For information about these programs, call the numbers listed below or send an e-mail (hsulis@portermedical.org) to CHO Director Heidi Sulis.

Lifeline Program

An in-home, emergency response system that gives you and your family members the confidence and freedom to enable you to live on your own. A simple press of your button puts you in touch with a caring Lifeline monitor (standing by 24 hours a day, seven days a week) who finds out what kind of help you need. 388-8817.
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Expectant Parents Class: 6+1

This six-week series covers pregnancy, labor, birth, breathing/relaxation skills, care of the newborn, and family changes. New this year is a 7th class, after babies are born, for parents and new babies together. 
Meets weekday evenings, 6:30-8:30 p.m. Pre-registration required.

2010 Schedule and Registration Form (to print out and mail in) or call 382-3413

Condensed Weekend Expectant Parents' Class

A  weekend version of our 6 week course which meets two mornings in one weekend.. Highlights pregnancy, labor, birth, breathing/relaxation skills. Meets 9:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m. Saturday and Sunday of one weekend. Call for dates. Pre-registration required.
2010 Schedule and Registration Form (to print out and mail in) or call 382-3413

Refresher Class for Expectant Parents

Three-hour evening class for parents expecting another baby. Review breathing/relaxation skills and learn what's new. Pre-registration required.
2010 Schedule and Registration Form (to print out and mail in) or call 382-3413

Prenatal Exercise Class

Join other pregnant women for a series of safe and appropriate exercise and relaxation techniques to improve muscle tone, strength, flexibility, and endurance during pregnancy and labor. Meets Monday evenings from 5:00-6:30 p.m.
Registration Form (to print out and mail in) or call 388-4739

Sibling Class

This one-hour class helps older brothers and sisters prepare for a new baby in the family. Day, evening and Saturday classes available by appointment. Pre-registration required.
Registration Form (to print out and mail in) or call 382-3413

Breastfeeding Class

A two-hour evening class for new or expectant mothers to discuss the benefits of breastfeeding to mother and baby, deciding whether or not to breastfeed, returning to work, and more. Meets 6:30-8:30 p.m. Call for dates.  Pre-registration required.
2010 Schedule and Registration Form (to print out and mail in) or call 382-3413

Basic Diabetes Education Program

This 3-hour class is offered twice a month for people with newly diagnosed diabetes and their family or people who need to brush up on their diabetes management. 388-4723

Living with Diabetes

A comprehensive diabetes self management course to include nutrition, medications, monitoring, exercise, stress reduction and acute/chronic complications. This course meets weekly, in a two-hour session, for five weeks and is offered twice a year. 388-4723

Diabetes Support Groups

Diabetics and/or support people welcome.

Middlebury --Meets second Thursday of each month at Porter Hospital, Conference Room A, 7:00 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. For more information please call Janice Whittemore, 462-2811 or Elaine Coon, 388-4723.

Bristol--Meets third Wednesday of each month at Lawrence Memorial Library in Bristol. For more information please call Betty Ferris, 453-2578 or Elaine Coon, 388-4723.

First Aid/CPR

American Heart Association CPR courses and basic First Aid taught by certified instructors.   May be geared to specific requirements.   388-4723

The Quit Tobacco Program

If you want to quit smoking or using chew, or if you want help as you become ready to quit, then Porter Hospital invites you to participate in the Quit Tobacco Program.

This free program offers you one-on-one coaching with a trained Tobacco Treatment Specialist scheduled at your convenience; individualized quit plans; nicotine replacement therapy such as the patch; and a weekly quit group/class to help you quit and then stay quit.

Quit groups are individually tailored to meet participants’ needs. Class focus is on the benefits of living tobacco-free, the nature of tobacco addiction, handling individual trigger situations, moving beyond withdrawal, second-and-thirdhand smoke, avoiding weight gain, and stress management. Through this process you will become ready to quit and then quit using tobacco, and re-learn how good it is to live smoke-free as a nonsmoker. Read / print brochure....

Please call Leila Joseph, Ed.D., Tobacco Treatment Specialist at 388-8860, or ljoseph@portermedical.org.

Breast Cancer Screening Project

An in-house mammography program which offers reduced cost mammograms to eligible women living in our area. Workplace presentations regarding good breast health (self breast exam, clinical breast exam, and mammogram) are available. 388-4739

“Memory Tuesdays”

Our newest program, “Memory Tuesdays” is a program offering free, private memory screenings to the public. A health care provider may refer or an individual can self-refer. A 10-minute cognitive screening tool is used to assist in the detection of mild cognitive impairment (MCI). The screening assesses attention and concentration, executive function, memory, language, visuo-constructional skills, conceptual thinking, calculations and orientation.
To schedule, contact Nancy Schaedel 385-3711
Email: Nschaedel@hphrc.org.