Abundant Life Ministries in Ansonia to distribute food Monday

Griffin Center for Healthy Living in Oxford to host olive oil tasting, presentation

OXFORD - In recognition of American Heart Month, the Griffin Center for Healthy Living is hosting a free olive oil tasting and presentation about its heart health benefits. 

Olive it Up! Will be held Feb.19 from 5-6 p.m. at the Griffin Center for Healthy Living Teaching Kitchen, Quarry Walk, 300 Oxford Road.

Dr. Tassos Kyriakides, assistant professor at Yale School of Public Health and certified olive oil sommelier, will guide attendees through the versatile flavors of extra virgin olive oils, highlighting their impact on human and planetary health and the important role it plays in the Mediterranean diet. 

Dr. Kyriakides, a native of Cyprus, earned a degree in biochemistry as a Fulbright Scholar at UCLA and received his Ph.D. in epidemiology of infectious diseases at the Yale School of Public Health. As an assistant professor, he helps design, guide and collaborates on numerous clinical research projects involving nutrition.

Opened in 2020, the Griffin Center for Healthy Living is a unique facility in which Griffin Health partners with the community in wellness – offering education, guidance and assistance in preventing and managing chronic disease, and promoting overall well-being. 

The Center is part of Griffin’s mission to empower individuals to make choices that change their lifestyles for the better, and embodies Griffin’s goal to not only care for individuals when they are not well, but to build a meaningful relationship, guide, and coach them to maximize their quality of life. 

Visit griffinhealthyliving.org for more information about the Center's features and upcoming community events.

This event is free, but seating is limited and reservations are required. 

Visit www.griffinhealth.org/olive-it-up or contact the Griffin Center for Healthy Living Coordinator at 203-732-1369 to sign up.

This is a press release from Griffin Health.

Griffin Hospital workshops to offer free weight-loss program

DERBY - The Griffin Center for Healthy Living will offer free workshops in March to help individuals lose weight through lifestyle change.

Weight-Loss Toolkit – A Well-Being Program is a free, evidence-based healthy eating and active living course for adults based on Eating Smart, Being Active©. This six-week program provides tools and tips for sustained weight loss, such as creating individualized meal plans and proven weight-loss exercises.

There will a session on Wednesdays March 4, 11, 18 and 25, and April 1, and 8 from 5:30-7 p.m. and another session on Mondays March 23 and 30, and April 6, 13, 20, and 27 from 10-11:30 a.m. Both sessions will be held at Griffin Hospital, 130 Division St.

Based on the latest research findings from the American Dietary Guidelines and written by educators at Colorado State University, Weight-Loss Toolkit educates and empowers participants to lead a healthy life through concepts for physical activity, food preparation, cooking and shopping skill development, and food safety. 

Nutrition education for chronic disease management is integrated into every class.

To register or for more information, visit griffinhealth.org/weight-loss-toolkit or contact The Griffin Center for Healthy Living Coordinator at 203-732-1369.

This is a press release from Griffin Hospital.

Abundant Life Fellowship Ministries in Ansonia to give out food Monday

 

Griffin Center for Healthy Living in Oxford cooking demo to highlight eating clean

Start Eating Clean with Healthy Chicken Chili

OXFORD - The Griffin Center for Healthy Living is helping individuals start the new year off with better nutrition with Eating Clean for the New Year, a free cooking demonstration Jan. 22 from 5-6:15 p.m. at the Griffin Center for Healthy Living Teaching Kitchen, Quarry Walk, 300 Oxford Road.

This free culinary workshop will discuss how to make conscious dietary changes to improve one’s health in 2026 and will feature a demonstration of a healthy and hearty chicken chili with a secret, unexpected ingredient to boost its nutritional value by Griffin Executive Chef Mike Rizzio.

This event is free, but seating is limited and reservations are required. Visit www.griffinhealth.org/eating-clean or contact the Griffin Center for Healthy Living Coordinator at 203-732-1369 to sign up.

Griffin Health in Oxford to offer free weight-loss workshops

OXFORD - The Griffin Center for Healthy Living will offer free workshops in January to help individuals lose weight through lifestyle change.

Weight-Loss Toolkit – A Well-Being Program is a free, evidence-based healthy eating and active living course for adults based on Eating Smart, Being Active©. 

This six-week program provides tools and tips for sustained weight loss, such as creating individualized meal plans and proven weight-loss exercises.

There will two sessions held on Wednesdays Jan. 21 and 28, and Feb. 4, 11, 18, and 25 at The Griffin Center for Healthy Living, Quarry Walk, 300 Oxford Road. One session will be from 1:30-3 p.m. and the other session will be from 4-5:30 p.m.

Based on the latest research findings from the American Dietary Guidelines and written by educators at Colorado State University, Weight-Loss Toolkit educates and empowers participants to lead a healthy life through concepts for physical activity, food preparation, cooking and shopping skill development, and food safety. 

Nutrition education for chronic disease management is integrated into every class.

To register or for more information, visit griffinhealth.org/weight-loss-toolkit or contact The Griffin Center for Healthy Living Coordinator at 203-732-1369.

This is a press release from Griffin Health.

Griffin Center in Oxford to hold cooking demo for peak sports performance

OXFORD - The Griffin Center for Healthy Living invites high school athletes and their parents to a free presentation and cooking demonstration about proper nutrition for peak performance in sports.

Faster, Focused, Fueled: Nutrition Essentials for High School Athletes will be offered Oct. 18 from 10-11:30 a.m. at the Griffin Center for Healthy Living Teaching Kitchen, Quarry Walk, 300 Oxford Road.

This free culinary workshop will feature a discussion led by Griffin Health Trainer Alexander DeMoura on the essentials of healthy eating for athletes followed by a demonstration of how to make a healthy high-protein breakfast that’s the perfect start for an active day.

This event is free, but seating is limited and reservations are required. 

Visit www.griffinhealth.org/faster-focused-fueled or contact the Griffin Center for Healthy Living Coordinator at 203-732-1369 to sign up.

Opened in 2020, the Griffin Center for Healthy Living is a unique facility in which Griffin Health partners with the community in wellness – offering education, guidance and assistance in preventing and managing chronic disease, and promoting overall well-being. 

The Center is part of Griffin’s mission to empower individuals to make choices that change their lifestyles for the better, and embodies Griffin’s goal to not only care for individuals when they are not well, but to build a meaningful relationship, guide, and coach them to maximize their quality of life. Visit www.griffinhealthyliving.org for more information about the Center's features and upcoming community events.

This is a press release from Griffin Health.

Griffin Hospital in Derby to hold free heart health workshop

DERBY - The Griffin Center for Healthy Living will offer a free workshop to help individuals manage heart conditions starting Oct.16.

The Heart Health Workshop is a free, three-week workshop that provides health education on heart disease with an emphasis on the management of hypertension and elevated cholesterol.

The workshop will be held on Thursdays Oct. 16, 23, and 30 from 10-11:30 a.m. at Griffin Hospital.
Based on guidelines by the American Heart Association, this program educates and empowers individuals to care for their hearts through nutrition, exercise, body composition, and stress reduction education. 

Weekly speakers include a certified diabetes care and education specialist.

To register or for more information, visit griffinhealth.org/heart-health-workshop or contact The Griffin Center for Healthy Living Coordinator at 203-732-1369.

This free heart health program is part of Griffin’s commitment to improving the health and well-being of its community through free education, guidance and assistance in preventing and managing chronic disease, and in promoting overall wellness. 

Griffin’s mission is to empower individuals to make choices that change their lifestyles for the better, and to go beyond caring for individuals when they are not well by building a meaningful relationship, guiding, and coaching them to maximize their quality of life.

This is a press release from Griffin Hospital. 

 

Griffin Center in Oxford to host Waste Not, Want Not presentation

OXFORD - The Griffin Center for Healthy Living Teaching Kitchen will host a free nutrition education presentation and cooking demonstration about preserving food and cooking with frequently thrown away plant parts.

Waste Not, Want Not will be Sept. 18 at 5 p.m. at The Griffin Center for Healthy Living at Quarry Walk, 300 Oxford Road.

Caty Poole, former Executive Director of Massaro Farm and sustainable nutrition expert, will discuss the best ways to preserve foods to maintain freshness and how to repurpose the nutritious seeds, stems and leaves that usually end up in the garbage bin. 

She will also demonstrate how to make carrot top chimichurri and pan sheet roasted vegetables.

Space is limited for this event, so registration is required. 

Visit www.griffinhealth.org/events-calendar/waste-not-want-not or call The Griffin Center for Healthy Living Coordinator at 203-732-1369 to sign up.

Teaching Kitchen 

The Griffin Center for Healthy Living Teaching Kitchen is part of Griffin’s commitment to the Planetree patient-centered care model, which promotes greater well-being in communities through access to health information and assistance in helping individuals address the social determinants of health such as access to fresh nutritious foods and how to prepare them.

Abundant Life Ministries in Ansonia to give out food Monday morning

 

Griffin Hospital in Derby to host presentation by master gardener

DERBY - The Griffin Community Garden at Griffin Hospital is helping individuals learn to grow healthy fruits and vegetables with a free presentation on garden insects at 5 p.m. July 30.

This “Good Bug, Bad Bug” presentation will feature Master Gardener Robin Michalak discussing how to identify beneficial insects vs. insects that are pests and how to incorporate integrated pest management applications to prevent infestations. 

The event is part of the Garden’s Know to Grow Series, which aims to teach the Griffin Health community how to start gardens and to promote the health benefits of eating fresh fruits and vegetables.

Registration is required for this free event. Visit www.griffinhealth.org/good-bug-bad-bug to sign up or for more information.

Opened in 2018, the Griffin Community Garden is designed to engage its neighbors to actively participate in selecting, planting, maintaining, harvesting, and preserving fresh, nutritious produce. 

The garden is part of Griffin's commitment to its Planetree patient-centered care which stresses the importance of nutrition for overall health and well-being, and to help alleviate one of the biggest social obstacles to good health.

This is a press release from Griffin Hospital.

Abundant Life Ministries in Ansonia to give out food Monday

 

Griffin Health to host teaching kitchen demo at Quarry Walk in Oxford

 

Griffin Center for Healthy Living to host cooking demo on fiber's health benefits

OXFORD - Griffin Center for Healthy Living Teaching Kitchen will host a free program on cooking with radishes and how a high fiber diet can help fight chronic disease.

Elevating the Lowly Radish & The Health Benefits of Fiber will be held July 1 at 5 p.m. at The Griffin Center for Healthy Living at Quarry Walk, 300 Oxford Road.

Dr. Deepali Jain, a Griffin Faculty Physicians general surgeon who specializes in treating gallbladder dysfunction, all parts of the digestive tract and in endocrine health, will discuss the benefits of fiber for gut health and digestion. 

Former Executive Director of Massaro Farm and sustainable nutrition expert Caty Poole will also show how versatile radishes can be by using them to prepare a stress-free summer salad and sheet pan tilapia and roasted vegetables.

Space is limited for this event, so registration is required. 

Visit www.griffinhealth.org/events-calendar/elevating-the-lowly-radish or call The Griffin Center for Healthy Living Coordinator at 203-732-1369 to sign up.

The Griffin Center for Healthy Living Teaching Kitchen is part of Griffin’s commitment to the Planetree patient-centered care model, which promotes greater well-being in communities through access to health information and assistance in helping individuals address the social determinants of health such as access to fresh nutritious foods and how to prepare them.

This is a press release from Griffin Health.

Ansonia Senior Center to host Agewell Program on bone health

 

Abundant Life Ministries in Ansonia to hold food giveaway Monday

 

Note date change: Griffin Center for Healthy Living to hold presentation on protein

OXFORD - Griffin Center for Healthy Living Teaching Kitchen will host a free program on the health benefits of protein-rich meals.

The Power of Protein will be held at 5 p.m. May 27 at The Griffin Center for Healthy Living at Quarry Walk, 300 Oxford Road.

In recognition of Women’s Health Month, former executive director of Massaro Farm and sustainable nutrition expert Caty Poole will discuss the importance of protein in healthy eating, especially for older adults, and what recent studies show particularly for women. 

Poole will also demonstrate how to make a Tempeh Bolognese and Mediterranean Parmesan White Bean dish to highlight plant-based proteins.

Space is limited for this event, so registration is required. Visit www.griffinhealth.org/events-calendar/the-power-of-protein or call The Griffin Center for Healthy Living Coordinator at 203-732-1369 to sign up.

The Griffin Center for Healthy Living Teaching Kitchen is part of Griffin’s commitment to the Planetree patient-centered care model, which promotes greater well-being in communities through access to health information and assistance in helping individuals address the social determinants of health such as access to fresh nutritious foods and how to prepare them.

This is a press release from Griffin Health.

Griffin Health Center for Healthy Living in Oxford to host free cooking demo

 

OXFORD  - In recognition of National Move More Month, the Griffin Center for Healthy Living is helping individuals eat healthy “on the go” with a free cooking demonstration.

Healthy Eating On The Go will be held from 5-6:30 p.m. April 22 at the Griffin Center for Healthy Living Teaching Kitchen, Quarry Walk, 300 Oxford Road.

This free culinary workshop will feature a discussion by registered dietitian Becca Cretella about healthy meal options when you need a quick bite. 

Executive Chef Daryeal Murphy will then demonstrate how to make Chicken Lettuce Wraps, which help hydrate the body, won’t trigger sluggish blood sugar spikes like bread sandwiches, and are rich in fiber and essential vitamins and minerals.

Opened in 2020, the Griffin Center for Healthy Living is a unique facility in which Griffin Health partners with the community in wellness – offering education, guidance and assistance in preventing and managing chronic disease, and promoting overall well-being. 

The Center is part of Griffin’s mission to empower individuals to make choices that change their lifestyles for the better, and embodies Griffin’s goal to not only care for individuals when they are not well, but to build a meaningful relationship, guide, and coach them to maximize their quality of life. 

Visit griffinhealthyliving.org for more information about the Center's features and upcoming community events.

This event is free, but seating is limited and reservations are required. 

Visit www.griffinhealth.org/events-calendar/eating-on-the-go or contact the Griffin Center for Healthy Living Coordinator at 203-732-1369 to sign up.

This is a press release from Griffin Health.

Abundant Life Ministries in Ansonia to give out food; note time change

*** Time Change *** 

This Monday the foodshare truck will be at The Abundant Life Fellowship Ministries.

 Time change 9:15-10:15 a.m.

Abundant Life Ministries in Ansonia to distribute food Monday