December 2022

Event Calendar

The provider update is available on the TFHD intranet.

Just click "Monthly Wellness Class Update"

Chronic Pain Self-Management Program

An evidence-based program developed by the Self-Management Resource Center.

Join us for 6-weekly classes and learn:

• Skills to help you maintain a wellness focus and improve your quality of life
• Techniques to deal with frustration, fatigue, isolation, and poor sleep
• Strategies for maintaining and improving strength, flexibility, and endurance
• Appropriate use of medications
• Healthy eating
• Decision making and problem solving

Participants in this worldwide program are better able to manage their symptoms and have improved quality of life.

This program is supported by the Wellness Neighborhood and offered at no cost.

*Participation in all sessions is encouraged.

1/18/2023-3/1/2022 from 12:00PM - 2:30PM at the Donner Conference Room. Please call 530-587-3769 or email wellness@tfhd.com to register.

Signs and Symptoms: Presenting Features of Eating Disorders Webinar

Eating Disorders are at an all-time high, and all providers in our health system are likely seeing patients with eating disorders more than you think. This free webinar can be helpful for recognizing eating disorders in your practice so you can refer your patients for the help they need.



This webinar will review the most frequently identified features encountered by primary care providers and the diagnostic criteria for common eating disorders.

Click here to register; December 6, 2022, at 2PM Eastern Time

Infant & Child CPR

American Heart Association Family and Friends CPR Class*

Be prepared for life-threatening emergencies. This VIRTUAL CPR class is appropriate for caregivers of infants and children. Grandparents, siblings, nannies, babysitters, and anyone else wanting to learn how to help save a life!

In this class, you will learn:

• How to recognize when an infant or child needs rescue breathing
• How to perform CPR on infants and children
• How to care for an infant or child who is choking

You will watch a CPR movie and practice on infant and child manikins. A CPR manual will be provided. You can help save a life!

January 28th, 9:00-10:30am, $60 per individual, $65 per couple, please call 530-587-3769 or email wellness@tfhd.com to register.

*Family and Friends CPR is an orientation to CPR and is not a certifying or credentialing course. If you need certification in CPR or AED, call (877) AHA-4CPR

Your Authentic Wellness - Making Conflict Resolution Actionable

Conflict is an inevitable part of life. Work, friendships, marriages, and other relationships can all be settings for misunderstandings, disagreements, and tension. Join MaryAnn McCarthy to learn valuable tools to help navigate conflict in a healthy way.

MaryAnn McCarthy, MA, CMC, CDP, NBC-HWC is a TN. Supreme Court Mediator who provides mediation and coaching for conflict in the workplace and for families experiencing difficulties during aging life transitions.

December 8th 5:15-6:30PM, Free, Zoom ID: 991 3131 5222. Please call 530-587-3769 or email wellness@tfhd.com for more information.

Affordable Community Health Screenings

2023 Affordable Labs Flyer: English & Spanish

We offer a variety of affordable lab tests and screenings each month at two convenient locations, the Tahoe Forest Center for Health in Truckee, CA and Incline Village Community Hospital in Incline Village, NV. No appointment is necessary.

PHOTO ID IS REQUIRED 

Truckee: December 9th at Occupational Health, 10175 Levon Avenue, Truckee, CA. Health screenings are held from 7am to 8:30am. 

Weigh To Go - Weight Management Program

Join us to jump start healthy weight loss and refresh your wellness habits. Our goal is to help you develop sustainable changes that will promote a lifetime of well-being.

Led by Lisa Fligor, our Registered Dietitian. We will take a deep dive into:

• Eating habits

• Exercise patterns

• Our relationship to food and weight

People are more successful at making healthy lifestyle changes with support. Call today to join our group to get expert coaching, peer support from like-minded individuals and accountability that will make a difference!

$125 per person, 1/12/2023-2/16/2023, Class meets every-other Monday. Please call 530-587-3769 or email wellness@tfhd.com to register.

Nutrition for a Healthy Pregnancy

Feed your body and baby for optimal health! Learn how to meet all nutrition needs for you and your baby. Topics include managing pregnancy symptoms, foods to increase nutrient needs, quick and easy recipe ideas, reducing your risk for food-borne illness, and healthy weight gain.

Please call 530-587-3769 or email wellness@tfhd.com for more information.

Tahoe Forest Cooking Club: Healthy Holidays

Get out of your cooking rut and come get INSPIRED at our monthly Health Supportive Cooking Club! You get to taste test and take home easy, healthy, and delicious recipes!

It's that time of year! We will be preparing a variety of quick and easy holiday sides to support your health during the holidays.

December 19th, from 5:00-6:30PM, $30. Please call 530-587-3769 or email wellness@tfhd.com for more information.

Mindfulness Series: Building Healthy Habits and Daily Routines

This 4-part workshop series will teach you various mindfulness techniques to help build healthy habits and daily routines around sleep, diet, physical movement/exercise, and getting in touch with your creative flow. 

Led by Justine Nelson, Certified Integrative Life Coach.

$80 per person; Sundays, 1/22/2023-2/12/2023 from1:00-3:00PM, call 530-587-3769 to register.

Mama's Meet Up

• This informal support group will help you as you transition into the fourth trimester.
• Hands-on breastfeeding support for new moms and their infants!
• This support group is provided by registered nurses, international board-certified lactation consultants, and certified lactation educators.

Tahoe City: Mondays, 9:30AM-11:30AM at Tahoe Forest Center for Health, 905 N. Lake Blvd Suite C203. Drop-Ins welcome.

Truckee: Fridays, 1:30-3:00PM at Tahoe Forest Center for Health, 11012 Donner Pass Road. Drop-ins are welcome from 1:30PM

Baby Friendly 101

We offer this class FREE of charge because we care about improving the health of our community. Informing all expectant parents about birthing at Tahoe Forest Hospital.

Class includes:

• Education on Baby Friendly practices at Tahoe Forest Hospital
• Bonding with your baby during the first "magical" hour
• Rooming in to understand the baby's needs from the start
• Benefits of breastfeeding and the importance of human milk
• Proper latch and transfer of milk
• Opportunity to connect with other expecting parents before delivery

2nd and 4th Tuesday of every month, 5:30-6:30 pm. Currently held virtually Zoom ID: 854 9919 3922. Call 530-587-3769 for more information.

Birthing with Confidence

Our goal is to make you as prepared as possible to welcome your baby into the world! This prepared childbirth class provides the tools you need to labor and birth naturally, with minimal intervention and/or without medication. The class covers what to expect in all the stages of labor, relaxation techniques, labor positions, breathing techniques, as well as medication, interventions, and an overview of cesarean section. Your partner/coach will learn how to support you during your birthing experience.

Sunday, January 14th from 9:00-4:30PM, $125 per individual/couple, call 530-587-3769 to register.

National Maternal Mental Health Hotline

The Hotline, funded by the U.S. Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSAgov), HHS and powered by Postpartum Support International, is available 24/7, 365 days a year, in English or Spanish, and other languages by request. The Hotline is available for pregnancy, postpartum, and post-loss support.

Staffed by licensed and credentialed perinatal mental health and healthcare providers, childbirth professionals, and certified peer specialists, the Hotline provides immediate and informed access to support, understanding, brief intervention, and resources to all pregnant, postpartum, and post-loss individuals AND their partners and families.

Call or text anytime to connect with a Hotline counselor for a confidential conversation, support, understanding, and resources. 

National Maternal Mental Health Hotline: 1-833-943-5746

Parkinson's Support Group

Back in-person! Come join a community support group where members can share

their experiences, knowledge, and coping strategies.

Facilitated by: Ellen and John Roumasset, Trained Parkinson's Disease-Associated Support Group Facilitators

Third Monday of every month, 10:45-12:00 at Tahoe Forest Center for Health, 11012 Donner Pass Rd. Call 530-587-3769 for more information.

Intro to Yoga

Are you interested in learning about the ancient practice of yoga? Would you like to start experiencing the benefits of a practice that meets you where you are, and offers support for body, mind and community? Have you taken a few classes and want a deeper, more personal understanding of yoga’s history and benefits? Join us for a 4-week exploration of the 8 limbs of yoga, a practice with roots in South Asia that explores ethics, breath, movement and concentration. Each class will begin with conversation around the week’s theme, followed by 45 to 60 minutes of beginner practice. No experience is necessary. Please bring a notebook and pen, one or two blankets, and a firm cushion, pillow or bolster.

Fridays, 1/6/2023-1/27/2023 from 10:30-11:30AM, $40-80, call 530-587-3769 to register

Boot Camp

Kick It Up a Notch! Join us for this 6-week results-driven fitness and weight loss program

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• Boot Camp is designed to help you reach your goals in a safe and supportive atmosphere.
• Pre- and post-fitness testing and biometric screening
• Two weekly energizing Boot Camp classes led by a certified personal trainer.
• Accountability through nutrition and exercise tracking.
• Support from your coach and fellow Boot Campers.
• Led by Nancy Brest, Certified Personal Trainer and Pilates Instructor

Call 530-587-3769 or email wellness@tfhd.com for Class Dates

Pilates Fundamentals Workshop

Pilates exercises focus on engaging the body and mind together while utilizing the Pilates Principles to strengthen muscles, increase flexibility and improve balance and coordination.

Call 530-587-3769 or email wellness@tfhd.com for Class Dates

IVCH Core Stabilization and Balance Training

For patients trying to improve their overall balance, core stability, and muscle activation.

• Strength training in a small group environment

• Return to sports or activities of daily living

• Balance training with a focus on proper muscle activation

• Exercises will compliment goals established with your Physical Therapist

• Affordable and cost effective

$60, 4-week series beginning on the first Wednesday of each, call 530-587-3769 to register

ACL Post-Op Rehab Workshop

This workshop is for patients 4 months or more post-op ACL reconstruction surgery. It is a small group setting, that focuses on single leg strengthening and return-to-sport training, and neuromuscular re-education.

4-week series begins the first week of the month, $80, call 530-587-3769 to register