Paradise Lakes raises $1,000 for hospice
The residents of Paradise Lakes Resort in Lutz raised $1,000 to support patient care and bereavement services in Pasco County by hosting a Texas Hold’em poker tournament and bingo tournament. Celebrating the outcome are, from left, Erin Labbe, Gulfside’s special events coordinator; Linda Browning, a Gulfside thrift shop manager; and Barbara Hale and MJ McNamara who organized the event. (Courtesy of Gulfside Hospice & Pasco Palliative Care)
NAMI offers support
The Pasco County Chapter of National Alliance on Mental Illness offers the following support groups:
Family & Friends Support Meetings for family and friends of those with mental illness:
- Atonement Lutheran Church, 29617 State Road 54 in Wesley Chapel, first and third Tuesday of every month, at 7 p.m. This is a new location, starting Feb. 3.
- Medical Center of Trinity West Campus, 5637 Marine Parkway in New Port Richey, second and fourth Monday of every month, at 7:30 p.m.
NAMI Connections for those living with mental illness:
- NAMI Pasco Office, 6480 Jallo Plaza, 6480 Land O’ Lakes Blvd., in Land O’ Lakes, every Tuesday, at 7 p.m.
- Medical Center of Trinity West Campus, 5637 Marine Parkway in New Port Richey, every Wednesday, at 7 p.m.
For information, call (727) 992-9653.
Tobacco cessation class
Regional Medical Center Bayonet Point, 14000 Fivay Road in Hudson, will offer the IQuit tobacco cessation class Jan. 29 at 1 p.m.
Participants can learn the health risks of tobacco use, the benefits of quitting, symptoms of nicotine withdrawal, and receive nicotine replacement therapy products.
The class is free.
To register, call Kadie Kluttz at (813) 929-1000, ext. 208, or email .
Access Health lecture
Access Health Care, 5350 Spring Hill Drive in Spring Hill, will offer a lecture on “Weight Reduction: Smart Moves Make This Happen” Jan. 29 at 5:15 p.m.
For information, call Dr. Maria Scunziano-Singh at (352) 688-8116.
Health care reform help
The Land O’ Lakes Community Center, 5401 Land O’ Lakes Blvd., will host a free event Feb. 2 from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m., for anyone who needs to see if they qualify for health care assistance.
There will be door prizes and light snacks.
For information, call (813) 995-0078.
Diabetes self-management
The Medical Center of Trinity, 9330 State Road 54 in Trinity, will have a diabetes self-management workshop on Monday mornings at 9 a.m., beginning Feb. 2 through March 9. The workshop is once a week, for six weeks.
The topics covered will include how techniques to deal with symptoms, appropriate exercise, healthy eating, use of medication, and working with health care providers.
For information and reservations, call (727) 834-5630.
Healthy eating workshop
Community Aging & Retirement Services will offer a healthy eating workshop every Monday at 6 p.m., starting Feb. 2 through May 11 at Hudson Wesleyan Church, 7208 Terrace Drive.
Participants can learn how to properly balance the right foods, set realistic goals, and cope with triggers for unhealthy eating.
There also will be tips for making better selections while food shopping and dining out.
Admission is free. For reservations, call CARES at (727) 862-9291, ext. 2008.
Gulfside orientations
Gulfside Hospice will host orientations for new volunteers as follows:
- Feb. 2 from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m., at Gulfside Lutz Thrift Shoppe, 1930 Land O’ Lakes Blvd., for shop volunteers.
- Feb. 5 and Feb. 6 from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., at Gulfside’s Center for Hospice Care, 5760 Dean Dairy Road in Zephyrhills, for East Pasco volunteers.
- Feb. 9 and Feb. 10 from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., at Gulfside’s Bereavement and Community Outreach Center, 6230 Lafayette St., in New Port Richey, for West Pasco volunteers.
For information, call Kathie Poole at (727) 845-5707 for NPR class, or Tracey Thompson at (813) 780-1235 for East and West orientations.
Tuesday Tutorials
The Heart Institute at Regional Medical Center Bayonet Point will present a series of Tuesday Tutorials with complimentary lunch at the Rao Musunuru Conference Center, 14100 Yosemite Drive in Hudson.
All programs begin at noon.
The first tutorial is Feb. 3 on “How to Prevent Your Own Heart from Attacking You.”
The focus will be on primary and secondary prevention of coronary heart disease.
For information and reservations, call (727) 869-5498.
Arthritis seminar Feb. 3
The Health & Wellness Center at Florida Hospital Wesley Chapel, 2700 Healing Way, will offer a “Nutrition and Exercise Interventions for Arthritis” seminar Feb. 3 at 6:30 p.m.
Participants can learn how to deal with chronic arthritis through diet and exercise, and find out which foods can reduce inflammation and which foods trigger joint pain.
The seminar is free for center members, and $5 for non-members.
For information and reservations, call (813) 929- 5432.
Heart healthy nutrition class
The Heart Institute at Regional Medical Center Bayonet Point, 14000 Fivay Road in Hudson, will offer a heart healthy nutrition class Feb. 3 at 1 p.m.
Participants can learn eating habits to help prevent and treat heart disease, food label reading and recipe modification. Food shopping will be discussed.
Handouts will be provided for take-home reference.
For information and reservations, call (727) 869-5498.
Senior Nights at FHZH
Florida Hospital Zephyrhills, 7050 Gall Blvd., will host upcoming Senior Nights during February.
The first night is Feb. 3 from 4 p.m. to 5:30 p.m., in Creation Café.
There will be dinner and a guest speaker on the topic of “Heart Healthfulness.” Guests can learn how food choices impact heart health.
The cost is $5.99.
For information, call (813) 788-0411.
Peripheral neuropathy clinic opens
A free, volunteer-run clinic is now open in Tampa for the education and support of those diagnosed with peripheral neuropathy.
The clinic provides education and support in coping with neuropathy, dealing with physical limitations, home safety, and symptom management.
Space is limited and available by appointment only.
For information, call Cindy Tofthagen at (813) 252-0475, or email .
Heart health seminar
Florida Hospital Wesley Chapel will host a heart health seminar Feb. 10 from 10 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., at its Wellness Plaza.
Seminars include “Women’s Heart Health” at 10 a.m., “Chest Pains and Coronary Computer Tomography Angiography” at 11:15 a.m., and “Heart 411: The Insight on Radial Cardiac Catheterization” at 12:30 p.m.
Lunch will be provided.
For information and registration, call (813) 929-5432.
