The Wellness Calendar
Cancer programs
The following programs take place at The
Oncology Center and are free of charge. Call
A Helping Hand
A program introducing a number of complementary techniques to assist patients and their families in coping with a cancer diagnosis. Aromatherapy, therapeutic massage, relaxation techniques and meditation.Support Group
First Monday of the month, 4 to 5:30 p.m. Ongoing support group for anyone who is post-treatment for a cancer diagnosis. This is offered to enable patients to deal with their feelings after treatment and with any effect the diagnosis and/or treatment has had on their lives.education programs
Baby-Sitting 101 — Safe Sitter
For boys and girls age 11 and up. Teaches children to become safer and more effective baby-sitters. Heimlich Maneuver and CPR are taught.Center for Women’s Health
Saturdays, 8 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
$60/child in advance to hold registration.
Children must attend all three sessions.
Call Patti McGuire at
Charlton Memorial Hospital
Saturday, 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.
Call for summer dates.
$30/child
One-day format. Call
Infant and Child CPR for Families and Friends
Pediatric CPR course covering techniques for newborns to 8-year-olds.Center for Women’s Health
Saturday, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.
September 23
$35/person, $50/two persons
Call Patti McGuire at
Preregistration required.
Charlton Memorial Hospital
Thursdays, 6 to 9:30 p.m.
Scheduled monthly.
$25, includes AHA booklet
Call
exercise and fitness
Advanced Body Symmetry
Tuesdays, 7:30 to 8:30 a.m.Thursdays, 8:45 to 9:45 a.m.
A steady-paced, deep-muscle workout combining yoga, pilates, tai chi, strength and core progressions. A new yoga posture featured weekly. Stretch, challenge and relax the entire body. Practiced yoga and pilates students only. Call
$120/12 weeks
Southcoast Wellness Center
Advanced Pilates
Wednesdays, 8 to 8:45 a.m.Pilates combines the suppleness of yoga with the strength building of weight work. Work on integration of body and mind to create balance in a small class. Classes for all fitness levels and body types. Three levels of classes available. Call
$90/6 weeks
Southcoast Wellness Center
Aqua Kickboxing
Friday, 6 to 6:45 p.m.Kick, jab and splash into fitness. Enjoy combination movements that will increase cardio endurance and core strength. Join us to help you strengthen, define and tone. Call
$35/6 weeks
Southcoast Wellness Center
Ballroom Dancing
Wednesdays, Thursdays and FridaysBeginners: Thursdays, 7 to 8 p.m. or Fridays, 6 to 7 p.m.
Advanced Beginners: Wednesdays, 8 to 9 p.m. or Fridays, 7 to 8 p.m.
Intermediate: Wednesdays, 7 to 8 p.m. or Fridays, 8 to 9 p.m.
Waltz, Fox-trot, Swing, Cha-cha, Rumba, Tango and Salsa. Instructor: Lee Terry.
Call
$45/person/8 weeks
Southcoast Wellness Center
Cardiac Rehabilitation
Mondays, Wednesdays and FridaysPhysician referral required.
An ongoing, structured exercise and education outpatient program for individuals recovering from heart attack, heart surgery, heart disease or who are high risk. Covered by most health plans.
Charlton:
St. Luke’s:
Tobey:
Feeling Fit
Mondays, Wednesdays and FridaysPhysician referral required.
Individualized exercise program for those with cardiovascular disease, diabetes, congestive heart failure, peripheral vascular disease, high blood pressure and those who are overweight. For information, call
$55/month
Cardiopulmonary Rehab at Somerset
Golf Conditioning Program
By appointment.Is your current exercise routine helping your game? A Healthtrax certified personal trainer can show you the way to improved performance, conditioning and injury prevention. This customized stretching and strengthening program is for the serious golfer.
Packages available. Please call for rates.
Call
Southcoast Wellness Center
Hatha Yoga
Saturdays, 9:30 to 10:45 a.m.Instructor is a certified vibration medicine practitioner and hatha yoga instructor. Marianne Morin, RN
Call
$70/6 weeks
Southcoast Wellness Center
Healthy Steps
Days and times varyA 12-week weight management program that incorporates nutrition, exercise and education. Healthy Steps is designed to help you create long-term lifestyle changes. Stop by to meet our dietitian and sample a healthy snack. Call
$45/6 weeks
Southcoast Wellness Center
Hip-Hop Dance Class: Feel the Beat
Mondays and Fridays, 7:15 to 8:15 p.m.This beginner Hip-Hop class will teach the basic eight counts. Learn each dance step with classmates and add to the routine each week. Call
$45/6 weeks
Southcoast Wellness Center
Marcia’s Morning Stretch
Tuesdays, 6:45 to 7:15 a.m.Wake up and stretch. Gentle, progressive, fullbody stretch designed to prepare the body for the rest of the day. Call
$120/12 classes
Southcoast Wellness Center
Maximize Your Performance
By appointmentPhysician referral required
Improve your fitness level, be better at the sport you engage in and reduce your chance for injury. Participants receive a comprehensive evaluation of their fitness levels and a customized plan to reach their goals. Call
$25/30-minute session
Mashpee Building, Dartmouth
Par-Formance Golf
By appointmentIndividualized program designed to address pain and physical limitations experienced during your golf game while improving your strength, flexibility, balance and swing. Call
$100 initial assessment, $200/8 sessions
SPORT Clinic, Mashpee Building
Personal Training
By appointmentCertified personal trainers are available for one-on-one fitness training sessions in Nautilus, free weights and cardiovascular equipment. Includes a free consultation and fitness assessment. Call
$135/5 sessions
Southcoast Wellness Center
Pre/Postnatal Fitness
Tuesdays and Thursdays 5:30 to 7 p.m.An exercise and fitness program designed for pregnant and postpartum women, for labor, birth and after. Ongoing, open enrollment. Registration required. Health history needed before participating. Call Patti McGuire at
$80/16-class card, $45/8-class card, $8/class fee if paying per class
Center for Women’s Health
PREP (Post-Rehabilitation Enhancement Program)
For active people who have been discharged from a formal therapy program and need an enhanced program to return to work, athletics or an active lifestyle. Includes evaluation by an athletic therapist and private work session. CallBy appointment,
$25/30-minute session
Mashpee Building, Dartmouth
Pulmonary Rehabilitation
Meets year-roundCharlton:
St. Luke’s:
Tobey:
Somerset:
Physician referral required.
Covered by most health insurance policies Structured exercise and education program with oxygen saturation monitoring during exercise. For individuals with pulmonary diseases including asthma, bronchitis, emphysema and COPD.
Speed, Agility and Quickness Development Camp
6:30 to 8 p.m.Session 1: July 10 to 13,
Session 2: July 31 to August 3
Learn how to gain the edge on your competition and become more athletic. Discover techniques and methods to help you become faster and more agile. Use these newfound abilities to improve your performance in virtually any sport. For boys age 13 to 19 and girls age 13 to 22. Call Kathy Thornton at
$100/session
Greater New Bedford Community Health Center
Swimming Lessons for Adults
Introductory class for the adult beginner. Learn basic stroke development. Call$55/6 weeks
Southcoast Wellness Center
Tai Chi
Fridays, 4:30 to 6 p.m.For the mind, body and spirit. Includes meditation, Chi Kung exercises, form and healthy breathing. Nic Ukleja. Call
$85/8 weeks
Southcoast Wellness Center
Therapeutic Massage Treatment
Monday through Friday by appointment15-, 30- and 60-minute appointments
Call
Somerset Outpatient Rehab
Women on Weights
By appointmentA personal training program designed to address the unique needs and goals of women with an emphasis on safety, technique, results and education. This program consists of three levels so you may choose the level most appropriate for you. Call
$175/5 sessions
Southcoast Wellness Center
Women’s Fitness Volunteer Program
By appointmentVolunteers wanted to participate in a four-week beginner exercise program at Healthtrax at the Southcoast Wellness Center. Participants must be female between the ages of 30 and 70 and not currently exercising regularly.
Southcoast Wellness Center
Yoga (FMO) for Men Only
Thursdays, 6:30 to 7:30 a.m.Calling all men to challenge themselves to balance their strength with flexibility. Special attention to problem areas such as backs, necks and hips. Please call
$120/12 weeks
Southcoast Wellness Center
kids programs
Aqua Tots
Day varies.Swim program for parent/guardian and children ages 6 months to 3 years. Call
$37/4 weeks
Southcoast Wellness Center
Cheerleading
Tuesdays, 5:30 to 6:30 p.m.Children will learn basic cheering fundamentals, stretching and strengthening, basic sideline routines and a mini routing to fun music. The class is lead by Amy Rapoza, coach of the award-winning Fairhaven High School Cheerleaders. Call
$80/8 weeks
Southcoast Wellness Center
Junior Fitness
Days and times vary.One-on-one: Five 30-minute sessions
Group: Six 60-minute sessions
One-on-one or group (four children of like ages) training instruction for 10- to 15-year-olds. Safe exercise techniques and equipment operation are stressed. One-on-one sessions can be customized for young athletes. Call
$109/one-on-one, $79/group
Southcoast Wellness Center
Pre-Swim Team
Mondays, 7:30 to 8:30 a.m.Wednesdays, 6:30 to 7:30 a.m.
Build endurance, practice your technique and make new friends. Sign up for 1 or 2 days a week. Call
$75/6 weeks
Southcoast Wellness Center
Swimming Lessons
Days and times vary.For age 3 and older. Classes taught by certified instructors with small class size for individual attention. Call
$37/4 weeks
Southcoast Wellness Center
new parent/new baby
Big Brothers and Big Sisters Are Special
A friendly, informative gathering of expectant families to help children prepare for having a new baby in the family. Preregistration required.Charlton Memorial Hospital
Call Marit Ingalls at
Sunday, 1 to 3 p.m.
Held approximately six times per year;
call early to register.
July 23, September 17
$10/family
St. Luke’s Hospital, Knowles
Auditorium
Call Patti McGuire at
Saturday, 1 to 2 p.m.
July 8, September 16
$10/family
Tobey Hospital
By appointment
Call
Breast-Feeding Basics
Learn about the healthy option of breastfeeding, basic skills to provide a good foundation and how to avoid potential stumbling blocks. Expectant mothers and their partners are encouraged to attend. Preregistration is required.Charlton Memorial Hospital,
Mooney Room
Thursdays, 6:30 to 9 p.m.
July 13, August 24, September 21
$15/mother and partner
Call
St. Luke's Hospital, Knowles
Auditorium
Wednesdays, 6:30 to 8:30 p.m.
July 12, August 9, September 13
$15/mother and partner
Call Patti McGuire at
Tobey Hospital
Thursdays, 6:30 to 8:30 p.m.
First Thursday of each month
Call
Breast-Feeding Support Group
Tuesdays, 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. A place to come for physical, mental and emotional support for breast-feeding mothers. Donna Manna, RN, IBCLC, facilitator. No registration required. Drop-ins welcome. For information, callCenter for Women’s Health
Childbirth Classes
Southcoast offers a variety of childbirth classes to suit every new family’s needs. Preregistration is required for all classes. Please call during the 16th week (10 to 12 weeks for multiples) of pregnancy to assure placement in the class you need. Not all classes are offered at all locations. Call the following numbers for information on classes offered at each location.Charlton:
St. Luke’s and Center for Women’s Health:
Tobey:
Birthing Skills in One Day
Saturdays, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
July 15, August 5, August 26, September 16
$65/mother and partner
Fee includes a Newborn Care class, which
is held monthly on a Thursday evening.
Charlton Memorial Hospital, Mooney Room
Childbirth Classes for Young
Parents
Tuesdays, 6:30 to 8:30 p.m.
Classes scheduled according to due-date
needs.
$40 if affordable
Specially designed for parents age 19
and younger. Classes include a hospital
tour and infant care. A reunion class will be
scheduled for after birth.
St. Luke’s, Knowles Auditorium
General Childbirth Classes
Call for information.
Charlton:
St. Luke’s:
Tobey:
Prepared Cesarean Classes,
Same Sex and/or Surrogate Couples
Childbirth Classes
By appointment
6 to 8:30 p.m.
Scheduled according to due-date needs.
Call Patti McGuire to register:
St. Luke’s Hospital
Private Childbirth Classes
By appointment
Hourly fee discussed on interview.
For high-risk, bed-rest patients or families for
whom traditional classes are not possible.
St. Luke’s Hospital
Refresher Childbirth Class
By appointment
6:30 to 8:30 p.m.
$45 for class including other couples.
Private classes available.
Scheduled as needed
Call Patti McGuire for more information or
to register.
St. Luke’s Hospital
Weekend Intensive
Childbirth Class
Saturdays, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
July 8, August 5, September 9
$135/mom and her support persons
Scheduled each month, according to duedate
needs. Breakfast, lunch and snacks
served. Infant care and hospital tour
included with a reunion class after delivery.
Call Patti McGuire at
St. Luke’s Hospital,
White Home Living Room
Grandmother’s Tea
Sundays, 2 to 4:30 p.m.Call for next date.
For grandmothers-to-be. Savor the experience of this lovely new stage of your life. Learn what’s new in the care and feeding of babies in an informal atmosphere. Tea and refreshments served. Call
Charlton Memorial Hospital, Mooney Room
Hypnobirthing
6 to 8:30 p.m.Call for next date.
Learn self-hypnosis skills to help create a relaxed body and serene and peaceful birth experience. Hypnobirthing is a complementary practice, not an alternative one. Registration required. Call
Tobey Hospital
Mothers’ Circle
Call for date.Umbilical Cord Blood Banking Seminar. Every month, thousands of parents preserve their newborn’s umbilical cord blood. Learn what every parent should know about their baby’s cord blood. Call
Southcoast Wellness Center
Newborn Care Class
This one-time class offers a hands-on approach to learning the basics of caring for your newborn. Registration is required.Charlton Memorial Hospital,
Mooney Room
Call
Thursdays, 7 to 9 p.m.
July 6, August 3, September 2
$10/mom or couple
Grandparent may attend at no extra charge.
Excellent for preadoptive parents.
Tobey Hospital
Call
Tuesdays and Wednesdays, Call for specific dates.
New Mommy/New Baby
10 a.m. to noonWednesdays, weekday schedule; call for current day.
Stay-at-home dads welcome, too. To help new parents build their knowledge, skills and confidence in caring for their newborns, as well as themselves. Bring your baby. Call
Charlton Memorial Hospital, Mooney Room
Positive Parenting
Summer schedule will vary, 6:30 to 8:30 p.m.Call for dates of next 3-week series.
This program will explore constructive ways to deal with challenging behavior in babies and children from newborn to preschool age. Call Marit Ingalls at
$25/one parent, $35/both parents
Charlton Memorial Hospital, Mooney Room
support groups
Adult Bereavement Support Group
Southcoast offers support groups for adults grieving the loss of a loved one at many convenient locations and times. All are free of charge.Hospice & Palliative Care,
Fall River site
Call
Second Tuesday of the month, 6 to 7:30 p.m.
Hospice & Palliative Care,
Raynham site
Call
Second Wednesday of the month,
6 to 7:30 p.m.
Middleboro Council on Aging
Call
Wednesdays, 2 to 3:30 p.m.
Southcoast Home Care, Hospice
& Infusion Services
Call
Thursdays, biweekly, 3 to 4:30 p.m.
July 6, July 20, August 3, August 17, August 31,
September 14, September 28
Camp Angel Wings
Saturday, Sunday, 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.July 29 and 30 Southcoast Hospice & Palliative Care is holding a 2-day bereavement camp for children and teens ages 3 to 17 at the Mattapoisett YMCA. For more information, call
Children and Adolescents Bereavement Support Group
Southcoast offers support groups for children and adolescents grieving the loss of a loved one. Please call each location for more information. These programs are free of charge. Registration is required. Call for dates and times.Southcoast Home Care, Hospice & Infusion Services
Wednesdays, 4 to 5 p.m.
Six-week program, dates to be determined
Call
Insulin Pump Support Group
Wednesdays, 6 to 8 p.m.August 9
Topic: Master the infusion set — Look at new infusion sets. Discuss site problems. Open discussion about different ways to wear the pump. Registration required. Light refreshments will be served.
Charlton Memorial Hospital, Mooney Room
Call
Men’s Grief Support Group
6 to 7:30 p.m.An open-ended discussion and bereavement support group for men who have experienced the death of a loved one. Preregistration is required. Please call
Somerset Library
Ostomy Support Group
Wednesdays, 3 to 4 p.m.July 19, September 20
A support group for people or friends and family of people with ostomies. Mutual aid, socializing, refreshments. No registration required. For information, call
St. Luke’s Hospital, White Home Living Room
Ostomy Support Group Annual Summer Picnic
Wednesday, noon to 2 p.m.August 16
All persons with ostomies and their friends and families are welcome to enjoy good weather, friends and food. Note time change for this meeting. Call
St. Luke’s Hospital, White Home Living Room
Parents Enduring Grief
Second Thursday of the month, 7 to 8:30 p.m.July 13, August 10, September 14
Ongoing, open-ended support group for parents who have endured miscarriage, ectopic pregnancy, stillbirth or infant death. To register, call
St. Luke’s Hospital, White Home Living Room
Stroke Support Group
4 to 5:30 p.m.Third Wednesday of the month.
A monthly forum where stroke survivors and their families, caregivers and friends can gather and meet others in similar circumstances. The group is informational and allows for sharing and social interaction. Call
Heritage at Dartmouth
Widows and Widowers Discussion Group
Fourth Tuesday of the month, 6 to 7:30 p.m.Ongoing support group specifically for widows and widowers. Discussions are focused on issues related to widowhood. For more information, call
Hospice & Palliative Care, Fall River site
