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Health & Wellness

Community Education for the Southern Kenai Peninsula

Community Health & Wellness Events

Wellness Wednesday

Join us every Wednesday from 5:30-7:30pm for Wellness Wednesdays at Kachemak Bay Campus in Homer, where we celebrate health, community, and learning. This weekly event runs seasonally October through April, and is designed to nourish both body and mind with a diverse lineup of activities and topics. This event is free and open to all, no registration required!

Open Walks at the SPARC

All are welcome to these open walks: strollers, elders, walking sticks, wheelchairs, etc. No sign-up is required! Some Mondays, we will be offering health education opportunities such as flu shots, blood pressure checks, surveys, and more.

Homer Steps Up Walking Challenge

“Homer Steps Up!” is an annual community walking challenge held every May on the Southern Kenai Peninsula. Organized by South Peninsula Hospital with support from several partners, the event aims to promote community health and engagement through walking.

Rotary Health Fair & Low-Cost Blood Tests

The Rotary Health Fair occurs in collaboration with South Peninsula Hospital, and is a comprehensive and community-focused event offering valuable health resources and services. Here’s a summary of what it includes:

Safe & Health Kids Fair

The Annual Safe and Healthy Kids Fair has been a tradition for over 30 years. Typically set on a Saturday in early May, this family friendly event is held at the Homer High School. This is a free event for children of all ages to focus on safety, health, wellness, and fun! It offers more than 25 booths and stations with hands-on activities and demonstrations.

Community Resource Connect

Community Resource Connect (CRC) is a free, one-day event held at the end of January intended for those who are homeless, at risk of being houseless, or for those in need of extra support for their daily living situation.

Brake for Breakfast

Every October, South Peninsula Hospital hosts Brake for Breakfast in recognition of Breast Cancer Awareness Month. During the one-morning event, we distribute over 400 breakfast bags filled with treats and important breast health information at three different locations.

Community Health & Wellness Classes

CPR, First Aid, AED & BLS Classes

This program is for anyone with limited or no medical training who wants to learn about adult, child and infant First aid and CPR and how to operate an AED and/or needs an AHA course completion card.

CNA Training Program

South Peninsula Hospital’s Long Term Care department offers a paid, in-house Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) Training Program designed to support our community and grow the local healthcare workforce. Whether you are new to healthcare or exploring a future nursing career, this program provides the knowledge, skills, and hands-on experience needed to begin a meaningful career in patient care.

Safe Sitter

Safe Sitter® is a nationally recognized medically oriented course offered to youth in 6th-8th grade. The course is aimed at teaching youth the skills necessary to safely babysit and/or watch siblings at home.The program teaches youth how to handle major and minor medical emergencies and proper child-care skills.

Local Resources

Local Health Coalitions

MAPP stands for “Mobilizing for Action through Planning and Partnerships.” MAPP is a health improvement coalition that facilitates citizens who are committed to making their community a better place for everyone!

Recovery Support

SPH is proud to offer in house resources for recovery and addiction support, as well as partner with local agencies working within this realm.

End of Life Decision Making

Each year, South Peninsula Hospital offers a free community presentation on end-of-life planning, providing guidance on important medical, legal, and emotional considerations

News & Updates

  • Invitation to Bid

    South Peninsula Hospital seeks a qualified contractor for development of a gravel parking lot at 4135 Hohe St., Homer, AK. Work includes site prep, grading, drainage, and compacted gravel installation. The complete RFP can be found here or by request.  

  • End of Life Decision Making - recording now available

    Thank you to the many community members who attended our free educational presentation, “End of Life Decision Making,” this spring! This event was originally scheduled for Fall 2025, and we appreciate everyone’s flexibility with the rescheduling. We were honored to have Homer Medical Center’s Dr. Giulia Tortora, local estate planning attorney Lindsay Wolter, and Hospice of Homer death doula Morgan Laffert lead this important conversation. Together, they covered key aspects of end-of-life planning, including living wills, medical power of attorney, legal and medical decision-making, and emotional considerations.

  • Registration Now Open for Walking Challenge

    Registration for the 10th annual Homer Steps Up community walking challenge (May 4 -31) opens April 15 on HomerStepsUp.com. Coordinated by South Peninsula Hospital, with support from numerous partnering agencies, the yearly challenge is designed to motivate the community to engage in more movement to help improve overall health as well as provide a fun, interactive community event as Homer transitions into summer.

  • Welcome First Baby of 2026

    Baby girl River Marie Burdick was born on Sunday, January 4, 2026 at 3:55pm at South Peninsula Hospital, earning her the bragging rights of first baby delivered there in 2026. River weighed six pounds, 10 ounces, and was 19.5 inches in length. She is the first child of Amanda and Aaron Burdick of Homer, Alaska.

  • SPH Submits Letters of Interest to Rural Health Transformation Program

    South Peninsula Hospital recently submitted Letters of Interest to the State of Alaska Rural Health Transformation Program, a five-year federal grant program to improve health care in rural areas across all fifty states. These letters are the first round of submissions, and are some of nearly 1,800 which were submitted from locations across Alaska. We expect to learn sometime in April, 2026 if any of our submittals are invited to complete full applications.

  • SPH welcomes two new board members

    South Peninsula Hospital Board of Directors appointed two new members to the board and elected new officers at their December, 2025 board meeting. Jim Anderson and Ken Ciccoli, both of Homer, are newly appointed to three-year terms.