The week's events

  • - The Exchange and 1 other event
    The Exchange

    The Exchange

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    November 19, 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

    No-Cost Childbirth, Breastfeeding & Newborn Care Classes with HMC West Wing Midwives

    No-Cost Childbirth, Breastfeeding & Newborn Care Classes with HMC West Wing Midwives

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    November 19, 2019

    We offer childbirth, newborn care, and breastfeeding classes free of charge on a rotating basis throughout the year.  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).

    Click here for dates, topics & more information on the upcoming Winter 2019 Class Series from November 19th through December 17th with Laura Greet, CNM & Julie McCarron, CNM, Certified Lactation Consultant.

    You may bring a coach with you to class, you may bring food, and you may come to all, a few or even just one class!

    For more information please contact the West Wing Midwives at (907) 435-3040

  • - South Peninsula Hospital Monthly Board of Directors Meeting
    South Peninsula Hospital Monthly Board of Directors Meeting

    South Peninsula Hospital Monthly Board of Directors Meeting


    November 20, 2019

    Monthly 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 & 2
    4300 Bartlett Street
    Homer,
    Map South Peninsula Hospital Conference Rooms 1 & 2
  • - Body Moves - Exercise & movement classes for people with Parkinson's or any kind of mobility issues!
    Body Moves - Exercise & movement classes for people with Parkinson's or any kind of mobility issues!

    Body Moves - Exercise & movement classes for people with Parkinson's or any kind of mobility issues!

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    November 21, 2019

    Having trouble moving due to pain from arthritis, weakness, or neuro-muscular issues such as Parkinson’s disease or a stroke? Feel like your balance is not very good and you are afraid of falling? Wish your brain was working like it used to? Want to get better but have a hard time motivating to exercise on your own?

    Join Dotti Harness-Foster, M.Ed, GCFP and Rich Kleinleder, PTA for an hour of guided movement activities designed to increase strength, balance, and posture as well as to engage your brain. Live music promotes rhythmic movements in a fun and supportive social environment. Wherever you are in your health and fitness journey, come explore fun ways to help you function better during your day and put a little more spring in your step!

    Thursdays, 10:45-11:45 am
    Oct. 3—Nov. 21, 2019
    Homer Council on the Arts
    355 W. Pioneer Ave., Homer

    First class is free!
    $95 for HCOA members/$110 for non-members.
    Drop-in rate is $15 per class
    Scholarships are available based on need—to apply, register, or for more information
    visit www.homerart.org or call Dotti at (907) 299-6789

  • - Stop the Bleed Training
    Stop the Bleed Training

    Stop the Bleed Training

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    November 23, 2019

    Saturday, November 23

    10-11am

    SPH Training Center

    Uncontrolled bleeding is the number one cause of preventable deaths from trauma and the greater the number of people who know how to control bleeding in an injured patient, the greater that individual’s chances of surviving their injury. South Peninsula Hospital is on a mission to help prevent deaths from bleeding emergencies by empowering the public through trainings called Stop the Bleed. During these trainings, individuals learn skills for stopping bleeding both by using only their hands and with a full trauma first aid kit available.

    The first community training will take place on Saturday, November 23 from 10-11am at the hospital’s training room on Pioneer Avenue. Registration is required by calling 235-0285. The training is free, and Stop the Bleed kits will be available for purchase. Attendees will not only learn the techniques, but also be offered the opportunity to become a certified trainer from Stop the Bleed, a program of the American College of Surgeons in cooperation with the U.S. Department of Homeland Security.