Reduce your risk with health management classes
The following classes are also available at the worksite. Call (775) 770-6210 for more information.
Breathe Easy
Take a deep breath and know we’ll be there. Saint Mary’s Breathe Easy Tobacco Use cessation program helps you recognize your tobacco triggers, create an individual quit plan, identify a support system and a plan to prevent relapse. We also provide tools for making healthier food choices, increasing physical activity and managing stress. The program consists of 90-minute classes taught by a registered nurse/tobacco cessation specialist. HMO and PPO members who attend may qualify for a pharmacy benefit for tobacco cessation medications. Call (775) 770-7100 to register.
Cooking and Shopping Savvy
Via the Cooking and Shopping Savvy program a registered dietitian will provide participants with practical tips for fast and healthy cooking. Current healthy recipe publications will be reviewed and participants are instructed about how to modify their favorite recipes to decrease the fat, salt and calories. One class includes a cooking demonstration and tasting. Participants learn to efficiently shop for the healthiest products and how to decipher the true nutritional value from the label. The last class includes a hands-on grocery store tour for all participants to practice their newly acquired skills. Call (775) 770-7100 to register.
Healthy Nutrition for Life
Eating well not only helps you feel well, but can decrease your risk for heart disease, high blood pressure, stroke, diabetes and cancer. Healthy Nutrition for Life is a six-part program taught by a registered dietitian and designed for members who want to improve their eating habits and maintain a healthy weight. Topics include portion control, label reading, cooking, dining out, shopping and fitness. Call (775) 770-7100 to register.
Jump Start a Healthy Life
Saint Mary’s Jump Start a Healthy Life provides information to help you develop a personalized plan to improve your health. This program includes a computerized risk assessment of family and personal health history, lifestyle practices, social support factors and blood test results. Taught by a registered dietitian, certified fitness professional and a registered nurse, this six-part program discusses the basics of nutrition, fitness and stress management for good overall health throughout life. A hands-on grocery store tour completes the class. Call (775) 770-7100 to register.
Jump Start a Healthy Life with Diabetes *Worksite Only*
To help busy individuals with unmanaged diabetes develop expertise in managing their condition, Saint Mary’s offers a 12-week worksite diabetes management program. Participants receive a comprehensive assessment including laboratory and other screenings, two individual health coaching sessions, weekly educational components with dietitians, registered nurses, pharmacists and physicians all combined to provide practical tools for staying healthy with diabetes. For more information, please call (775) 770-6210.
Grocery Store Tours
Saint Mary’s team of health professionals provides two innovative approaches to nutrition education with hands-on grocery story tours or our Mobile Grocery Store Tour. Using a meeting room or break area, a simulated grocery story is assembled and arranged to include food options like cereals, frozen foods, sports drinks, heart-wise foods, breads/grains, fats, snacks and quick meals. Educational materials and hands-on displays target portion control, label reading and mypyramid guidelines. Healthy snacks are available for employees to sample and registered dietitians can answer specific participant questions. For more information about these tours, please call (775) 770-6210.
Individualized Health Coaching
Lifestyle changes can be difficult and frequently the best tool for success includes individual health coaching. Saint Mary’s comprehensive health coaching staff include professionals with training in nutrition, tobacco cessation, fitness, behavioral health and nursing. Individual coaching sessions are available by appointment and provide the one-on-one support needed to make changes to improve and maintain a healthy life. Call (775) 770-6210 today for an appointment.
Live Healthy with Saint Mary’s Diabetes Wellness Program
Whether you are newly diagnosed with diabetes or in need of refresher education, Saint Mary’s ADA-recognized Diabetes Wellness Program is designed to provide people with diabetes and their families with the knowledge and skills they need to successfully manage their disease. Long-term optimum health is everyone’s goal. Together with you and your physician, our specially trained staff will provide not only quality education but also the encouragement and support necessary to achieve this positive outcome. We have group programs and one-on-one consultations designed to assist people with a variety of educational needs including:
- Adult Diabetes Support Group
- Carbohydrate Counting
- Continuous Blood Glucose Monitoring
- Diet Consultation
- Gestational Diabetes Program
- Insulin Instruction
- Insulin Pump Support Group
- Meter Training
- Outpatient Comprehensive Education Program
- Outpatient Insulin Pump Program
- Pediatric Diabetes Program
- Type 1/Type 2 Adult Diabetes Program
For more information or to schedule a diabetes class or consultation, call (775) 770-3600.
