointments are available between 1:30 pm
- 7:00 pm on the following dates.
Tuesdays 2010: July 13, August 3, September 14, October 5, November 2, December 7
Thursdays 2010: July 22 & 29, August 19 & 26, September 23 & 30, October
21 & 28, November 11 & 18, December 16
CARESPAN Clinic
At the
Center every Tuesday -- Lori Jones, RN, is available from 9:00 am to 11:30 am
for consultation. Stop by anytime.
Free
Blood Pressure Screens
Blood pressure screenings are given every
Tuesday at the Center from 9:00 am to 11:30 am by Sanford Carespan
Clinic.
Blood pressure screenings are given the 2nd and 4th Mondays of each month at the
center from 11:00 am -
1:00 pm by Interim
Health Care .
Blood pressure screenings are given the 3rd Monday of each month at Bethany
Lutheran Home beginning at 11:00 am.
 Sanford Foot Care Clinic
Thursday, August 26 from 8:00 am - 4:00 pm.
Room 132.
Make appointments at the
Center's front desk for an appointment at Sanford's Foot Care Clinic.
The cost of this service is $25, payable at the time of your appointment.
Foot care is performed by a nurse from Sanford.
Advantage
Hearing Centers - Monthly Hearing Screens
2nd and 4th Thursday of each month from 10:00 am to 12 noon.
No registrations are required. Just walk in! Screenings are FREE!
Advantage Hearing Centers support The Center for Active Generations and our
members by offering a great incentive to members who want to get their hearing
tested. Go into an Advantage Hearing Center for an exam and receive a $10 gift
certificate toward your Active Generation membership renewal. If you end up
purchasing a hearing aid, you will receive a one-year membership to the Center!
Call Corey Johnson at 275-9700 to schedule your appointment today and get in on
this great deal. Advantage Hearing Centers help you stay healthy and active!
Interim
Healthcare Foot Care Clinic
Friday, July 16
Appointments from 9:00 am - 12:00 pm.
A
registered nurse and aide will be available.
A fee of $25 is payable at the time
of service.
Please call Ask-A-Nurse at 1-800-658-3535 or 322-6877 to schedule
your appointment.
Balance Class
Tuesday & Thursday, June 1 - July 22 from 9:30
to 10:15 am. Cost: $24 for 8 weeks. This class will focus on exercises for the
lower body and exercises to increase good posture and overall mobility. You can
sign up for a free balance assessment before committing to the class. The free
assessments are given on Thursday and Friday morning starting tat 9:30 am.
Register by calling 336-6722 to reserve a spot for a free balance assessment.
Grief Support Group
The new "Friends Among
Friends" grief support group will meet the 2nd Wednesday of each month at 10:00
am in the Center's conference room. If you have experienced the loss of a loved
one, please consider attending. membership to the Center is encouraged, but not
required. "Friends Among Friends" is sponsored by Miller Funeral home in
conjunction with The Center For Active Generations. For more information,
contact Mary Anderson-Wingen at 336-2640.
Caregivers Support Group
This group meets on the 2nd Thursdays of each month from 12 noon to 1:00
pm in the conference room, Room 128.
Contact Molly at 336-6751 for information about caregivers and the caregivers sharing group.
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