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Car Seat Safety Check Phone: 360.321.1372 or krizna@whidbeyhealth.org
Free child car seat safety checks available for parents or caregivers. Fee: Free; Pre-registration interview required
Where: Oak Harbor Fire Station Whidbey Island Managing Chronic Pain Group
When: 3-5 p.m. on the first Tuesday of May, July, Sept. and Nov.
through 2018/19 Join WhidbeyHealth Medical Social Worker Mariam Ross, MSW,
Phone: 360.279.4700 LICSW in a group that helps patients learn how to safely and
Information: Pre-register to reserve your time slot by emailing effectively manage their chronic pain.
CarSeatsNW@gmail.com When: Ongoing in Langley from 1:30-3 p.m. on Fridays. Limit 8.
Call first for more information.
Chronic Heart Failure Where: Call for Langley location
Heart failure means the heart muscle is not pumping as well as Facilitator: Mariam Ross, MSW, LICSW
it should. If you or someone you know has a diagnosis of heart Phone: 360.341.5252 ext. 4341
failure (CHF), please contact the Life Center for a free class. You Fee: Free; pre-registration required
will learn what heart failure is and how to better manage it to
keep you in control of your health. Nutrition for Health
When: By appointment any time during the year Nutrition for Health covers basic nutrition, meal planning, reading
Where: WhidbeyHealth Medical Center in the Life Center food labels and mindful eating. Handouts are included and there
Instructor: Kim Arends, RN, BSN will be time for participant questions.
Phone: 360.678.7656, ext. 2130 When: 2-3 p.m. on the first Wednesday each month
Fee: Free; By appointment only Where: WhidbeyHealth Medical Center MAC Unit Education Room
Instructor: Maggie Schuster, RD
Getting Ready for Medicare Phone: 360.678.7656, ext. 2130
Statewide Health Insurance Benefit Advisors (SHIBA) are available Fee: Free; Pre-registration is required as space is limited
on Wednesdays at WhidbeyHealth Medical Center to help you
with your Medicare-related insurance questions. Call to schedule Preventing Diabetes
a one-on-one appointment with a SHIBA counselor. Attend a free, two-hour interactive presentation and discussion
Instructor: Joan Wortman or Kati Corsaut, SHIBA volunteers about risks for developing diabetes. Discover how diabetes may be
Phone: Medical Center at 360.678.5151, request a SHIBA meeting prevented through simple lifestyle changes.
Fee: Free When: 1-3 p.m. Friday, Nov. 9 and Jan. 11, 2019
Grief and the Holidays Where: Medical Ambulatory Center (MAC) Conference Room,
When you are grieving the death of a loved one, the holidays can be WhidbeyHealth Medical Center
a particularly difficult time. Please join us for a two-hour gathering Instructor: Line Goulet, RN, CDE
to gain ideas for navigating the season more comfortably. There will Phone: 360.678.7656, ext. 2661
be time to create a keepsake in memory of your loved one. Fee: Free; pre-registration is required; class limited to six

When: 2-4 p.m., Tuesday, Nov. 13and Monday, Dec. 10 Talking About Medicare in 2019
Where: Oak Harbor Lutheran Church Medicare’s open enrollment runs from Oct. 15 to Dec. 7, 2018.
When: 1:30-3:30 p.m., Wednesday, Nov. 14 and Tuesday, Dec. 11 This presentation will cover changes that can be made during
Where: Trinity Lutheran Church, Freeland that enrollment period.
Facilitator: Allison Krizner When: 11 a.m.-1 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 6
Phone: 360.321.1372 or krizna@whidbeyhealth.org Where: Coupeville Library
Fee: Free; Registration requested Fee: Free
Heartwise Screenings
Heartwise Screenings include a complete cholesterol, triglyceride and
glucose panel and risk stratification. WhidbeyHealth’s
When: 7-11 a.m. First Tuesday of each month
Where: WhidbeyHealth Medical Center in the Life Center Annual Diabetes Forum
Instructor: Janie Keilwitz, MN, RN, BSN This program will present a number of topics including
Phone: 360.678.7656, ext. 2130 guest speaker Warren Jensen speaking about “My 65 years
Fee: $105 for initial screening /$90 for recheck/Free for the with Diabetes”; “Navigating the Maze of Health Insurance”
financially challenged; call for more info by SHIBA; “Healthy Eating” with WhidbeyHealth dietitian
Living with Loss Erin Simms, RD, CDE; and “Ask the Diabetes Educator” with
This 8-week grief support group is designed to help you process Line Goulet, RN CDE, Amber Benner, RN CDE and Simms.
the normal yet difficult feelings of grief that follow the death of When: 1:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. Friday, Nov. 16
a loved one. The group meets once a week. Where: Oak Harbor Library
When: 1:30-3:30 p.m. Tuesdays, Jan. 8 - Feb. 26, 2019 Facilitator: Line Goulet BSN, MED RN CDE, WhidbeyHealth
Where: Oak Harbor Lutheran Church Diabetes Education Services Program Coordinator
Facilitator: Allison Krizner