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News Release

November 30, 2010

Contact: Chris DeFrancesco, 860-679-3914
e-mail: cdefrancesco@uchc.edu

UConn Health Center Upcoming Events

FARMINGTON, CONN. – The following events are scheduled at the University of Connecticut Health Center in December and early January.

  • Nutrition: Less Is More! Planning for Good Health
    Tuesday, December 7, 3:30 to 5 p.m., UConn Health Center, Dowling North Building
    Learn about fad diets, healthy choices when eating out, working exercise into your routine, and developing weight-loss strategies. Registration fee is $25. Call 800-535-6232 for more information.
  • Free Forum: Are Dental Implants Right for Me?
    Wednesday, December 8, 6:30 p.m., UConn Health Center, Center for Implant and Reconstructive Dentistry, main floor
    Dr. David Shafer from the Center for Implant and Reconstructive Dentistry presents a free talk about the benefits of natural-looking dental implants. Register by calling 800-535-6232.
  • Free Diabetes Support Group
    Thursday, December 9, 5 to 6 p.m., UConn Health Center, Friends Lecture Room (LM034)
    Taking care of your diabetes can be difficult. Meet and share some of your challenges and successes with other people who have diabetes. The group meets the second Thursday of every month and is open to the public, no registration required. Call 860-679-7692 or 800-535-6232 for more information.
  • Breast-feeding Class
    Thursday, December 9, 7 to 9 p.m., UConn Health Center, Onyiuke Dining Room
    A certified lactation consultant leads a discussion of topics including the benefits of breast-feeding, how to get started, and how the rest of the family can help the breast-feeding mother as well as how to continue breast-feeding and working. Classes primarily are held on the first Thursday of the month. Fee is $20.00. Call 800-535-6232 to register or for more information.
  • Free Hospital Maternity Tours
    Saturday, December 11, 3:30 p.m., UConn Health Center, Main Lobby
    A representative will guide you through labor and delivery, postpartum, and the nursery at John Dempsey Hospital. Children and grandparents are welcome. The free tours are held every other Saturday. Call 800-535-6232 to register or for more information.
  • Infant Care Class
    Monday, December 13, 7 to 9 p.m., UConn Health Center, Onyiuke Dining Room
    Offered for expectant parents and caregivers, the discussion topics include appearance and behavior of the newborn, car seat and home safety issues, well child care and the importance of immunizations, choosing a pediatrician as well as practice with diapering and bathing a newborn. Classes are primarily held on the second Monday of every month. Fee is $20.00. Call 800-535-6232 to register or for more information.
  • Free Presentation: "19th-century U.S. Writers and the Medical Exposé"
    Tuesday, December 14, 7 p.m., UConn Health Center, Low Learning Center
    Sharon Harris, director of the UConn Humanities Institute, is this month’s featured speaker in the Robert U. Massey History of Medicine and Medical Humanities Lecture Series. Call 860-673-2478 or e-mail ralpharcari@yahoo.com for more information.
  • "Ready to Lose" Weight Management Program
    Tuesdays, 4:30 to 5:30 p.m., UConn Health Center, Onyiuke Dining Room
    This program starts with an individualized introductory session (call to schedule) followed by six weekly sessions that include a weigh-in, discussion of successes and challenges, and tip of the week. Registration fee is $70. Call 800-535-6232 for more information.
  • Nutrition for a Healthy Heart
    Wednesday, January 5, 2 to 4 p.m., UConn Health Center, Dowling North Building
    The UConn Health Center’s Healthy Nutrition program invites you on a journey to a lower blood pressure, reduced cholesterol and healthier weight. This group meets on the first Wednesday of the month. Registration fee is $30. Call 800-535-6232 for more information.
  • Free Women’s Cancer Support Group
    Thursday, January 6, 2:30 to 3:30 p.m., UConn Health Center, Onyiuke Dining Room
    The Women’s Cancer Support Group is open to women newly diagnosed with any cancer and women up to six months post active treatment. The group meets the first Thursday of every month and is open to the public, no registration required. Call 860-679-7820 or e-mail psnixon@uchc.edu for more information.
  • Breast-feeding Class
    Thursday, January 6, 7 to 9 p.m., UConn Health Center, Onyiuke Dining Room
    A certified lactation consultant leads a discussion of topics including the benefits of breast-feeding, how to get started, and how the rest of the family can help the breast-feeding mother as well as how to continue breast-feeding and working. Classes primarily are held on the first Thursday of the month. Fee is $20.00. Call 800-535-6232 to register or for more information.
  • Free Hospital Maternity Tours
    Saturday, January 8, 3:30 p.m., UConn Health Center, Main Lobby
    A representative will guide you through labor and delivery, postpartum, and the nursery at John Dempsey Hospital. Children and grandparents are welcome. The free tours are held every other Saturday. Call 800-535-6232 to register or for more information.

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