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Valley View Health Fairs

Save the dates for Valley View's
Community Health Fairs:

  • Carbondale: April 10
    7-11 am • Roaring Fork High School
  • New Castle/Silt:  April 17
    7-11 am • Coal Ridge High School
  • Glenwood: April 24
    7-11 am • Glenwood Medical Associates

PreDraws for blood draw only:

  • Carbondale: March 6
    7-10 am • Roaring Fork High School
  • Just for Seniors (50+) • Glenwood: March 10
    7 to 10am • Glenwood Commuity Center (100 Wulfsohn Rd.)
  • Glenwood: March 20
    7 to 10 am • Glenwood Medical Associates (1830 Blake Ave.)

Blood draw includes cholesterol, cardiac risk, blood sugar, kidney and liver function. $40. Add Prostate Specific Antigen for $30. Blood count $15.
Colorectal kit $10. Requires fasting 12 hours before blood draw. 18 years and older. For more information call 384-6653.

Health Care Blood Results Explained

Yoga

Yoga of the Heart

March 1, 15, 22, 29,  9:30-11 am

Yoga of the Heart involves gentle yoga postures and breathing techniques, done from a chair or lying comfortably on the floor. Stress management information and guided meditation are included.

The course is taught by Diane Agnello, a certified instructor of Yoga of the Heart. Classes are held in the Cardiac Rehabilitation & Wellness Center at Valley View Hospital. A four-class punch pass is available for $28.

Call 384-7159 and leave a message for information or registration.

Health and Wellness classes

Valley View dietician Lynn Mulvihill offers weekly sessions on eating for wellness. Free to Valley View’s Cardiac Wellness members, $7 for non-members. Held in the Cardiac Rehabilitation Conference Room. Preregister by calling 384-7159.

Facts about Food Labels
Friday, March 12, 10:30 am

Have you ever wondered how to
decipher a food label? Learn what the food label means.

Planning a Healthful Menu
Friday, March 19, 10:30 am

Learn how to plan daily nutritious meals. Guidance in balanced meals and portion sizes to optimize your nutrition.

Grocery Store Tour
Friday March 26, 10:30 am

Come visit our VVH grocery store and see some great products that won’t undermine your health. We will look at many food products and learn how to shop healthier.

Shoes

Athletic Training Lecture Series

March is National Athletic Training Month, and to celebrate the athletic trainers of the Roaring Fork Valley offer free presentations in the third floor conference room at Valley View.

Meet and Greet
March 3, 6:30-8:30 pm

Meet the athletic trainers from the valley and ask them your questions.

Bracing, Concussions, AEDs
March 15, 6:30-8:30 pm

Learn what athletic trainers are doing to protect your athletes.

Nutrition and Sports Supplementation
March 15, 6:30-8:30 pm

Unbiased fact-based information on sports nutrition and on the latest trends in sports supplementation.

 

 


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