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Deadline Extended for exhibitor applications for the annual Rotary Health Fair!

August 14, 2019/in Homepage, Whats New /by Maggie Wyatt

The Homer Kachemak Bay Rotary Club in partnership with South Peninsula Hospital invites exhibitors to apply for booth space at the 36^th annual Rotary Health Fair. The purpose of the fair is to promote individual wellness, share health information and to educate and encourage in healthy lifestyle choices. The Rotary Health Fair invites exhibitors to provide learning centers to educate and encourage active involvement in learning about health and wellness.

The fair is November 2, 2019 from 7:30am to 1 p.m. at the Homer High School, and the deadline to apply for booth space is September 13th.

Living Well Alaska: Self-Management workshops for adults with ongoing health conditions

August 14, 2019/in Homepage /by Maggie Wyatt

The next series of Living Well Alaska workshops for adults with ongoing health conditions and their family or caregivers will be on Wednesday evenings, 4:30pm – 6:30pm from September 18th-October 23rd. Living Well workshops were developed by Stanford University to focus in a fun, interactive group setting on staying as healthy & active as possible even while living with chronic conditions like arthritis, diabetes, pre-diabetes, high blood pressure, depression, obesity, and any health condition that requires long term self-management.

The cost for the entire 6-week series is $40, and assistance is available. Contact PeggyEllen Kleinleder at (907) 235-0311 for more information and to register! Put the life back in your life!

Measles – Vaccination is the best prevention; call ahead if you have symptoms.

July 17, 2019/in Homepage /by Maggie Wyatt

Vaccination with the MMR (measles-mumps-rubella) vaccine continues to be our best defense to keep measles from spreading. Make sure you and your family are up-to-date with the MMR vaccine – contact your healthcare provider if you or anyone in your family is unsure of their immunization or needs the MMR vaccine.

Anyone can get the MMR vaccine completely free-of-charge at Homer Medical Center during their normal walk-in clinic hours on Tuesday and Thursday evenings from 5:00 – 8:00PM at 4136 Bartlett Street.

If anyone thinks they might have measles, they should call their health care provider or local public health center immediately. It’s important to get care quickly, but people should call first and not go directly to the doctor’s office, clinic or school.

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