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Safe Sitter
Time: 6 to 8:30 p.m.
Location: Agnesian HealthCare Journeys: a health resource center, 430 E. Division Street, Fond du Lac
Cost: $40 per student
Agnesian HealthCare's Safe Sitter workshop is a nationally-recognized babysitting workshop that teaches adolescent babysitters how to handle crises and how to nurture and guide a young adult. Participants of this workshop emerge as more confident, responsible and compassionate teen and adults. Students will receive a manual and course completion card. This class is for children ages 11 to 14. All students should bring a beverage and snack/lunch or dinner. This is a two-day workshop.
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Heartsaver AED Renewal
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
Heartsaver AED Renewal is for those who a current Heartsaver AED certification and need to renew their status. Lay rescuers will review CPR and use of an AED (Automated External Defibrillator) for adult and child cardiac arrest victims. Students also learn relief of choking in adults and children, infant CPR and relief of choking and child and infant safety.
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Ayurveda – The Ancient Way to Youthful Joy
Time: 5:30 to 7 p.m.
Location: Agnesian HealthCare Journeys: a health resource center, 430 E. Division Street, Fond du Lac
Cost: $50 per person
For thousands of years India has used Ayurveda to keep itself health and happy. Ayurveda, which means “the science of living a long life,” is a 7,000 year-old practice that uses lifestyle choices and herbs to help a person maintain health and happiness. Join Michael Ketterhagen, PhD, Fond du Lac Center for Spirituality and Healing spiritual director, for this three-part series designed to provide people with the knowledge and skills to begin using this ancient wisdom in one’s own life. Session one: “Introduction to Ayurveda”; session two: “My Bodily Constitution and Lifestyle”; and session three: “Establishing My Health Balance.”
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Breastfeeding for Moms & Dads
Time: 6:30 to 9 p.m.
Location: Agnesian HealthCare Journeys: a health resource center, 430 E. Division Street, Fond du Lac
Cost: Free
This 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.
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Free Blood Pressure Screenings
Time: 9:00 to 11:00 am
National Exchange Bank, Fond du Lac

Prepared Childbirth
Time: 6 to 8:30 p.m.
Location: Agnesian HealthCare Journeys: a health resource center, 430 E. Division Street, Fond du Lac
Cost: $30 per couple
This two-week 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.
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VNUS Closure Leg Screening Event
Time: 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Location: Fond du Lac Regional Clinic - Ripon, 790 Eastgate Drive, Ripon
Cost: Free
Do you experience discomfort, swelling and varicose veins of the legs? If so, you may be suffering from superficial venous reflux disease. Approximately 25 million people in the United States suffer from this condition. Traditionally, patients diagnosed with venous reflux would undergo vein stripping surgery. Now, patients can be treated with the VNUS Closure procedure - a minimally invasive and more comfortable alternative. Join Richard Schaefer, MD, Fond du Lac Regional Clinic plastic surgeon, for a free consultation that will determine your candidacy for the VNUS Closure procedure. Space is limited. Preregistration is required by calling Journeys: a health resource center at (920) 926-4960 today for your screening appointment.
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Heartsaver AED
Time: 6 to 9:30 p.m.
Location: Agnesian HealthCare Journeys: a health resource center, 430 E. Division Street, Fond du Lac
Cost: $40 per person
HEARTSAVER AED teaches lay rescuers CPR and use of an AED (Automated External Defibrillator) for adult and child cardiac arrest victims. Students also learn relief of choking in adults and children, infant CPR and relief of choking and child and infant safety. A course completion card is given upon successful completion of a practical and written exam.
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Alzheimer's Support Group
St. Agnes Hospital
Call (920) 921-5812 for more information.

Skin Cancer: What You Should Know
Time: 6 to 7 p.m.
Location: St. Agnes Hospital Plaza Level Conference Center, 430 E. Division Street, Fond du Lac
Cost: $5 per person - Journeys members are free!
Skin cancer is the most common form of cancer in the world. Even though most cases could be prevented by limiting the skin’s exposure to ultraviolet rays, incidences are on the rise. The disease typically affects adults in their 40s, and is recently appearing more often in younger people. Join Burt Steffes, MD, a new Fond du Lac Regional Clinic dermatologist, to learn more about skin cancer and what you can do to prevent it. Dr. Steffes will also discuss the two forms of skin cancer (melanoma and non-melanoma), who is most at risk, symptoms and treatment options.
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Free Blood Pressure Screenings
Time: 9:00 to 11:00 am
Agnesian Health Shoppe, 145 N. Main Street

A Healthy Heart - It's Never Too Late to Start
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
It's never too late to start taking care of your heart! The best way to prevent cardiovascular disease is to prevent or reduce an individual's number of risk factors. The more risk factors a person has, the greater chance of disease. Join Catherine Caspary, RN, MSN, APNP, Critical Care Services director and nurse practitioner with Agnesian HealthCare's Dale Michels Center for Heart Care, to learn more about these risk factors and what can be done to improve overall heart health.
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Babysitter's CPR
Time: 6 to 8 p.m.
Location: Agnesian HealthCare Journeys: a health resource center, 430 E. Division Street, Fond du Lac
Cost: $20 per student
Graduates of the Safe Sitter Basic Workshop are encouraged to take this non-credentialed course that will teach lay rescuers skills in child and infant CPR and relief of foreign body airway obstruction in the responsive victim. The course also presents information on the AHA pediatric Chain of Survival, signs of choking in infants and children, prevention of the most common fatal pediatric injuries and reduction in the risk of sudden infant death syndrome.
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RTS Bereavement Services Support Group
Time: 7:00 pm
A support group for parents who have experienced the loss of a baby through miscarriage, ectopic pregnancy, stillbirth or newborn death.
Call (920) 926-4843 for more information.

Healthcare Provider CPR
Time: 6 to 9:30 p.m.
Location: Agnesian HealthCare Journeys: a health resource center, 430 E. Division
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.

Afternoon Grief Support Group
Time: Noon to 1:15 p.m.
Cost: Free Community Service
Sponsored by Agnesian HealthCare, this afternoon grief support program is designed to help participants cope with the death of a loved one in an informative and supportive group setting. In addition to a general overview of the grieving process, participants will also learn differences in grieving, how to manage their grief, past grief experiences and how to prepare for and face special days such as holidays, birthdays and anniversaries. Other topics to be addressed include spirituality and grieving, how to help others cope with their loss, and the importance of closure – how to go on after saying “good-bye.”
This group meets the third Tuesday of every month.

Free Blood Pressure Screenings
Time: 9:00 to 11:00 am
National Exchange Bank, Fond du Lac

Prepared Childbirth
Time: 8:30 a.m. to noon
Location: Waupun Memorial Hospital, 620 W. Brown Street, Waupun
Cost: $30 per couple
This one-day 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 Waupun Memorial Hospital Women & Infants Unit birthing rooms.
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Raising a Self-Disciplined Child
Time: 6 to 7 p.m.
Location: St. Agnes Hospital Plaza Level Conference Center, 430 E. Division Street, Fond du Lac
Cost: $5 per person - Journeys members are free!
An atmosphere of family affection, open communication and positive parental role modeling is the basic foundation for raising well-disciplined children. Basically, this means that parents need to help children understand appropriate family rules and what is expected of them, and to encourage children’s positive behavior and conformity with the rules. Join David Maruska, MD, Fond du Lac Regional Clinic Family Medicine with obstetrics physician, to learn the necessary tools that children need (physical, mental and emotional) in order to follow family rules. Dr. Maruska will discuss childhood concerns such as toilet training, bedtime resistance, pleasant meal strategies and more. A question and answer session will follow so bring your questions!
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Free Blood Pressure Screenings
Time: 9:00 to 11:00 am
Agnesian Health Shoppe, 145 N. Main Street

Heart-Healthy Cooking
Time: 6 to 7:30 p.m.
Location: Agnesian HealthCare Plaza Level Conference Center, 430 E. Division Street, Fond du Lac
Cost: $5 per person * Journeys members are free!
Recent studies have suggested that eating a heart-healthy diet can cut the risk of developing heart disease by 80 percent. Heart disease is still the number one cause of death of both men and women in the United States, so this is news worth considering! Weight control and exercise are the first steps to a healthy heart, but there are additional ways to boost the body’s immunity to heart disease. Take a closer look at how specific food choices impact our ability to help manage or prevent heart disease and high blood pressure - two of the biggest health challenges we face today.
Join Rich Nimkie, St. Agnes Hospital Nutrition and Food Services chef, and Janeah Steele, RD, St. Agnes Hospital registered dietitian, for an interactive cooking demonstration using heart-healthy foods, spices, accompaniments and cooking methods. Not only will you enjoy the demonstration, but you will also taste the foods and leave educated with recipes that will help you maintain a healthy heart and lifestyle.
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