Dartmouth-Hitchcock to host
parenting course
LEBANON — Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center will host an eight-week parenting course beginning in late February.
The “Circle of Security Parenting” program is based on research about how parent-child relationships can be supported and strengthened. The course is geared toward parents, as well as spouses, foster parents, grandparents and soon-to-be parents.
“Circle of Security” will take place in Molly’s Place in the pediatrics department on the sixth floor of DHMC on Thursday mornings from 10-11:30 a.m. beginning on Feb. 27.
For more information, email Hilary.A.Schuler@hitchcock.org. To register, visit https://forms.gle/tUMhDL7FbVt9k5C6A.
SHARON — The public is invited to the Sharon Health Initiative’s annual meeting at 6:30 p.m. on Monday.
The initiative’s community health care coordinator will share resources. The board also is looking for new members to participate in monthly meetings.
There will light refreshments at Monday’s meeting, which will take place at the Lighthouse at the Sharon Congregational Church.
For more information, email carolang@aol.com.
NEW LONDON — New London Hospital will host an educational program about vaping from 6-7 p.m. on Tuesday.
Vaping Unveiled is a program created to educate youth, parents, schools and the community about the dangers of youth nicotine addiction through vaping e-cigarettes.
The program is scheduled to take place in the Clough Community Room. To RSVP, email Wellness.Connection@NewLondonHospital.org.
WHITE RIVER JUNCTION — The Vermont chapter of the National Alliance On Mental Illness invites people who have experienced mental health conditions and are in recovery to be trained as speakers to raise awareness of mental health conditions and recovery.
The program, “In Our Own Voice,” is a 60-90 minute public education presentation that includes a video, personal testimony, and a question and answer session. Presenters share their personal journeys, touching on various phases of recovery including “What Happened, What Helps,” and “What’s Next.”
Participants should be willing to attend the full-day training, commit to performing four presentations a year, have personal experience with mental health and be at a comfortable place in their recovery. All training is free for NAMI Vermont members and includes materials, meals and mileage reimbursement.
The training session will be held on Feb. 22 from 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Participants must register at namivt.org. For more information, contact program@namivt.org or call 1-800-639-6480.
LEBANON — The Friends of Alice Peck Day Memorial Hospital are hosting a discussion called “Understanding Your Birth Control Options and Pelvic Floor Health” in late Feburary.
The free event will feature gynecologist Dr. Michael Ritondo, physician assistant Erika Argersinger and physical therapist Melissa Chapin. The discussion will include the advantages and disadvantages of the many contraception options available to women, as well as female wellness more broadly and pelvic floor health.
Light refreshments will be provided at the event, which will take place on Thursday, Feb. 27 from 5:30-7 p.m. on Level 2 of the Multi-Specialty Clinic.
To RSVP, email RSVP@apdmh.org or call 603-443-9569.
LEBANON — Cioffredi & Associates, a 35-year-old physical therapy practice, added the services of pelvic floor physical therapy and health coaching at the beginning of 2020.
The practice, which has locations in Lebanon and Grantham, brought in Stephanie Daniels, a pelvic floor specialist from Colorado to help address the demand for treatment of pelvic pain, incontinence and dysfunction in the Upper Valley, according to a news release.
The practice also has cross-trained and certified physical therapists as health coaches to help patients achieve their personal health and lifestyle goals. The health coaches aim to help patients manage challenges such as stress and anxiety, struggles with sleep, and finding time to exercise and eat well.
“We continue to build on our mission of providing expertise, support and inspiration to live happier and healthier lives with the introduction of these two new services,” said Billy Cioffredi, Cioffredi & Associates’ founder in the release.
— Compiled by Nora Doyle-Burr