North Star Health

Functional Movement for Lifestyle Medicine Class Series
2023-12-14 12:00 - 12:45 (America/New_York) | The Edgar May Health and Recreation Center, 140 Clinton Street, Springfield, VT, 05156, United States
Introducing our 8-week class series, “Functional Movement for Lifestyle Medicine.”
This class focuses on mimicking everyday activities to enhance functional movement, such as walking, carrying a bag, squatting, pushing, and pulling, ensuring that you’re equipped for the demands of daily life. By engaging in these natural movement patterns, the class
-Reduces the risk of injury
-Provides an opportunity for physical activity
-Contributes to overall health by preventing and managing many chronic illnesses
Kristin Miller, Exercise Physiologist and Wellness Coach will lead this class with North Star Health providers, Dr. Durgin and Christina Mas, RN attending select classes to measure blood pressure, body circumference, and weight.
Insurance charges will be applied at times when Dr. Durgin provides consultation to the class, but otherwise the class is offered free of charge.
Sign up today by contacting Christina Mas, RN at (802) 886-8959 ext. 1602 or email cmas@northstarfqhc.org
Thursdays from 12:00pm-12:45pm
December 7-January 25

Love Your Heart
2023-02-07 18:00 - 19:00 (America/New_York)
Everyone can benefit from eating in ways to preserve and improve our heart health – and what better time to do so than during February, American Heart Month! Learn the basics of hearthealthy eating, along with suggestions for gradually incorporating more heart healthy nutrition and activities into your lifestyle.
REGISTER TO ATTEND

Eating Well on a Budget
2022-12-08 18:00 - 19:00 (America/Halifax) | Zoom
Eating healthy doesn’t need to be costly! In this class, we’ll talk about:
~Planning and strategies for reducing food waste
~Prioritizing healthy foods in our diet without ruining our budgets
~Food resources we have available in the community
~Low cost pantry staples
~Healthy meals on a budget
~Smarter shopping
To Register
Call Sarah at 802-289-0045 or email sdoyle@northstarfqhc.org and provide the following information:
~Your first and last name
~Your email address
~Your phone number
~The title and date of the class you wish to attend

Dedication and Tours of Dr. Delores Barbeau Mobile Unit, and Community Flu Shot Clinic
2022-10-29 10:00 - 14:00 (America/New_York) | Neighborhood Connections, 5700 Mountain Marketplace, Londonderry, VT, 05148, United States

All Things Pumpkin
2022-10-04 18:00 - 19:00 (America/Halifax) | Zoom
It’s pumpkin-everything season! This gourd is the face of the fall season, but did you know it’s also very nutritious? We’ll get into the autumn spirit with nutrition information, uses, and healthy recipes that include pumpkin.
To Register
Call Sarah at 802-289-0045 or email sdoyle@northstarfqhc.org and provide the following information:
~Your first and last name
~Your email address
~Your phone number
~The title and date of the class you wish to attend

Chester Dental Expansion: Ribbon-Cutting Ceremony and Open House
2022-09-30 17:00 - 19:00 (America/New_York) | Chester Dental Center, 55 VT Route 11 W, Chester, VT, 05143, United States
Come one, come all! Join us on Friday, September 30 as we celebrate the recent expansion of our Chester Dental Center, which has doubled our capacity to provide dental health services to area children and adults. This event is free and open to the public, and we would love to see patients (current and future!), community members, professionals, and anyone else interested in touring our beautiful new space and meeting the Chester Dental team. Light refreshments will be available.
Ribbon-cutting and short program will start at 5:30pm.
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North Star Mobile Unit Sneak Preview!
2022-09-11 11:00 - 15:00 (America/New_York)
Shh… we’re giving a Sneak Peek of North Star Health’s new Mobile Unit!
We are so excited about the arrival of our new mobile unit that we wanted to give folks a chance to take a sneak peek before the official ribbon-cutting ceremony, to be held later this fall!
And, since the mobile unit is named after cherished North Star Health physician and health care advocate Dr. Dolores Barbeau, who co-founded Neighborhood Connections in 2009, what better place for our sneak peek than the upcoming Mountain Town Circus at Flood Brook School in Londonderry, to benefit Neighborhood Connections?!
Generously funded through a grant from the US Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), the Dr. Dolores Barbeau Mobile Unit is the brainchild of its namesake, “Dr. Dolore”, who set the standard in so many ways for what it means to be a community health physician, meeting people where they are at (in every sense, and often at their homes) and addressing their personal priorities for their health.
The Dr. Dolores Barbeau Mobile Unit will give North Star Health yet another means to improve access to care, particularly for individuals and groups for whom transportation or the distance to a health center is a barrier. Fully equipped, this new “healthcare on wheels” option expands North Star Health’s ability to fulfill our mission: “to connect with and care for our community so everyone may enjoy health and wellness.”
Come have fun at the Mountain Time Circus on Sunday, September 11, from 11AM to 3PM (all for the benefit of our wonderful community partner, Neighborhood Connections!) and stop by for a sneak preview of our big, bright, beautiful new Mobile Unit!

Online Quit Smoking Group
2022-09-07 15:00 - 2022-09-28 16:00 (America/New_York) | Zoom
Weekly on Wednesdays, join a free, virtual Quit Smoking Group!
September 7-28, 2022
Talk about smoking, quitting, stating quit, and all the challenges in between – in a non-judgmental, friendly virtual environment. Talk about quitting smoking, chewing tobacco, e-cigs, or vaping – and learn how to become – and stay – tobacco free,
To Register
Follow this My Health Vermont link to register online now: Online Quit Smoking
Or call Sarah at 802-289-0045 or email sdoyle@northstarfqhc.org and provide the following information:
~Your first and last name
~Your email address
~Your phone number
~The title and date of the workshop you wish to attend
