Agnesian

Time: 6:30 to 9 p.m.

Location: Agnesian HealthCare Journeys: a health resource center, 430 E. Division Street, Fond du Lac

Agnesian HealthCare's Breastfeeding for Moms and Dads class provides you and your partner with information to begin breastfeeding with confidence and a true sense of security. Topics include the advantages of breastfeeding, techniques, problem prevention, returning to work and the use of breast pumps for the nursing mother.

Time: 5:30 to 9:30 p.m.

Location: Agnesian HealthCare Plaza Level Conference Center, 430 E. Division Street, Fond du Lac

Cost: $30 per couple           

This one-evening Agnesian HealthCare class for expectant parents includes information on nutrition, fetal growth and development, mechanics of labor, breathing and relaxation, types of deliveries, physical and emotional needs of the mother and coach, plus much more. The program also includes a tour of St. Agnes Hospital’s Women & Infants Unit birthing rooms.

Time: 6 to 7 p.m.

Location: Agnesian HealthCare Journeys: a health resource center, 430 E. Division Street, Fond du Lac

Cost: $5 per person

More than 70 million people in the United States have a sleep disorder. Most of those who have one are unaware of it. If you think you have a sleep disorder, are concerned about the quality of your sleep, or if you're looking out for the health of someone you love, this program will help.

Join Allen Foster, MD, Agnesian HealthCare Center for Sleep Disorders medical director, as he shares important information about sleep-related disorders, symptoms and treatment options.

Time: 6:30 to 7:30 p.m.

Location: Agnesian HealthCare Journeys: a health resource center, 430 E. Division Street, Fond du Lac

Cost: $5 per person

Asthma is a chronic condition that affects the airways of the lungs of more than 20 million Americans of all ages, including more than six million children.

The hallmark symptoms of asthma are wheezing and difficulty breathing, and are typically set off by various environmental or emotional triggers - including, but not limited to - chemicals, pollution, pollen, animal dander, exercise and smoke.

Join Patti Shippee, RN, Agnesian HealthCare school nurse, and Jolene Schry, RN, MSN, Fond du Lac School District Health and Safety Programs, for a discussion on asthma, including asthma triggers and symptoms, warning signs of an asthma attack, how to manage your asthma and more! In addition, learn the proper technique of the use of an inhaler.

Time: 6 p.m.

Location: Agnesian HealthCare Plaza Level Conference Center, 430 E. Division Street

Cost: $15 per person - Participants will receive a resistance band

You may be wondering what exactly is core strength and why should one worry about it? Core strength training focuses on the muscles in the abdomen, hips, back and chest. All of our movements are powered by the torso, the body’s center of power. The abs and back work together to support the spine when we sit, stand, bend over, pick things up, exercise and more.

Join Jean Rusch, certified personal aerobic and weight and fitness trainer, for an interactive class for beginning and intermediate students. Participants will use resistance bands that will teach specific core strengthening exercises that can strengthen and tone, help prevent back pain and improve balance and stability. You won’t want to miss this class!

This class is not recommended for individuals who have current pain or have had a recent surgery.

Time: 6 to 9:30 p.m.

Location: Agnesian HealthCare Journeys: a health resource center, 430 E. Division Street, Fond du Lac

Cost: $25 per person

HEALTHCARE PROVIDER CPR RENEWAL is for those who hold a current Healthcare Provider CPR certification and need to renew their status. Healthcare providers will review the skills of CPR for victims of all ages (including ventilation with a barrier device, a bag-mask device and oxygen), use of an AED and relief of foreign-body airway obstruction in responsive and non-responsive victims.

Time: 5:30 to 7 p.m.

Location: Agnesian HealthCare Journeys: a health resource center, 430 E. Division Street, Fond du Lac

 Cost: Free

Guided by volunteer cosmetologists, female cancer patients who participate in this class will learn how to use make-up and skin care techniques to overcome the appearance-related effects of chemotherapy and radiation.

Time: 6 to 7 p.m.

Location: Agnesian HealthCare Journeys: a health resource center, 430 E. Division Street

Cost: $5 per person

The most frequent source of debilitating pain and joint destruction is arthritis. Today, Baby Boomers are more active than ever and don't want to be held back by painful arthritis. Although the ankle joint is affected by arthritis much less often than other joints, it is a condition among older adults that from wear and tear on the ankle can hinder an active lifestyle.

Join Jason DeVries, DPM, a fellowship-trained foot and ankle surgeon with the Agnesian Center for Bone & Joint Health, to learn more about the three types of arthritis - osteoarthritis, rheumatoid arthritis and post-traumatic arthritis - that can affect the foot or the ankle. In addition, Dr. DeVries will discuss the causes of ankle arthritis, common symptoms, prevention, and treatment options including recent advancements.

Time: 6 to 9:30 p.m.

Location: Ripon Medical Center's Green Lake Room, 933 Newbury Street, Ripon

Cost: $40 per person

HEALTHCARE PROVIDER CPR teaches healthcare providers the skills of CPR for victims of all ages (including ventilation with a barrier device, a bag-mask device and oxygen), use of an AED and relief of foreign-body airway obstruction in responsive and non-responsive victims. A course completion card is given upon successful completion of a practical and written exam.