Calendar – Health – Infant Mental Health Presentation – May 17
May 14, 2012
Marquette – A presentation on the importance of Infant Mental Health will be offered on Thursday, May 17 at 10 a.m. in the Shiras Room of the Peter White Public Library.
The event is part of the Your Mind Matters series. For more information, go to www.pwpl.info.
Calendar – Health – Your Mind Matters Addiction Discussion – May 16
May 13, 2012
Marquette – Learn how people become addicted on Wednesday, May 16 at noon in the Community Room of the Peter White Public Library.
John Lehtinen, M.D. will lead a discussion exploring the biological basis for addiction and recent major advances in treatment models. A question and answer session follows the presentation.
Dr. Lehtinen, on staff at Marquette General Hospital, is board certified in Addiction Medicine as well as Geriatrics, Sports and Family Medicine. He earned his doctorate from Wayne State University School of Medicine and did his residency at St. John Hospital in Detroit.
Attendees are invited to bring their own lunch or buy from the library café. Beverages will be provided. There is no admission charge and no pre-registration is required.
This presentation is part of Your Mind Matters, a community dialog on mental health issues sponsored by a coalition of community groups and the Peter White Public Library.
Call 226-4318 or visit www.pwpl.info for more information.
Calendar – Health – Your Mind Matters Film Showing – May 15
May 12, 2012
Marquette – In recognition of May as Mental Health month, the Oscar nominated film “The Squid and the Whale” will be shown on Tuesday, May 15 at 7 p.m. in the Community Room of the Peter White Public Library.
The film stars Jeff Daniels, Laura Linney, Owen Klein and William Baldwin. Based on the true childhood experiences of director Noah Baumbach, this film tells the touching story of two young boys dealing with their parent’s ugly divorce in 1980’s Brooklyn.
Released in 2005, the film is rated R and runs for 88 minutes.
There is no admission charge thanks to sponsorship by the Friends of the Peter White Public Library and the National Alliance on Mental Illness. For more information visit www.pwpl.info or call 226-4318.
Calendar – Health – Free Skin Cancer Screening – May 12
May 9, 2012
Hancock – The Marquette General Cancer Center will offer free skin cancer screening on Saturday, May 12 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. in Suite 5 at Portage Health, 500 Campus Drive in Hancock.
Call 483-1153 to schedule an appointment.
Calendar – Health – TOPS Open House – May 10
May 7, 2012
Havey – TOPS (Take Off Pounds Sensibly) will host an open house on Thursday, May 10, beginning with a weigh-in at 5:30 p.m., followed by a meeting at 6:15 p.m. in Room 1 of Silver Creek Church, 219 Silver Creek Road in Harvey.
For more information, call 226-7930.
Calendar – Health – Anxiety and Stress Presentation – May 9
May 6, 2012
Marquette – Mary Ritter, a therapist with Great Lakes Recovery Centers, will offer a presentation on the causes of anxiety and stress on Wednesday, May 9 from noon to 1 p.m. in the Community Room of the Peter White Public Library.
The presentation is part of Your Mind Matters, a community dialog on mental health issues sponsored by a coalition of community groups and the Peter White Public Library.
For more information, call 226-4318 or visit www.pwpl.info.
Calendar – Health – Your Mind Matters – Stress Presentation – May 9
May 6, 2012
Marquette – Learn what causes anxiety and how anxiety relates to stress on Wednesday, May 9 at noon in the Community Room of the Peter White Public Library.
Mary Ritter, therapist with Great Lakes Recovery Centers, leads the discussion analyzing what makes people anxious. An interactive activity using a cognitive behavioral tool is offered as well as general information on facts and percentages of people who suffer from extreme cases of anxiety. A question and answer session follows the presentation.
Attendees are invited to bring their own lunch or buy from the library café. Beverages will be provided. There is no admission charge and no pre-registration is required.
This presentation is part of Your Mind Matters, a community dialog on mental health issues sponsored by a coalition of community groups and the Peter White Public Library.
Call 226-4318 or visit www.pwpl.info for more information.
Calendar – Health – Free Skin Cancer Screening – May 5
May 2, 2012
Marquette – The Marquette General Cancer Center will offer free skin cancer screening on Saturday, May 5 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Marquette General Hematology/Oncology office, located in Suite 332 of the Upper Peninsula Medical Center.
Call 225-3500 to schedule an appointment.
Calendar – Health – Your Mind Matters – Stress and Coping Workshop – May 3
April 30, 2012
Marquette – Presenter Paul Olson, LMSW, will lead a workshop entitled “Stress and Coping – Relaxation is Not a Luxury” on Thursday, May 3 from noon to 1 p.m. in the Community Room of the Peter White Public Library.
Participants will discover some simple skills to be used anywhere to still the mind and reduce stress. Learn relaxation and grounding techniques that will help deal with situations start to get on your nerves. Learn the skills to cope with daily struggles.
Attendees are invited to bring their own lunch or buy from the library café. Beverages will be provided. There is no admission charge and no pre-registration is required.
This presentation is part of Your Mind Matters, a community dialog on mental health issues sponsored by a coalition of community groups and the Peter White Public Library.
Call 226-4318 or visit www.pwpl.info for more information.
Calendar – Health – Your Mind Matters – Community Assertive Treatment Presentation – May 3
April 30, 2012
Marquette – In honor of May as Mental Health month, the public is invited to learn about the treatment model known as Assertive Community Treatment on Thursday, May 3 at 7 p.m. in the Shiras Room of the Peter White Public Library.
Lynn Johnson, MA, LLP, Clinical Supervisor for ACT at Pathways Community Mental Health will explore this intensive and highly integrated approach for community mental health service delivery, especially when combined with evidence based practices. This entails making decisions about how to provide care by integrating the best available evidence with practitioner expertise and other resources, and with the characteristics, state, needs, values and preferences of those who will be affected.
There is no admission charge. This program is part of Your Mind Matters, an ongoing community dialog on mental health issues sponsored by a coalition of local community health organizations, advocacy groups, individuals and Peter White Public Library. For more information visit www.pwpl.info or call the library at 226-4318.
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