Helen Porter 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. Includes 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.

2013 Schedule and Registration Form (to print out and mail in)

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. See schedulel for dates. Pre-registration required.
2013 Schedule and Registration Form (to print out and mail in)

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. See schedule for dates.  Pre-registration required.
2013 Schedule and Registration Form (to print out and mail in)

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

Breast Cancer Screening Project