Backyard view at 8 p.m. Have a nice evening.
Monday, August 2, 2021
Huntington Branch Library to offer keychain craft for kids in August
August Take and Make: Advanced Bead Lizard Keychain
Make a bead lizard key chain this month! We will provide the materials and an instructional video to show you how to create 1 bead lizard key chain.
PLEASE NOTE: Each child needs to sign up individually to get their own project. Take and Make Projects can be picked up at the HUNTINGTON BRANCH LIBRARY ONLY in the Children’s Department beginning [today] Aug. 2 until Aug. 31. Curbside pickup is not available at HBL.
Registration required. Call 203-926-0111 or Register Online:
This is shared from the Shelton Library System Facebook page.
Recuperation journey: Looking at the sky
Took a cell phone shot on my walk on a beautiful afternoon.
Griffin Hospital offers Wellness for Life program at Quarry Walk in Oxford
Griffin Hospital is offering its 12-week lifestyle change program, Wellness for Life, starting Aug. 17./ Contributed photo
OXFORD - Griffin Health is helping individuals get a fresh perspective on well-being with a new session of its Wellness for Life program starting Aug. 17 at Quarry Walk.
Wellness for Life is a 12-week lifestyle change program designed to equip individuals who are ready to take ownership of their health with Lifestyle Medicine knowledge and skills.
Lifestyle Medicine is a unique medical specialty that focuses on using evidence-based approaches in eating healthfully, managing stress, achieving regular physical activity and restorative sleep, and fostering meaningful social connections and support systems to improve one’s quality of life and prevent and manage chronic conditions.
The Wellness for Life program will be held every Tuesday from 4:30-6 p.m., starting Aug. 17 and concluding Nov. 2 at Griffin’s Center for Healthy Living at Quarry Walk, 300 Oxford Road.
The program offers one-on-one meetings with an internal medicine/preventive medicine physician who has expertise in Lifestyle Medicine, custom fitness evaluation with an exercise physiologist, individual nutritional guidance from a registered dietitian, an activity monitor, and small, interactive health seminars so participants can make and sustain healthy lifestyle habits in their day-to-day lives.
“At Wellness for Life, you’ll learn about your current habits and really look into how you can build healthy lifestyle habits into your routines and get your family, coworkers, and other loved ones in on your journey,” said Wellness for Life Program Co-Director Dr. Victoria Costales.
“While this is not easy to do, it’s well worth the effort, time, and creativity. It’s been such a joy to see our participants take a hold of the material, make it a practical part of their lives, and see the great changes in themselves and those they love, live with, and work with.”
Wellness for Life focuses on hands-on learning, individual reflection on Lifestyle Medicine concepts, and weekly group educational and physical activity sessions to help each participant establish healthy lifestyle habits that lead to overall health and well-being as well as prevent and manage chronic conditions.
Since the Program’s inception in 2012, Wellness for Life participants who have incorporated these healthy lifestyle habits into their routines have seen increases in their regular physical activity, healthy eating habits, improved sleep, resilience through stress management, better control of chronic conditions like high blood pressure, and preventing chronic diseases such as diabetes.
For more information about Wellness for Life, visit griffinhealth.org or call Center for Healthy Living Coordinator at 203-732-1369 to register.
This is a press release from Griffin Hospital.
Yearbook pickup slated Wednesday at Ansonia High School
Shared from the Ansonia Public Schools' Facebook page.
Learn about pollinators' habitats in program at Kellogg Environmental Center in Derby
DERBY - Join the Kellogg Environmental Center staff from 10 a.m.-noon Aug. 14 for an in-person program where participants of any age can learn about ideal habitats to attract pollinators and why it is important to support species native to Connecticut.
There are several species of plants and pollinators currently in decline, so it is important for everyone to play a role in helping sustain those populations.
During this two-hour program, participants will be introduced to native plant species and other backyard features that support local wildlife. There will be rock painting; participants should bring in their own rocks that are relatively large and flat (large enough for a child’s handprint). Kellogg Environmental Center will provide the art materials.
After the rock painting activity, participants will learn how to harvest seeds of native plants without removing the whole plant from their ecosystem.
Participants will be provided with information on where native plants are easily obtainable from nurseries and garden centers across the state and New England.
The Kellogg Environmental Center is at 500 Hawthorne Ave.
Registration is required for this free program. Please register through the Department of Energy and Environmental Protection Calendar of Events webpage at https://www.depdata.ct.gov/calendar/viewev.asp?id=7497 or contact susan.quincy@ct.gov for assistance.
This is a press release from the Kellogg Environmental Center.
