Events in August 2019
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- The Exchange
The Exchange The Exchange
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August 6, 2019The Exchange is a safe and confidential resource on the first and third Tuesdays of each month from 5-7PM at the SPH Training Center to safely dispose of used sharps and obtain clean needles. Free naloxone (overdose response) kits are available, as well as information about how to get free HIV & Hepatitis C testing. You can call (907) 235-3436 or email homerexchange@gmail.com for more information.
Download this info sheet about SSRs (Syringe Services Programs) from the CDC
Download local support groups & other resources pamphlet here
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- Safe Sitter 1-Day Essentials with CPR (for students entering grades 6-8)
Safe Sitter 1-Day Essentials with CPR (for students entering grades 6-8) Safe Sitter 1-Day Essentials with CPR (for students entering grades 6-8)
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August 9, 2019The next Safe Sitter 1-Day Course is scheduled for Friday, August 9th from 9:00AM - 4:00PM. The course fee is $50.00, and scholarships are available upon request. Using the Safe Sitter curriculum of discussion, fun games, demonstrations & practice students will learn about safety issues, behavior management & childcare skills, life & business skills, first aid, and will even practice child & infant CPR & choking rescue on manikins.
Registration is required by August 5th. Please contact our Health & Wellness Department at (907) 235-0970 or wellness@sphosp.org for more information and to register. Course details & locations will be shared with you upon registration.
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- Free Childbirth, Newborn Care & Breastfeeding Classes
Free Childbirth, Newborn Care & Breastfeeding Classes Free Childbirth, Newborn Care & Breastfeeding Classes
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August 13, 2019Childbirth, Newborn Care, and Breastfeeding classes offered free of charge to Homer Medical Center clients. These classes are all held on Tuesday Evenings from 5:30pm - 7:30pm in the South Peninsula Hospital Conference Rooms 1 & 2 (park in the lower parking lot and enter through the double doors by the cafeteria).
You may bring a coach with you to class, you may bring food, and you may come to all, just a few or even one class!
For questions contact Sonja Martin Young, CNM or Julie McCarron, CNM at (907) 435-3040
Summer/Fall 2019 Class Schedule:
Tuesday, August 13th with Sonja Martin Young, CNM: 3rd Trimester, anatomy, labor and birth.
Tuesday, August 20th with Sonja Martin Young, CNM: Breathing & relaxation techniques, other pain relief options.
Tuesday, September 3rd with Sonja Martin Young, CNM: Complications of labor and birth, tour of the Birth Place at South Peninsula Hospital.
Tuesday, September 10th with Sonja Martin Young, CNM: Newborn care.
Tuesday, September 17th with Julie McCarron, CNM: Breastfeeding.
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- South Kenai Peninsula Resilience Coalition Meeting
South Kenai Peninsula Resilience Coalition Meeting South Kenai Peninsula Resilience Coalition Meeting
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August 14, 2019Be a part of the local resilience movement!
Join us on the second Wednesday of each month at the SPH Training Center for updates, action, and hand-on activities. Please bring flyers and/or info to share on your upcoming resilience-building events! All are welcome.
The Southern Kenai Peninsula (SKP) Resilience Coalition is a working group of the Southern Kenai Peninsula’s Mobilizing for Action through Planning and Partnerships (MAPP) coalition. The SKP Resilience Coalition is made up of health and human services organizations, individual community members, and other community groups focused on cultivating healthy relationships and resilient families, free from violence and substance abuse.
Research shows us that healthy relationships have the power to shape our brains and can act as a buffer against tough times for both children and adults. This is why everyday connections are so important. As a community, we all play a part in connections and positive relationships that can help our community thrive. Contact MAPP of the Southern Kenai Peninsula for more info: (907) 235-0570 , mappofskp@gmail.com and visit www.skp-resilience.mappofskp.net
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- The Exchange and 1 other event
The Exchange The Exchange
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August 20, 2019The Exchange is a safe and confidential resource on the first and third Tuesdays of each month from 5-7PM at the SPH Training Center to safely dispose of used sharps and obtain clean needles. Free naloxone (overdose response) kits are available, as well as information about how to get free HIV & Hepatitis C testing. You can call (907) 235-3436 or email homerexchange@gmail.com for more information.
Download this info sheet about SSRs (Syringe Services Programs) from the CDC
Download local support groups & other resources pamphlet here
Free Childbirth, Newborn Care & Breastfeeding Classes Free Childbirth, Newborn Care & Breastfeeding Classes
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August 20, 2019Childbirth, Newborn Care, and Breastfeeding classes offered free of charge to Homer Medical Center clients. These classes are all held on Tuesday Evenings from 5:30pm - 7:30pm in the South Peninsula Hospital Conference Rooms 1 & 2 (park in the lower parking lot and enter through the double doors by the cafeteria).
You may bring a coach with you to class, you may bring food, and you may come to all, just a few or even one class!
For questions contact Sonja Martin Young, CNM or Julie McCarron, CNM at (907) 435-3040
Summer/Fall 2019 Class Schedule:
Tuesday, August 13th with Sonja Martin Young, CNM: 3rd Trimester, anatomy, labor and birth.
Tuesday, August 20th with Sonja Martin Young, CNM: Breathing & relaxation techniques, other pain relief options.
Tuesday, September 3rd with Sonja Martin Young, CNM: Complications of labor and birth, tour of the Birth Place at South Peninsula Hospital.
Tuesday, September 10th with Sonja Martin Young, CNM: Newborn care.
Tuesday, September 17th with Julie McCarron, CNM: Breastfeeding.
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- South Kenai Peninsula Opioid Task Force Monthly Meeting and 1 other event
South Kenai Peninsula Opioid Task Force Monthly Meeting South Kenai Peninsula Opioid Task Force Monthly Meeting
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August 28, 2019In all three MAPP led Community Health Needs Assessments (2008, 2012 & 2016) “Substance Abuse” has continued to be the top ranked factor most negatively affecting the community. Couple this with the growing opioid epidemic and community members have come together to create a local task force. The task force is looking at what is already occurring within the community (e.g. the twice monthly Exchange) and identifying areas where more mobilization is still needed. The task force meets on a monthly basis and has work groups to tackle various actionable areas. All community members with an interest in this effort are encouraged to participate.
The SKP Opioid Task Force meets on the fourth Wednesday of every month
11:00am-12:30pm
South Peninsula Hospital
Training Center
203 West Pioneer AvenuePlease email SKPOpioidTaskForce@gmail.com in order to be added to the task force list serve and be alerted of upcoming meetings and work group opportunities.
South Peninsula Hospital Monthly Board of Directors Meeting South Peninsula Hospital Monthly Board of Directors Meeting
August 28, 2019Monthly Board meetings are generally held every fourth Wednesday of the month at 7:00pm in the hospital’s conference room. The public is welcome.
South Peninsula Hospital, Inc. is non-profit organization governed by a nine-member board of directors which ensures the hospital is fiscally sound while maintaining the quality of care and types of services desired by the residents in the Southern Kenai Peninsula Hospital Service Area.
The board is an all-volunteer board, with members appointed to three-year terms upon completing an interview process by the board’s Membership Committee.
The Board welcomes and encourages community input for the direction of your hospital. Please plan to attend a meeting (public comments are welcomed at the beginning and end of the meeting), or email a message to them at sphbod@sphosp.org.
South Peninsula Hospital Conference Rooms 1 & 24300 Bartlett StreetHomer, -
- American Heart Association CPR/AED and First Aid Classes
American Heart Association CPR/AED and First Aid Classes American Heart Association CPR/AED and First Aid Classes
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August 30, 2019South Peninsula Hospital offers American Heart Association CPR/AED and First Aid Classes to the public regularly - please contact the Education Department at (907) 235-0258 for more information and to register. Click here for more information.
