The week's events

  • - The Exchange and 1 other event
    The Exchange

    The Exchange

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    September 3, 2019

    The 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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    September 3, 2019

    Childbirth, 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.

  • - Walk with a Doc! Homer returns to 2 walks per month! First walk: Dr. Paula Godfrey
    Walk with a Doc! Homer returns to 2 walks per month! First walk: Dr. Paula Godfrey

    Walk with a Doc! Homer returns to 2 walks per month! First walk: Dr. Paula Godfrey

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    September 7, 2019

      Walk with a Doc returns on the first and third Saturdays of each month, with our “reunion Walk” on Saturday, September 7th from 9AM-10AM at SPARC (South Peninsula Athletic & Recreation Center) with Paula Godfrey, DO (SPH Emergency Department).  Dr. Godfrey will tell us about “Stop the Bleed” and what to do in a bleeding emergency, and we’ll spend the rest of the hour walking, asking questions, getting free blood pressure screenings and more!

    Please bring your clean, indoor walking shoes to change into!

    Walk with a Doc is a walking program for everyone interested in taking steps for a healthier lifestyle. What better way to start your weekend than on your feet making strides to help your heart and improving your general health to live longer!

    Walk with a Doc is always free (and fun)!  All are welcome – SPARC is accessible for walking, running, stollers, wheelchairs, walking poles, etc.  All ages and abilities can join us for a healthy Saturday morning activity, with snacks & coffee provided!

    Thanks to the generous co-sponsorship of the South Peninsula Hospital Foundation, Walk with a Doc will be offered on the first and third Saturdays of each month from September 7th, 2019 through May 16th, 2020!  You can find out more here, on Facebook, and on our Walk with a Doc national page.

    Please contact wellness@sphosp.org or call the SPH Health & Wellness Department at (907) 235-0970 with any questions or suggestions.