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Walk with a Doc
with Various Providers
Walk with a Doc is a FREE walking program for anyone interested in taking steps for a healthier lifestyle. You’ll take a few minutes to learn about a current health topic from a healthcare professional, then spend the rest of the session enjoying a healthy walk and fun conversation. It’s a great way to get out, get active, and enjoy all the benefits that come from walking. Walk your own pace and distance.
To learn more and sign the waiver prior to your first walk, visit https://walkwithadoc.org/join-a-walk/locations/brunswick-me/
Registration is not required but is helpful.
2024 Walk Schedule: Weekdays starting May 20, 2024
Mondays 1-1:30p (with Jessica Faraci MD) at Mid Coast Center for Community Health and Wellness/Parkview, 329 Maine Street, Brunswick
Tuesdays 12:15-12:45p (with Tim Howe MD) at Mid Coast Medical Group- Topsham Internal Medicine, 1 Wellness Way, Topsham
Wednesdays 12:15-12:45p (with Ian McConnell MD) at Mid Coast Center for Community Health and Wellness/Parkview, 329 Maine Street, Brunswick
Thursdays 12:15-12:45p (with Nicole Kelley, FNP) at Mid Coast Center for Community Health and Wellness/Parkview, 329 Maine Street, Brunswick
Fridays 12:30p-1p (with Jeff Maher, MD) at Brunswick Primary Care, 22 Station Ave (next to the train station), Brunswick
Food for Health NO CLASS June-Aug
with Tim Howe MD
LOOK FOR FOOD FOR HEALTH TO RETURN IN SEPTEMBER
Learn how a plant based diet can improve chronic disease. A FREE monthly series presented by Dr Tim Howe that provides cooking demonstrations and education showing how chronic disease can be prevented, treated and even reversed with a plant based diet for an over-all healthier lifestyle.
Food Demonstrations by Sheryl McWilliams RN, MPH and Lyn Howe, MPH
Running Start Track at Bowdoin
with Running Start Exercise Physiologists
Running Start is a co-ed exercise program for all age groups that incorporates the proper technique of warm-up, stretching, calisthenics, and aerobic exercise tailored to your personal needs. The classes allow everyone to increase or maintain their fitness level in their own way. A clinical exercise physiologist facilitates this program.
Medical Release from a physician and Waiver of Liability are required prior to participation.
Regular physical activity improves your cardiovascular system, muscle tone, and flexibility, as well as reduces the risk of heart disease, the number one killer of adults in the United States. If you increase your physical activity level, you will improve your quality of life. You'll look better, feel better, and have more energy to enjoy your leisure time.
Running Start Swim at Bowdoin
with Running Start Exercise Physiologists
Running Start Swim is a co-ed exercise program for all age groups with shallow-end aerobics and lane swimming. A clinical exercise physiologist facilitates this program.
Medical Release from a physician and Waiver of Liability are required prior to participation.
Regular physical activity improves your cardiovascular system, muscle tone, and flexibility, as well as reduces the risk of heart disease, the number one killer of adults in the United States. If you increase your physical activity level, you will improve your quality of life. You'll look better, feel better, and have more energy to enjoy your leisure time.
Running Start Medical Gym at Parkview
with Running Start Exercise Physiologists
Supervised medical exercise consisting of an initial fitness assessment and progressive resistance training, flexibility exercises, and a cardiovascular program.
A clinical exercise physiologist facilitates this program.
* Please DO NOT register prior to completing your Intake and being assigned a class time.
* Medical Release from a physician and Waiver of Liability are required prior to participation. Once your Medical Release has been received, an exercise physiologist will contact you to schedule an Intake Appointment.
Summer Meditation Series
with Various Providers
Join us for one-hour of mindfulness practice outside among the beautiful pines at Mid Coast Hospital’s Parkview Campus. Each session consists of mindful stretching, walking in nature, meditation and discussion. Beginners are welcome!
We meet outside next to the duck pond located at the front of the building. Seating will be provided, but feel free to bring your favorite outdoor chair with you. Registration required.
Mid Coast Center for Community Health & Wellness 329 Maine Street-Main (south) Entrance, Brunswick
For more information, call (207) 373-6585.
Stroke Support Group
with Various Providers
This FREE support group promotes wellness in those who have survived a stroke. Each month, a topic of interest to stroke patients and their families is discussed, and guest speakers are invited.Participants have the opportunity to ask questions and learn from others.
The Stroke Support Group is facilitated by a Mid Coast Hospital rehabilitation therapist.
FIRST WEDNESDAY OF THE MONTH FROM 1 – 2 P.M.
Mid Coast Hospital 123 Medical Center Drive, Brunswick, Conference Room 3
For more information call (207) 373-6183 or email StrokeSupportGroup@mainehealth.org
Understanding Parkinson’s Disease
with William Stamey MD
FOR THE NEWLY DIAGNOSED
Mid Coast Hospital offers many informational programs to aid people with Parkinson’s disease and assist in maintaining their quality of life.
To learn more about your diagnosis, the options available and the services we offer at Mid Coast-Parkview Health, join William P. Stamey, MD, Roople Unia, MD, Ingrid Ordal, LCSW, Leah Harvey, PT, Kristin Pelkey, PT, Erin Faulter, PT and a patient and caregiver panel at this informative discussion.
TOPICS INCLUDE:
• Parkinson’s diagnosis
• Medications
• Emotional issues
• Quality of life
• Caregiver concerns
• Movement and assistance
• Programs and resources