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Prepared Childbirth
Time: 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.
Location: Agnesian HealthCare, Plaza Level Conference Center, 430 E. Division Street, Fond du Lac
Cost: Free
This free 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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Yoga I & II
Time: 5 to 6:30 p.m.
Location: Agnesian HealthCare Plaza Level Conference Center, 430 E. Division Street, Fond du Lac
Cost: $55 per person
Yoga alleviates stress, aids in healing and helps us reclaim our general sense of well-being.

Join Sigrun Columbia-Navis, RN, certified yoga instructor with the Center for Spirituality and Healing, for a six-week yoga program designed for the beginner and intermediate yoga student.

Students will utilize the techniques learned in Yoga I as well as learn more challenging poses that are held longer to further increase strength, balance and flexibility.

Students will learn new relaxation techniques and have the opportunity to sit for meditation at the end of each class. As variations of the basic postures are introduced, individuals will gain a new awareness of body, breath and mind.
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Prepared Childbirth
Time: 6 to 9:30 p.m.
Location: Agnesian HealthCare, Journeys: a health resource center, 430 E. Division Street, Fond du Lac
Cost: Free
This class meets on Tuesdays, May 6, 13 & 20 from 6 to 8:30 p.m. and is 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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Living with Chronic Heart Failure
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/Journeys members are free!
About five million Americans are living with chronic heart failure today. In fact, it's one of the most common reasons people 65 and older go into the hospital.

Join Kimberly Udlis, APNP, a Fond du Lac Regional Clinic cardiac nurse practitioner, as she discusses what heart failure is; treatment and medication options; diet; exercise; and lifestyle changes.
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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

Gentle Yoga
Time: 6 to 7 p.m.
Location: Agnesian HealthCare Journeys: a health resource center, 430 E. Division Street, Fond du Lac
Cost: $85 per person
Gentle yoga is for people of all sizes, ages and fitness levels and is designed for students who desire a less vigorous class. Gentle yoga combines a very slow and steady warm-up with therapeutic and restorative postures, yoga breathing techniques and guided relaxation to reduce stress and increase movement and vitality. Join Suzanne Boyle, a certified yoga instructor and massage therapist from the Fond du Lac Center for Spirituality & Healing, for this eight-week class that addresses the specific needs of each student. Boyle will introduce a slow flow of increasingly active poses where students learn to modify the classical poses with various props in order to stay within the safe limitations of their bodies.
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Understanding Fibromyalgia
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/Journeys members are free!
You hurt all over and you frequently feel exhausted. Even after numerous tests, your provider can’t find anything specifically wrong with you. If this sounds familiar, you may have fibromyalgia. Fibromyalgia is a chronic condition characterized by widespread pain in your muscles, ligaments and tendons, as well as fatigue and multiple tender points. Join Patti Michels, APNP, an adult nurse practitioner in the Fond du Lac Regional Clinic Physiatry department, to learn more about the symptoms and functional changes associated with this disease. Michels will also discuss the pharmacologic and non-pharmacologic treatment options.
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Free Blood Pressure Screenings
Time: 10 to 11 a.m.
Cost: Free
Free blood pressure screenings are offered to the public at Agnesian HealthCare in Journeys: a health resource center located in the St. Agnes Hospital lobby.
430 E. Division Street, Fond du Lac
For more information, call Journeys: a health resource center at 926-4960.

I Can Cope - "Reaping the Benefits of Exercise"
Time: 6 to 7:30 p.m.
Location: Agnesian HealthCare, Journeys: a health resource center, 430 E. Division Street, Fond du Lac
Cost: Free

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Parkinson's Disease 101
Time: 6 to 7:30 p.m.
Location: Agnesian HealthCare Lobby Concourse, 430 E. Division Street, Fond du Lac
Cost: $5 per person
Diagnosing Parkinson's disease can be challenging; there is no single test to confirm the disease. Join Serena Hung, MD, Medical College of Wisconsin movement disorders neurologist; Vicki Conte, Medical College of Wisconsin Parkinson program coordinator; and Eugenia Daniela-Hord, MD, Fond du Lac Regional Clinic neurologist, to learn about the signs, symptoms, diagnosis and treatment of Parkinson's disease.
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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: 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.

Free Blood Pressure Screenings
Time: 9:00 to 11:00 am
Agnesian Health Shoppe, 145 N. Main Street

Prepared Childbirth
Time: 8:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.
Location: Waupun Memorial Hospital, 620 W. Brown Street, Waupun
Cost: Free
This 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's Women & Infants Unit birthing rooms.
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CPR for Family & Friends for Expectant Parents
Time: 8:30 a.m. to Noon
Location: Agnesian HealthCare, Journeys: a health resource center, 430 E. Division Street, Fond du Lac, WI 54935
Cost: per person or per couple
CPR for Family & Friends for Expectant Parents teaches lay rescuers skills in adult, child and infant
CPR and relief of foreign body airway obstruction in the responsive victim. The course presents information about the AHA adult Chain of Survival and signs of heart attack, cardiac arrest, stroke and choking in adults. 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. A course “participation card” is given to each participant.
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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 Renewal
Time: 6 to 9:30 p.m.
Location: Agnesian HealthCare, Journeys: a health resource center, 430 E. Division Street, Fond du Lac
Cost: per person w/optional book purchase of
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.
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What Did You Say? - A Special Program on Hearing Loss
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 - Journeys members are free!
Although you can't reverse hearing loss, you don't have to live in a world of quieter, non-understandable sounds and voices. You can take steps to improve what you hear! Join Susan Iwanski, AuD, CCC-A, a Fond du Lac Regional Clinic audiologist, as she discusses how you know you have hearing loss; how you can prevent hearing loss; dangers of hearing loss; and treatment options.

Car Seat Safety/Breastfeeding
Time: 6 to 9 p.m.
Location: Waupun Memorial Hospital, 620 W. Brown Street, Waupun
Cost: Free
The Car Seat Safety class will provide you and your partner with information on car seat safety laws and how to select the right kind of car seat for your infant, and how to secure your infant in the car seat. This class is from 6-7 pm and will be followed by the Breastfeeding for Moms and Dads.

Breastfeeding for Moms and Dads will provide you and your partner information to begin breastfeeding with confidence and a true sense of security. Topics covered in the class include: advantages of breastfeeding, techniques, problem prevention, return to work and use of breast pump for nursing mothers. This class is 2 hours long and follows the Car Seat Safety Class.

Call 920-324-6527 to register.

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

Infant Massage
Time: 10 to 11:30 a.m.
Location: Agnesian HealthCare, Journeys: a health resource center, 430 E. Division Street, Fond du Lac
Cost: per family
Infant massage is nourishment for healthy development of baby’s mind, body and spirit. Loving touch lessens tension, fussiness and irritability; enhances bonding; aids in growth and development; improves baby’s sleep and increases circulation. This Agnesian HealthCare class is for newborns that are not yet crawling.
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Free Blood Pressure Screenings
Time: 9:00 to 11:00 am
Agnesian Health Shoppe, 145 N. Main Street