St. Luke's McCall

Center for Health Promotion Classes & Events

Winter 2013 Healthy Choices
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Weight Loss:

Best U
Fun, effective, and interactive exercises done in a group setting will jump start your fitness and fire up your spirit for winter activities. 12-week program. Pre-registration required.

This twice a week program will include:

Resistance training with bands
Discussions on nutrition, goal setting, and relaxation techniques
Core circuits with stability balls and medicine balls
Extended stretch sessions

Mondays and Thursdays, beginning February 4
5:15-6:30pm
Pre-registration required.
Fee: $150, bring a family member or friend for only $99 more.

St. Luke's McCall-Center for Health Promotion Coaches

Health Topics:

Freedom from Smoking
Become a non-smoker for good! Develop a quit plan, learn to deal with urges, control weight gain, and manage stress through lifestyle changes. This program is FREE (complements of the Idaho Tobacco Millennium Fund).

January 17, 24, 31, February 5, 7, 14, 21, and 28
6-8pm
Star Garnet Room, Allen-Nokes Center

Connie McClaran, RN, RYT and guest presenters.

Dread, White, and Blue?
Is it a simple case of winter blues, or something more serious like depression, or seasonal affective disorder getting you down? Learn how exercise, better nutrition, and vitamin supplements can help you weather the winter. Pre-registration required.

Monday, January 28
12:15-1pm
Star Garnet Conference Room, Allen-Nokes Center

Dan Ostermiller, MD, Family and Integrative Medicine

Solving the Heart Healthy Diet Dilemma
Anti-inflammatory? Paleo? South Beach? DASH? So many diets! So many claims! Join us as we cut through the clutter and find out which are heart-healthy and sustainable.

Thursday, February 21
6:30-7:30pm
Forest Street Center

Stefanie Fry, MD, FACC, Cardiologist

Sugar Sense
There is growing concern over the impact of added sugars and sugar substitutes on our health. Learn how to identify added sugars and substitutes in food, daily guidelines for added sugars, and the difference among forms of sugars. Pre-registration required.

Monday, February 25
12:15-1:15pm
Hospital Conference Rooms

Susan McCandless, Registered Dietitian
Fee: $5, light snacks will be served.

Ears to You!
For Barbers, Stylists, Estheticians, and Massage Therapists
The authors of a study published recently in the Archives of Dermatology are urging barbers, stylists, estheticians, and massage therapists to receive training to better alert clients to suspicious lesions on the neck, face, back, and scalp.

This free, educational presentation, followed by questions and answers with a dermatologist, will help you better identify suspicious conditions and lesions in need of a further look by a physician. A light dinner will be served. Pre-registration required.

To be announced.
Hospital Conference Rooms

Ryan Owsley, MD, Dermatologist

Stress Management:

Conquering Stress, Cultivating Balance
This four-part series is designed to give you the research- supported tools that are helpful for identifying and conquering stress before it damages your health. Achieve a long-term plan for a more balanced life.

January 23, 30, February 6, and 13
5-6:15pm
St. Luke's Clinic - Integrative Medicine (203 Hewitt Street, McCall)
Fee: $20 for series

Connie McClaran, RN, RYT

Acupuncture:

Group Ear Acupuncture
Ear acupuncture, also known as auricular acupuncture, is available for the
community in a weekly group setting, with no appointments needed. The first
session is free.

What does ear acupuncture help with? This protocol was originally developed for
drug addiction, cravings, and withdrawal. More recently it has gone beyond that to
treat a wide range of issues, including: insomnia, anxiety, stress, detoxification
from any drug, chronic physical pain, migraines, menstrual cramps, general wellness, and preventive health care.

Fee: $5 per session or reduced punch cards, 5 sessions for $20 or
10 sessions for $35

Tuesdays, noon to pm
Star Garnet Conference Room, Allen-Nokes Center

Presented by:
Lisa Ostermiller, LAc, St. Luke's Clinic - Integrative Medicine

Yoga:

A variety of Yoga classes are available in McCall and local communities.
Fee: $10 each or reduced fee punch cards, $50 for 8 classes, $90 for 16 classes

Wisdom Yoga
Gentle beginner yoga with chairs. As we age we often become calmer and wiser, yet our bodies may slow and stiffen. Some of the benefits of yoga are more energy, enhanced strength, greater flexibility, and improved balance.

Tuesdays and Thursdays
10-11:15am
Star Garnet Conference Room, Allen-Nokes Center
Connie McClaran, RN, RYT

Yoga for Every Body
Experience a gentle program that brings together the many facets of yoga and mind/body health that have been effective in increasing flexibility, reducing stress, and facilitating wellness. Appropriate for all levels.

McCall:
Tuesdays and Thursdays,
4:30-5:45pm
Star Garnet Conference Room, Allen-Nokes Center
Connie McClaran, RN, RYT

Donnelly:
8-Week Series
Beginning Wednesday January 16
4:30-5:30pm
172 State Street, Donnelly
Karla Miller, CYI
Fee: $5 per class