FREE Community
Seminars and Events
These activities are FREE and are
held on the Methodist Hospital cam-
pus unless otherwise noted. For more
information, call 626-574-3515.
Maternity Orientation and Tour
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Second Wednesday of the
month, 3–4:45 p.m. and
6:45–8:30 p.m.
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Fourth Wednesday of the month,
6:45–8:30 p.m.
Lewis Hall
Acquaint yourself with our services
and staff and fnd the information
you need as you prepare for your
delivery and stay at Methodist
Hospital. Plan to attend early in your
pregnancy, and please do not bring
children to the tour. Registration is
not necessary. For more information,
call 800-950-BABY (800-950-2229).
Diabetes Education Seminars
Dates and times to be
announced
Free classes are offered in Chinese
(Mandarin), Spanish and English in
various West San Gabriel Valley loca-
tions. Join us and learn more about
diabetes, nutrition and healthy hab-
its. Call 626-821-2344 for dates and
more information. If transportation is
a problem, please let us know when
you call.
Chronic Illness Support Group
Every Thursday,
7–8:30 p.m.
Classroom 3
Mended Hearts Support Group
Third Wednesday of the month,
2–4 p.m.
Classroom 2
Blood Pressure Screenings
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Second Tuesday, 9:30–11:15 a.m.
Arcadia Community Center,
365 Campus Drive, Arcadia
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Second Tuesday, 11 a.m.–noon
Sierra Madre Hart Park House,
222 W. Sierra Madre Blvd.,
Sierra Madre
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Second Tuesday, 9:30–10:30 a.m.
Monrovia Community Center,
119 W. Palm Ave., Monrovia
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Third Tuesday, 9:30–10:30 a.m.
Temple City Community Center,
10144 Bogue St., Temple City
Cancer Resource
Center
Return to Wellness Holiday
Reunion Celebration
Thursday, Dec. 8, 6–8 p.m.
Past participants are invited to a
festive holiday dinner with a special
guest speaker. Watch the mail for
your invitation!
Look Good…Feel Better
Monday, Dec. 12
Teaches female cancer patients
beauty tips to help them feel better
about how they look during chemo-
therapy and radiation treatments.
Lunch is served and reservations
are required. Call the American
Cancer Society at 800-ACS-2345
(800-227-2345) to register or for
more information.
The Year Beyond—Breast
Cancer Survivorship
The Cancer Resource Center has
received a grant from the Los
Angeles affliate of the Susan G.
Komen Foundation for its breast
cancer survivorship series, The
Year Beyond. A six-week Mandarin
session starts in late January, 2012.
Please call 626-821-2389 for more
information.
FALL 2011
The activities listed on this page are FREE and are held on the
Methodist Hospital campus unless otherwise noted. For more
information, call 626-821-2344.
People who have diabetes are
more likely to have heart attacks
or develop heart disease than
people who don’t have diabetes,
according to the National Heart,
Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI).
For men, the risk is double; for
women, the risk is triple.
Yet there are many things you
can do to help keep your heart
healthy.
What can I do?
To help your heart stay healthy,
the NHLBI recommends that you:
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Work with your doctor to keep
your blood sugar level under
control and take all medications
exactly as prescribed.
Diabetes—Take this information to heart
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Eat a balanced diet that is low in
saturated fat, trans fat, choles-
terol, sodium and added sugar.
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Lose weight if you’re overweight.
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Make physical activity a priority.
Find activities that you enjoy, but
make sure you have doctor’s OK
to participate.
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Don’t smoke. Talk to your doctor
about programs and products
that can help you quit.
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Manage stress. Try to avoid situ-
ations that make you angry, and
look for time during your day
when you can relax.
Make it a team effort
Talk to your doctor about which of
these strategies are most impor-
tant for you.
All programs are offered in English only unless otherwise stated.
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