Health Related Events

Powerful Tools for Caregivers
is a free six-week series of classes
designed to help caregivers develop a wealth of self-care tools.
The class content includes: Taking Care of You; Identifying and Reducing
Personal Stress; Communicating Feelings, Needs and Concerns;
Communicating in Challenging Situations; Learning From Our Emotions; and,
Mastering Caregiving Decisions.
To learn more about Powerful Tools for Caregivers
and when it is being offered in a location near you
contact NMRHN at 660-665-0330 or 877-539-2227.

Classes starting in:

Macon - Tuesdays, May 7 - June 11, 1-3 p.m.
Macon Senior Center, 1604 Maffry, Building 200
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Lewistown - Mondays, May 13 - June 24, 1-3 p.m.
Country Aire Retirement Estates, 18540 State Highway 16

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Kirksville - Tuesdays, May 21 - June 25, 9-11 a.m.
NMRHN Office, 117 W. Potter

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Preferred Family Healthcare offers a FREE tobacco cessation program. The Online, Off-Tobacco is a truly innovative program, and available 100% online. The program lasts 7 weeks with only a 1-hour session per week. Sessions can be taught through group or one-on-one instruction by a trained facilitator. Online, Off-Tobacco follows the American Lung Association’s, Freedom from Smoking® curriculum. Participants receive education from a trained instructor, free participant workbook and $50 in nicotine replacement therapy (patches, gum or lozenges) after 3 sessions. As an alternative, participants can quit cold turkey and still receive a $25 gift card to a sporting goods store of your choice. For more information, or to sign up, contact Justin McDermott, Tobacco Cessation Coordinator, at 660-665-1962 Ext. 667 or jmcdermott@pfh.org.

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Following is a list of classes coordinated by the
Northeast Missouri Regional Arthritis Center
for more information call 660-626-2049

Arthritis Exercise Classes	Location	Dates/Times
Adair County -
Fjeld Arms	2016 Florence Place, Kirksville	Tuesdays & Thursdays, 9-9:45 am
St. Andrews	500 S. Osteopathy, Kirksville	Mondays & Fridays, 10-10:45 am
Thompson Campus Center	Osteopathy & Jefferson, Kirksville	Tuesdays & Thursdays, 9:30 - 10:30 am
Grundy County -
Senior Center	2109 N. Hoover Drive, Trenton	Tuesdays & Thursdays , 12:30 - 1:30 pm
Knox County-
Community Center	207 N. Fourth Street, Edina	Mondays & Wednesdays, 10 - 11 am
Lewis County-
Ewing Nutrition Center	101 W. Bryan Street, Ewing	Mondays & Wednesdays, 9:30 - 10:30 am
LaGrange Senior Center	905 Jefferson Street, LaGrange	Tuesdays & Thursdays, 9:30 - 10:30 am
Linn County-
McLarney Manor	116 E. Pratt Street, Brookfield	Weekdays, 11 am - noon
Livingston County-
Grand River Multipurpose Center	440 Locust Street, Chillicothe	Mondays & Fridays, 10 - 10:45 am
Marion County-
Douglas Community Center	711 Grand Avenue, Hannibal	Mondays & Wednesdays, 9 - 10 am
Ralls County-
Forget Me Not Senior Center	412 S. Main Street, London	Tuesdays & Thursdays, 10 - 11 am
St. William Catholic Church	602 E. Jefferson, Perry	Tuesdays & Thursdays, 2 - 3 pm
Town Hall	103 S. Public Street, Center	Tuesdays & Thursdays, 3:30 - 4:30 pm
Sullivan County-
Sullivan County Memorial Hospital	630 W. 3rd, Milan	Tuesdays & Fridays, 10 - 11 am

Chronic Disease Self-Management Program Classes	Location	Dates/Times
NEMO Health Council	1416 Crown Drive, Kirksville	Thursdays 9:30 - 11:30 May 9 - June 13

Walk with Ease	Location	Dates/Times
Watch for additional classes TBA

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Visit the Adair County Health Department's Healthy Living webpage at

http://adair.lphamo.org/Folders/clinic/healthyliving.html
for a list of their activities!

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Other sources for working with chronic disease
can be found on the NMRHN Resource Directory at

http://www.nmrhn.org/carelink/resource_directory.asp

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Please check back for additional listings!

If you are offering a health-related event in one of the 11 counties served by NMRHN and would like to have it listed, please send the information nmrhn@sbcglobal.net.