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Your resource for health information, classes & screenings.
MountainStatesHealth.com
1-844-488-STAR (7827)
September 2016
SEPTEMBER 2016
KP
Registration required.
Call 1-844-488-STAR (7827).
Free unless otherwise noted.
Mon.–Sat., 8am–6pm
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JC Annex City | 423-915-5200
Johnson
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JC HRC The Mall, lower level beside Belk Women’s Store.
JC Annex The Mall, between Belk Home Store & Belk
Women’s
Store. Enter from parking lot 17 at the green awning.
JC HRC
Kingsport | 423-857-7981
KP Kingsport: Kingsport Town Center, upper level, near JCPenney.
JC Annex
FREE
JC HRC
FREE
The Mall at Johnson City
FREE
Saturday, September 24th
12:00 - 4:00 pm
Mega Heart-Step inside the human heart in this inflatable exhibit. Health and
Wellness Information, Health Screenings, Cooking Demos by Food City (recipes,
samples & healthy meal ideas), Fun Fitness Activities, Doorprizes & Giveaways.
Diabetes
How Diabetes Affects
Your Body
KP
JC
KP Annex
Thurs.,
Sept. 1, 10-11am
Sept. 14, 5-6pm
JC
JC HRC
Annex
Wed.,
JC HRC
Speaker: Teri Hurt, RN, CDE | Join us to understand the effects that diabetes has on
the body and the risks associated with complications. Learn ways to deal with those
complications.
Diabetes Prevention
Series: What is PreDiabetes?
JC
JC Annex
Annex
12:15pm
Diabetes Prevention
Series: Eating to
Prevent Diabetes
KP
KP Thurs., Sept. 1, 12:15JC
JC Annex
Annex
1pm
JC
JC HRC
HRC Wed., Sept. 14, 3-4pm
Speaker: Crystal West, RDN, LDN | Learn the nutrition knowledge necessary to eat to
prevent diabetes.
JC
KP Annex
Wed.,
Sept. 21, 3-4pm
Sept. 28, 3-4pm
Speaker: Teri Hurt, RN, CDE | Don’t let diabetes get you down! Explore medication
options to help you manage your blood sugar so you can stay healthy and lead a normal
life.
Sept. 21, 4-5pm
Sept. 28, 2-3pm
Speaker : Teri Hurt, RN, CDE | Join us for a group-based, interactive approach to
diabetes management. Using the Conversation Map, education sessions are centered
around interaction and collaboration—among patients.
Diabetes 101: Taking
Medications &
Healthy Coping
On the Road to
Managing Your
Diabetes
Diabetes 101:
Healthy Eating
Diabetes Survival
Food & Nutrition
Taste It Tuesdays
KP
KP
Thurs., Sept. 1, 11:15am-
JC
JC HRC
HRC
Wed., Sept. 14, 2-3pm
KP
JC
JC HRC
Annex
Wed.,
JC HRC
KP
JC
KP Annex
Wed.,
JC
JC HRC
Annex
Wed.,
KP
JC
JC Annex
HRC
JC HRC Wed., Sept. 21, 4:30KP
5:30pm
JC Annex
JC HRC
Wed., Sept. 28, 5-6pm
KP
JC
KP Annex
Tues.,
Speaker: Teri Hurt, RN, CDE | Have you been told you have “pre-diabetes” or “borderline”
diabetes? Gain the tools you need to change the course you are on and learn how to
decrease your risk of developing diabetes.
Speaker: Crystal West, RDN, LDN | Learn the nutrition knowledge necessary to eat to
prevent diabetes.
Speaker: Teri Hurt, RN, CDE | Join us to learn the basic survival skills needed when you
are newly diagnosed with diabetes.
Sept. 6, 11am-1pm Presenter: Crystal West, RDN, LDN | Drop by to try out some tasty samples and take
Sept. 13, 11am- home recipes! Heart & Soul recipes - no cooking demo.
JC
JC HRC
Annex
Tues.,
1pm
JC HRC
Drop in session.
Food Safety
Education
KP
JC
KP Annex
Tues.,
Sept. 20, 2-3pm
Sept. 21, 1-2pm
JC
JC HRC
Annex
Wed.,
KP
JC HRC
JC Annex
Farmers’ Market
Favorite Series
1pm
Meatless Monday
Entrees
JC HRC
KP Fri., Sept. 30, 1-2pm
JC Annex
JC HRC
KP Thurs., Sept. 29, 12:30JC Annex
1:30pm
JC HRC
Health Screening
Tues., Sept. 27, 12-
Speaker: Crystal West, RDN, LDN | It is National Food Safety Education Month!
According to estimates from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 48 million
people (1 in 6 Americans) get foodborne illness each year. Join us to learn the steps you
can take at home to keep your food and family safe!
Speaker: Crystal West, RDN, LDN | Come get some fresh ideas on how to use produce
from your local farmer’s market! Samples provided. Heart & Soul recipes and cooking
demo.
Speaker: Jennifer Banks, RD, UT Extension Family & Consumer Sciences Agent |
Research shows going meatless once per week helps cut risks for cardiovascular
disease, diabetes and curbs obesity. Join the dietitian as she discusses health benefits
and entree options for meatless meals. Food prep demo, recipes and samples included.
Alpha 1 Testing
Labs
KP Tues., Sept. 6, 2:30JC Annex
4:30pm
JC HRC
KP
KP
Tues., Sept. 13, 8-9am
Sept 17, 7:30-
JC
JC Annex
Annex Sat.,
JC
9am
JC HRC
HRC
Healthy Living
Yoga Basics
All About Inhalers
Emotional Eating
JC HRC
Wed., Sept. 7, 1011am
JC Annex
JC HRC
KP
JC HRC
Wed., Sept. 7, 3-4pm
JC Annex
JC HRC
12pm
Sat., Sept 10, 8am-
KP
JC Annex
Accupuncture
Answers
6:30pm
Surviving the
Active Shooter
KP Wed., Sept. 14,
JC Annex
2-3:30pm
Heart Valve Disease
Green Cleaning
with Essential Oils
Sleep Apnea
Chronic Fatigue
Syndrome
10 Warning Signs
of Alzheimer’s
JC HRC
Mon., Sept. 12, 5:30-
JC HRC
KP Thurs., Sept. 15, 11amJC Annex
12pm
JC HRC
KP Fri., Sept. 16, 11amJC Annex
12pm
JC HRC
KP Mon., Sept. 19, 11amJC Annex
12pm
KP
JC
JC Annex
HRC
JC HRC
Mon., Sept. 19, 2-3pm
KP
JC Annex
JC HRC
1pm
Tues., Sept. 20, 12-
KP
Living With Chronic
Kidney Disease
Money Matters:
Social Security for
Women
CoQ10: Could it
Help?
The Power of Prayer
Exercises for
Better Balance
Heart & Soul
No food or drink (except water) for 8-12 hours before the test. Call for an appointment.
$25 Coronary Risk Panel – total cholesterol, HDL, LDL, triglycerides, glucose, and
hematocrit. $20 Liver Panel – albumin, bilirubin: total, direct, and indirect, bilirubin ratio,
alkaline phosphatase, total protein, ALT, AST. $20 Hemoglobin A1c. $30 TSH - thyroid.
$35 PSA - prostate. Cash or check only.
KP Tues., Sept. 6, 13, 20, 27, Instructor: Amy Fitzpatrick, MS, RD, R-HYI | A holistic approach to health and well-being
that helps you learn to nourish the mind, body and spirit through gentle yoga, breath work
JC Annex
10:30-11:30am
KP
and meditation. Bring a mat if you have one. $5 Fee. Cash only.
JC Annex
KP
CPR for Healthcare
Providers
If you or someone you know has been diagnosed with COPD, emphysema or
uncontrolled asthma, it may be due to an Alpha 1 antitrypsin deficiency. This free fingerstick blood screening will test for that deficiency.
JC Annex
JC HRC Tues., Sept. 20,
2-3:30pm
KP
JC
KP Annex
Thurs.,
Sept.22, 5-6pm
Sept. 26, 5-6pm
JC
JC HRC
Annex
Mon.,
KP
JC
JC Annex
HRC
JC HRC
Fri., Sept. 23, 1-2pm
KP Fri., Sept. 23, 1:30JC Annex
2:30pm
JC HRC
KP Tues., Sept. 27, 12-1pm
JC Annex
JC HRC
KP Wed., Sept. 28, 1-2pm
JC Annex
JC HRC
Speaker: Bill Gatton School of Pharmacy Students | Join us to learn about safety, using
and disposing of inhalers.
Speaker: Lisa Bausell, LPC, CEAP, Woodridge, A Service of JCMC | Are you really
hungry or are your emotions eating you? Come find out what emotional eating is, why
we do it and ways to prevent it.
This class is for health care workers and includes CPR for adult, child and infant victims
plus AED training and airway obstruction. Includes new AHA guidelines. Fee for class.
Online registration at www.MountainStatesHealth.com. Select Classes & Programs from
top blue bar > MSHA Training Center > Advanced/Basic BLS.
Speaker: Michelle Bouton Licensed Acupuncturist, Appalachian Acupuncture |
Acupuncture has been used for thousands of years and modern research continues
to prove its efficacy. Learn more about this low-risk, highly effective therapy and how it
promotes the body’s own mechanism to heal itself.
Speaker: Jerry Stout, Special Agent/Tennessee Dept of Safety & Homeland Security |
Join special agent, Jerry Stout, as he give tips on how best to survive an active shooter
situation.
Speaker: Janey Owens, FNP, MSMG Cardiology | More than 5 million Americans are
diagnosed with heart valve disease each year. Learn about diagnosis, treatments and
symptoms that can range from fatigue and dizziness to irregular heart beat or chest pain.
Speaker: Amy Venable, Owner of The Lavendar Window | Learn how to make your own
cleaning products using things from your pantry and essential oils for a cleaner, safer
home.
Speaker: Kelly Kahle, Resident Physician | Sleep apnea is a potentially serious sleep
disorder where breathing stops and starts repeatedly while you sleep. Risk factors, health
consequences and treatment options will be discussed.
Speaker: Doreen Lancaster, RNA | Learn more about this complex disorder and how it
can be managed. A nurse will share her personal story about her experience with chronic
fatigue syndrome.
Speaker: Tabitha Ebbert, BS, Alzheimer’s Association | There are 10 warning signs of
Alzheimer’s - do you know what they are? If you or someone you know is experiencing
memory loss or behavioral changes, it’s time to learn the facts. Early detection is
important.
Speaker: Marianna Higgins, LCSW | Focus will be on chronic kidney disease including
diagnosis, stages, signs and symptoms, as well as treatment options of hemodialysis,
peritoneal dialysis, and transplant.
Speaker: Michael Bird, Certified Financial Planner | To help women better understand
Social Security, this class will cover 5 factors to consider when deciding when to apply for
benefits, when it makes sense to delay benefits - and when it does not.
Speaker: Andrew Clark, PhD, RD, ETSU | Could supplementing with coenzyme Q10 be
helpful in improving heart function after a heart attack or when taking a statin drug? Learn
more about CoQ10, who may benefit from taking it, and current research Dr. Clark is
doing that could make CoQ10 even more helpful.
Speaker: Thomas Arbaugh, M-Div., Senior Chaplain IPMC | Never underestimate the
power of prayer. Learn how prayer can impact your physical as well as mental well being
and discover easy ways to incorporate it into your daily life.
Speaker: Ashley Sigwalt, Certified Athletic Trainer, Great Body Company | Ashley will
discuss and demonstrate exercises to help improve balance and strength using weights
and resistance bands. Bring your own band or you may purchase one for $3. Cash only.
Speaker: Deborah Lowery, Director or Melissa Johnston, Manager | Learn about the new
Heart & Soul program designed to help people in our region, age 60 and up, to be active,
stay healthy and have fun!
KP
The “Spin” on Vertigo
A Bug’s Life
JC Annex
JC HRC
6:30pm
Thurs., Sept. 29, 5:30-
KP Fri., Sept. 30, 12-1pm
JC Annex
JC HRC
Support Group
Better Breathers Club
Gluten Free TriCities Gluten Free Baking
Mended Hearts
Healing the Hurt:
Grief
Lymphedema
Support Group
Early Onset
Alzheimer’s
Support Group
Immune Deficiency
Support Group
Alzheimer’s &
Dementia
Fibromyalgia
Support Group
Parkinson’s
Support Group
Multiple Myeloma
Support Group
KP Thurs., Sept. 1, 1-2:30pm
JC Annex
JC HRC
KP
Thurs., Sept. 1, 4:30JC Annex
5:30pm
KP
JC HRC
Hear from a local ENT physician about different causes of dizziness and vertigo and how
it is treated.
Speaker: Tracey Rhodes, MSHA Infection Prevention Manager | Everyday bacteria can
colonize quickly and transfer easily without proper cleaning. Learn about these “bugs”
and their lifespans as well as information on the basic care to prevent infection for cuts,
scrapes, burns and surgical incisions.
Speaker: Pharmacist Cheryl Shelnutt will give a brief overview of medication commonly
used in the treatement of COPD and answer your medication questions.
Are you struggling to convert your favorite recipes to a gluten free version? Having
trouble with your gluten free baking not turning out just right? Local gluten free baker,
Arleen Fox, will discuss secrets to getting great results.
JC Annex Tues., Sept. 6,
JC HRC
11:30am-1pm
Speaker: Randy Schacke | Mended Hearts offers information and support to individuals
who have had heart surgery. Join us as this former heart patient shares his story.
KP Tues., Sept. 6, 5-6pm
Facilitator: Sara Carico, LMSW | Join a professional therapist and peers for sharing,
insight and tools to healing the hurt of loss. Ideal for those dealing with death, divorce,
job or pet loss.
JC Annex
KP
JC
JC Annex
HRC
JC HRC
KP
Thurs., Sept. 8, 5-6pm
JC Annex
JC HRC
12pm
KP
Fri., Sept. 9, 11am-
JC Annex
JC HRC
Sat., Sept.10, 1-3pm
KP
KP Mon., Sept. 12, 3:30JC Annex
4:30pm
JC Annex
JC HRC
JC HRC Mon., Sept. 12,
5-6:30pm
KP
JC Annex
JC HRC
11:30am,
JC Annex
Facilitator: Tabitha Ebbert, Alzheimer’s Association
Facilitator: Ashlee Carmack | Join our newest support group that will provide an
opportunity for individuals diagnosed with a primary immunodeficiency disease and their
caregivers to receive support and encouragement, network and raise awareness in their
communities.
Facilitator: Tabitha Ebbert, BS, CDP, Alzheimer’s Association Manager of Programs &
Education |
Speaker: Michelle Bouton Licensed Acupuncturist, Appalachian Acupuncture |
Acupuncture has been used for thousands of years and modern research continues to
prove its efficacy. Learn about this low-risk, highly effective therapy and how it promotes
the body’s own mechanism to heal itself.
Sat., Sept 17, 10-
Facilitator: Peggy Willocks | If you or someone you love has Parkinson’s Disease, join us
for a video on living with Parkinson’s plus tips and suggestions that could improve quality
of life.
Sat., Sept 17, 12-
Facilitator: Darlene Jessee
KP
JC HRC
2pm
Facilitator: Jennifer Hovatter, BS, Public Health
The following classes are offered monthly at both HRC locations. Please call for dates and times…..
Arthritis
COPD
Atrial Fibrillation
Medication Management
Asthma Basics
Better Blood Pressure
Blood Clot Prevention
Cardiomyopathy
Chest Pain
Cholesterol Management
Congestive Heart Failure
Home Safety
Osteoporosis
Palpitations
Pneumonia - What You Need to Know
Stress Management Tips
Thyroid Disorders 101