Huntington Fire Company No. 3 to host free child passenger safety clinic

DERBY – Griffin Health, Safe Kids Greater Naugatuck Valley, and Huntington Fire Company No. 3 will offer a free child passenger safety clinic  from 11 a.m.-1 p.m. May 16 at Huntington Fire Company No. 3, 44 Church St., Shelton.

Certified child passenger safety technicians will help parents, caregivers, and children learn the importance of child car seats, how to properly install them and the appropriate positioning of a child in car seats or booster seats. 

If needed, the clinics will provide individuals with new free child car seats.

Appointments are not required, but encouraged to ensure a spot. 

To make an appointment for the clinic or for more information, contact Cathi Kellett at ckellett@griffinhealth.org.

According to the U.S. Department of Transportation, every 32 seconds, a child under the age of 13 in a passenger vehicle is involved in a crash. Many times, injuries and deaths can be prevented by proper use of car seats, boosters, and seat belts. 

For more information, visit NHTSA.gov/TheRightSeat

This is a press release from Griffin Health.

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Ansonia Little League to host winter clinic Sunday at Armory

Griffin, Safe Kids Greater Naugatuck Valley to hold child passenger safety clinic

A child passenger safety clinic will be held from 1-4 p.m. Sept. 19 at Griffin Hospital Community Outreach by appointment only./ Contributed photo

DERBY - As part of National Child Passenger Safety Week, Griffin Health and Safe Kids Greater Naugatuck Valley will offer a free child passenger safety clinic Sept. 19 from 1-4 p.m. by appointment only.

The clinic will help parents, caregivers and children learn the importance of child car seats, how to properly install them and the appropriate positioning of a child in car seats or booster seats. Families in need may qualify for a free seat.

Child Passenger Safety Week raises awareness about the risks of improperly installed car seats and what seat a child should have according to their age, height and weight. 

According to the U.S. Department of Transportation, every 32 seconds, a child under the age of 13 in a passenger vehicle is involved in a crash. Many times, injuries and deaths can be prevented by proper use of car seats, boosters, and seat belts. 

For more information, visit NHTSA.gov/TheRightSeat.

To make an appointment for the clinic or for more information, contact Cathi Kellett at ckellett@griffinhealth.org.

This is a press release from Griffin Hospital.

Rochelle shares info on free legal advice via Zoom; registration required

Resource alert: The Connecticut Bar Association hosts free legal advice clinics throughout the year. The next free legal advice clinic will be held Jan. 25 and Jan. 26. Meet remotely with a volunteer lawyer for a 30-minute session to receive free legal advice. 

Registration is    required. https://www.ctbar.org/ProBonoClinic

This is shared from state Rep. Kara Rochelle's Facebook page.

Vaccination clinic slated at Boys & Girls Club in Ansonia

The Joel E. Smilow Clubhouse is located at 28 Howard Ave., Ansonia.

Griffin Hospital to host Harlem Wizards' show at Ansonia Armory

ANSONIA - Griffin Hospital will host the Harlem Wizards Feb. 6 at the reCharged Ansonia Armory!

This is a FREE event being hosted by Griffin to say ‘thank you’ to Ansonia and Derby’s youth (elementary and middle school kids) who are fully vaccinated in time to attend the event!

Parents/guardians accompanying their children must also be fully vaccinated (and boosted if eligible for a booster!) to attend.

Capacity will be limited to allow for social distancing. Each attendee (adult and child) must register separately and present the registration confirmation and their vaccine card to be allowed entry at the event. Masks are required to attend.

Additional shows may be added but space is limited!

You can register to attend by scanning the QR code or going to griffinhealth.org/armory

If your child would like to attend, a first dose of the Pfizer vaccine must be administered on or before 1/13/2022!

To make sure you have an opportunity to attend, vaccine clinics will be held at the Ansonia Armory today,Thursday, Jan. 6 from 3-7 p.m. and Tuesday, Jan. 11 from 3-7 pm. (Clinics are being held every Tuesday but a first dose must be completed by Jan. 13 to allow you to be fully vaccinated in time for the event!!).

The City of Ansonia is eternally thankful to Griffin Hospital for their tremendous partnership in not only recharging the Armory but also for recognizing the community youth who became fully vaccinated to best protect their friends, families and neighbors!

Edit to add: this event is limited to Ansonia and Derby kids and the adults accompanying them to the event!

Shared from the City of Ansonia Facebook page.

Derby Senior Center to hold flu shot clinic Oct. 21

 

Griffin Health, Safe Kids to hold car seat safety clinic in Derby

Griffin Health and Safe Kids Greater Naugatuck Valley will offer a free child passenger safety clinic Sept. 19./ Contributed photo

DERBY -  As part of National Child Passenger Safety Week, Griffin Health and Safe Kids Greater Naugatuck Valley will offer a free child passenger safety clinic Sept. 19 from noon-3 p.m. Sept. 19 at Griffin Hospital Community Outreach by appointment only.

The clinic will help parents, caregivers, and children learn the importance of child car seats, how to properly install them and the appropriate positioning of a child in car seats or booster seats. Families in need may qualify for a free seat.

Child Passenger Safety Week raises awareness about the risks of improperly installed car seats and what seat a child should have according to their age, height and weight. 

According to the U.S. Department of Transportation, every 32 seconds, a child under the age of 13 in a passenger vehicle is involved in a crash. 

Many times, injuries and deaths can be prevented by proper use of car seats, boosters, and seat belts. 

For more information, visit  NHTSA.gov/TheRightSeat.

To make an appointment or for more information, contact Cathi Kellett at 203-732-1337 or ckellett@griffinhealth.org.

This is a press release from Griffin Hospital.

Yale- Griffin PRC in Derby seeks volunteers for study to test phototherapy product

The Yale-Griffin Prevention Research Center is looking for volunteers to take part in a study to test how well phototherapy can improve health./ Contributed photo 

DERBY - The Yale-Griffin Prevention Research Center’s cardiovascular laboratory at Griffin Hospital is looking for volunteers to take part in a study to test how well a phototherapy product can improve health.

The product uses two small patches worn on the skin that, when activated by body heat, reflect low levels of infrared and visible light to stimulate the skin’s surface. 

The patches don’t contain any drugs or herbal compounds, and don’t put any chemicals in the body.

The randomized controlled study will compare the effects of 12 weeks each of using the patch product vs. placebo patches on markers of cardio-metabolic risk (hemoglobin A1C, insulin sensitivity, serum lipids, C-reactive protein, endothelial function, and body composition) and sleep quality in adults at risk for type 2 diabetes.  

Volunteers for the 8-month study must be: 

• More than 40 years of age (if women, they must be postmenopausal)
• Non-smokers
• Overweight
• Have higher-than-normal blood glucose levels, but not diabetes

Volunteers must also be able to visit the PRC at Griffin Hospital five times for clinical tests, wear 2 small patches on their abdomen, and report their food and beverage intake on certain days.

Participants will receive $500 for completing this study. 

All tests and study products will be provided free of charge.

For more information, call Rocky at 203-732-1125. 

About the Yale-Griffin Prevention Research Center 

The Yale-Griffin Prevention Research Center (PRC) was established in 1998 through funding from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). 

One of 26 Prevention Research Centers nationwide representing academic-community partnerships, the PRC is engaged in interdisciplinary applied prevention research designed to develop innovative approaches to health promotion and disease prevention that will directly benefit the public’s health. 

The Center has been researching the role of nutrition in chronic diseases for more than 20 years.

This is a press release from Griffin Hospital.

COVID-19 Vaccine Clinic slated Friday at Ansonia High School