Every season, we dedicate time and resources to enhance the overall health and wellness of our communities by offering FREE educational programs to individuals and families. This Spring and Summer, we invite you to join us and our healthcare providers in one of our many health education lectures.
Plant-based eating focuses on fiber-rich plant foods such as vegetables fruits, whole grains, legumes, nuts and seeds. Harvesting the power of plants in our diet has a multitude of benefits to your cardiovascular health, your immune system, cancer risk and more. In this program, Registered Dietitian, Amy Rapone, will discuss these benefits as well as share tips on how to eat plant-based meals without restriction. She will also be sharing about the tastiest plant-based foods in season, how to find them locally and how to create fun, delicious recipes with them as the star ingredients.
Thursday, August 22
6 – 7:30 p.m.
Live Webinar (Zoom)
Free
Pre-registration is required.
ECHN’s John A. DeQuattro Cancer Center offers Cancer Patients a robust Survivorship Care Program but what is survivorship exactly? Join Oncology Nurse Navigators Leslie Juliani and Karen Fiume and Social Worker Elizabeth Soucy to learn what survivorship is, how survivorship goes beyond one’s cancer diagnosis and how is it personalized for each person.
Wednesday, August 28
12 – 1:30 p.m.
John A. DeQuattro Cancer Center
Free
Pre-registration is required.
Space is limited, register early!
This program is for individuals scheduled to have total or partial hip or knee replacement surgery and for those thinking about having replacement surgery. ECHN staff will explain step-by-step the surgery day procedures, recovery care options, pain management and the rehabilitation process. Individuals who will be assisting a loved one’s recovery after surgery are encouraged to attend.
Wednesdays, May 22, June 26, July 24, August 28
1 – 3 p.m.
Manchester Memorial Hospital
Free
Learn how to overcome your tobacco addiction while working with a certified facilitator in a small group setting. This program is comprised of eight sessions over seven weeks and includes a participant workbook and other informative materials. It is for both smokers and vapers. Sessions are sequential, and participants must attend from the beginning.
Mondays, May 6 – June 24
6 – 7:30 p.m.
John A. DeQuattro Cancer Center
$25 payable at end of first session
To register, contact Karen Fiume:
860.646.1222 ext. 1408
KFiume@echn.org