Ongoing Community Health Education and Support Groups
Call the Wellness Department for more information or to request a Community Health Education Brochure. Call 207-373-2162
Blood Pressure Screenings
Free blood pressure screenings are available to anyone at anytime through the Emergency Department at Parkview Adventist Medical Center . There may be a delay in case of a critical emergency. Feel free to drop by anytime.
Breathe Free Plan to Stop Smoking
This course is for individuals seeking group support in becoming free from tobacco addiction. The focus is on personal growth and development while beginning new habits and finding ways to meet the needs tobacco once fulfilled. Call 207-373-2162 to register.
Personal Wellness Profile
This program provides a complete health and lifestyle assessment based on the most current scientific guidelines for optimal health. It evaluates family history, biometrics, clinical testing, nutrition, fitness, stress management and several other crucial health factors. You will get an 18- 20 page analysis of your overall wellness assessment, physical fitness, eating habits, heart health, cancer risk, body composition, osteoporosis risk stress, safety and much more. Call to make an appointment. Click here for a more in depth description.
Stress Management
Are you sick and tired of being sick and tired? Come learn how stress and other lifestyle factors may be robbing you of energy and health. Learn what you can do about it. Get a personal assessment and a personalized plan for dealing with this thief. Group sessions are available.
Living Well Lecture Series
Do you want to learn more about various aspects of health? Join Parkview physicians and staff for discussions and lectures of various topics. Sessions are held at the hospital or community spaces such as Curtis Memorial Library and The Highlands of Topsham.
Call 207-373-2162 for upcoming lectures and to register.
Vegetarian Cooking School
Are you busy with little time to cook? Do you open "healthy" cook books and wonder what half of the ingredients are, let alone where to buy them? And who has extra money for special "health" food items that many recipes call for and which we never use again? Introducing "The Veggie Way" a series of education and cooking classes to teach you the principals of how to prepare healthful "everyday" vegetarian food for life in the 21st century. Call 207-373-2162 for more information or to register.
Support Groups
Alanon
A 12-step program which offers hope and help for families and friends of alcoholics. Call 207-737-4734 for more information.
AA Support Group
Call 373-2162 for locations.
Food Addicts in Recovery
Food Addicts In Recovery Anonymous (FA), is a 12-step recovery program which offers a solution for all forms of food addiction including obesity, anorexia, and bulimia. FA asks for no dues or fees.
To learn more or for meeting times and locations, contact: 207-775-2132 or see www.foodaddicts.org.
"MOPS" Mothers of Preschoolers
Do you think spaghetti is a finger food? Sleep ´like a baby´ (up at 12, 2 and 4)? Write your grocery list in crayon? Say "bye-bye" to everyone? Diagnosis: You are the mom of a preschooler! Prescription: Attend a MOPS meeting twice a month. Relief is usually immediate.
Call 207-729-2607 for more information.
Group for families and friends who've lost a loved one. Six sessions.
The Chaplains at Parkview offer bereavement support in the following ways:
- They provide informal grief counseling by telephone or office visit, and can help you locate a Christian counselor with special training in helping those who grieve.
- We provide grief education and support groups from a Christian perspective on a regular basis. We also can help you access other grief support available in our community.
- We have resource material helpful to those who have lost a loved one.