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7/12/17 5:00PM Special Events Community Calendar For more information or to register for a program, call the contact number listed or visit saintpetershcs.com/Events. EMS Education Series Most programs are FREE unless noted; please call for information. Thursday, August 31 7:00 PM Cancer Community Diabetes TOPIC: CHILDBIRTH Support Health Support/ Call 732.745.8600, x6671 to register. Bone Marrow Transplant FREE parking and FREE light dinner. Support Group Services Education* For more information about screenings and Diabetes Self-Management • For patients who have had an educational programs, or the CHS corporate flu Bereavement Support Group allogeneic transplant. shot program, please call 732.745.8600, x8903 Education FOR MEN ONLY • FREE In person, August 17, 2:00 PM – 3:30 PM Mondays or Tuesdays By phone, August 1, 6:30 PM – 8:00 PM Blood Pressure/ Registration and doctor’s prescription NEW - For men who have experienced Call 732.235.8522 to register. • FREE the miscarriage or stillbirth of a child. Blood Sugar Screenings required. • 732.339.7630 Registration required. Breast Cancer Support August 4 • 11:00 AM – Noon Elijah’s Promise, New Brunswick • FREE Gestational Diabetes Call Irina Mariano-Brown, MSW, LCSW, Group Self-Management at 732.745.8522 for information. August 4 • 9:30 AM – 10:30 AM August 7 and 21 • 7:00 PM — 8:30 PM New Brunswick Senior Center, Education Registration required. New Brunswick • FREE • Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey Wednesdays or Thursdays National Night Out Deborah Leif, MSW, LCSW August 7 • Noon – 1:30 PM Registration and a doctor’s prescription Events 732.235.7011 • FREE Spotswood Public Library, Spotswood required. 732.339.7630 FREE Safety is Promoted at Diabetes Support Group Gynecologic Cancer August 15 • 10:00 AM – 11:30 AM Street Festival-style Gatherings Support Group The Diabetes and Hypertension Center at Throughout the Country Piscataway Senior Center, Piscataway Saint Peter’s University Hospital’s Family Health August 8 • 7:00 PM — 8:30 PM Members only Center • 123 How Lane, New Brunswick TUESDAY, AUGUST 1 Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey Call 732.339.7672 for more information. • FREE 732.235.6792 • FREE Bone Density Screening Community Health August 2 • 2:30 PM – 3:30 PM English Services staff will provide Latinos with Cancer DeForest B. Soaries, Jr., Residences at August 8 • Noon – 1:00 PM screenings and education. Support Group Somerset • Residents only. Spanish 6:00 PM – 9:00 PM August 12 • 10:00 AM — 1:00 PM Bone Density and August 1 • Noon – 1:00 PM Municipal Building, Sister Marie de Pazzi Conference Center 77 Summerhill Road, Spotswood Light lunch will be served. Free, but DermaScan registration requested. Sessions conducted August 31 • 9:30 AM – 11:30 AM Parent 3:00 PM - 7:00 PM in Spanish. Call 908.658.5400 for more Old Bridge Senior Center, Old Bridge War Memorial Park information. • FREE Members only. French Street and Jersey Avenue, Education Life after Cancer For information, fees and registration, visit New Brunswick Skin Cancer Screening saintpetershcs.com/parented or call Parent August 5 • Noon – 4:00 PM 6:00 PM – 9:00 PM Support Group Education at 732.745.8579. August 10 and 24 • 6:00 PM – 7:30 PM Perth Amboy Waterfront, Sadowski Parkway Rowland Park Call 732.235.6792 to register • FREE FREE Baby Care Broadway Road, South Brunswick August 7 and 21 • 7:00 PM — 9:30 PM Living with Cancer August 17 • 9:00 AM – 1:00 PM • Spotswood Senior Center, Spotswood August 27 • 9:00 AM – 1:00 PM Support Group Members only. SAVE THE DATE August 9 and 23 • 7:00 PM — 8:30 PM August 17 • 11:00 AM – 2:00 PM Breastfeeding Class Diabetes Support Group Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey Crescent Park Senior Housing, Spotswood August 12 • 9:00 AM — 11:30 AM Saint Peter’s University Hospital’s Barbara Hale, LCSW • 732.235.7557 • FREE Residents only Breastfeeding Support Center for Ambulatory Resources (CARES) Derma Screening Group Support August 13 • 10:00 AM – Noon August 4 • 1:00 PM – 2:30 PM English Durga Temple, South Brunswick • FREE Wednesday, September 13 Groups Grandparent class MyGoal Autism Family August 3 • 4 PM – 6 PM 10:30 AM – 11:30 AM Do you have Refreshments are served. Support Group • August 13 • 3:00 PM – 5:00 PM Prediabetes? New Daddy Group Breast Reconstruction 877.886.9462 Join Prevent T2 – A lifestyle August 24 • 7 PM • 9 PM change program recognized to Refreshments are served. Day Lecture Alzheimer’s/Dementia prevent or delay Type 2 Diabetes. Wednesday, October 18 Caregivers Support Group Learn to eat healthier, New Mom Support Group August 8 • 10:00 AM – 11:30 AM be more physically active, August 4 • Noon – 1:00 PM Breast Cancer’s Effect Refreshments are served. Saint Peter’s Adult Day Center manage stress and lose weight on Families 200 Overlook Drive, Monroe Township More details next month Rachel Kallish, MPA, CSW, CALA A year long program that Prenatal Yoga and 609.655.6853 • FREE meets every other week Exercise Class (four-week sessions) for the first six months Wednesdays and Fridays Saint Peter’s Spouse/Partner and then monthly meetings 7:00 PM – 8:30 PM Caregiver Support Group for the second six months at Registration required. Golf Classic August 10 • 1:30 PM – 3:00 PM Saint Peter’s University Hospital’s Prepared Childbirth/ Monday, Saint Peter’s Adult Day Center Family Health Center, 123 How Stephanie Fitzsimmons, EdD, MSN, RN, Lane, New Brunswick, NJ 08901 Lamaze Classes September 11 APRN-BC Wednesday and Thursday Evenings 732.745.8600, x8662 • FREE Group support • Lots of prizes! Ridge at Back Brook, (Series) Ringoes SHARE Support Group For more information Saturday and Sunday (single day) (for those who have suffered miscarriage, or to register for this FREE Registration required. Call 732.745.8542 for stillbirth or neonatal death) programming call: 732.339.7772 Sibling Class more information August 17 • 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM Space is limited. August 12 • 12:30 PM – 1:30 PM Irina Mariano-Brown, MSW, LCSW Classes offered in English and Spanish. 732.745.8522 • FREE Are you at risk for diabetes and hypertension? FREE Maternity Tours If you do not have insurance or Visit our online interactive maternity tour at sufficient coverage to manage chronic illnesses such as diabetes and saintpetershcs.com/MaternityTour to get an hypertension, call Saint Peter’s idea of what you can expect when you deliver Diabetes and Hypertension Center at Saint Peter’s Family Health Center, at Saint Peter’s. To schedule a tour, call 123 How Lane, New Brunswick, Parent Education at 732.745.8579. at 732-339-7672.
Need a doctor? To find a Saint Peter’s physician, call1.855.SP.MY.DOC (1.855.776.9362). Also available, online scheduling with select Saint Peter’s Healthcare System physicians via Zocdoc at BookMySPDoc.com This calendar is for information only. Do not rely on it to make healthcare decisions on your own; instead, talk with your healthcare provider for advice and treatment. Do not ignore medical advice or delay seeking it because of something you read here. We do not suggest or endorse that you have any tests, use products, or use other information in this document without advice from your healthcare provider.
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