Health & Wellness
The educational opportunities are provided through PCRMC’s Department of Education Services and Community Health. For more information, please call 573-458-7659.
Chronic Disease Self Management
Live well with chronic conditions. This course is for anyone with arthritis, diabetes, asthma, heart disease, COPD, depression, osteoporosis, fibromyalgia, lupus, or other chronic conditions. It's also available to persons caring for someone with a chronic disease. You’ll learn:
- Techniques to deal with problems such as frustration, fatigue, pain and
isolation.
- Appropriate exercise for maintaining and improving strength, flexibility, and
endurance.
- Appropriate use of medications.
- Communicating effectively with family, friends and health professionals.
- Nutrition.
- How to evaluate new treatments.
Location: The Centre Conference Room / Maximum enrollment: 12
Cost: Free
Time: 10:00am-12:00pm
Dates: Thursdays/6 classes per session
Session 1 – January 19 thru February 23,
Session 2 – April 5 thru May 10
Session 3 – July 19 thru August 23
Session 4 – October 11 thru November 15
Care for the Caregiver with Phil Cox, PhD, Chaplain
How do you know you are heading toward compassion fatigue? Learn how to recognize it, avoid it, and what to do if it arrives.
Location: Private Dining Room 2
Cost: Free
Dates/Times:
February 17 8:30-9:30am
May 23 3:00-4:00pm
August 22 12:00-1:00pm
October 29 10:00-11:00am
Safe Sitter
For boys and girls ages 11-13. Learn how to handle unexpected situations that might arise in caring for young children. Learn the business aspect of babysitting and receive information on child development. Participants receive hands-on training in infant and child CPR from certified American Heart Association instructors.
Location: Private Dining Room 1
Cost: $50
Time: 8:00am – 4:00pm
Dates: March 27, June 7, July 19
Caring for the Caregiver
Presented by Cathy Paulsmeyer, Support Group Facilitator, St. Louis Chapter of the Alzheimer’s Association. This class focuses on support for those providing care for someone with Alzheimer’s Disease. It identifies how needs will vary as the disease changes and what challenges face the caregiver throughout the course of disease. (See support groups for additional information.)
Location: Education Classrooms
Cost: Free
Time: 9:00am-12:00pm
Dates: May 18
Silver Eagles
PCRMC Silver Eagles Program, a Program for Healthy Aging, is a FREE program for anyone over age 50 living in Phelps, Dent, Crawford, Pulaski and Texas counties and surrounding areas. The goal of this program is to help members be informed of the latest health information for vital aging, make new health skills a priority, improve lifestyle, diet, and attitude for healthy longevity. Some of the benefits of Silver Eagles membership include, a monthly newsletter with tips for healthy aging, upcoming event reminders, opportunities to earn Wellness Bonus Points toward incentives and prizes, invitations to free monthly education events, invitation to free quarterly wellness workshops, invitations to free periodic health screenings
Location: The Centre
Time: 2:00-3:00pm
Dates: January 25, February 22, March 28, April 25, May 23, June 27, July 25, August 22, September 26, October 24, November 28.