Raritan Bay Medical Center, a member of the Hackensack Meridian Health family, is sponsoring a pair of healthy heart events providing free education about chronic heart conditions, medication management and blood pressure screenings and heart testing from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., Sept. 2, at Sayreville Borough Hall, 167 Main St., and from 9:30-11:30 a.m., Sept. 22, at the Sayreville Senior Center, 425 Main St.
The Human Motion Institute is sponsoring free “We Keep You Moving” Total Joint Replacement Education sessions from 8-9 a.m. on Sept. 6, 13, 20 and 27 in the Patient Education Center, First Floor, Medical and Surgical Pavilion, 2 Hospital Plaza, Old Bridge. Registration is required by calling Clare Schuld at 732-535-4746.
The Institute of Weight Loss is sponsoring an “Is Weight Loss Surgery Right for Me?” seminar from 7-8 p.m. on Sept. 12 in Suite 404, Medical Arts Building, 3 Hospital Plaza, Old Bridge. Registration is required by calling 1-855-TIME-4-ME (1-855-846-3463).
The Joslin Diabetes Center, affiliate at Raritan Bay Medical Center, is providing an educational workshop, “First Steps,” from 9-11 a.m. on Sept. 13 and from 1-3 p.m. on Sept. 23 in Suite 420, Medical and Surgical Pavilion, 2 Hospital Plaza, Old Bridge. “First Steps” reviews the basics of diabetes self-management, including blood sugar, hypo- and hyperglycemia and target ranges, foot care, medication and nutrition. Registration and insurance verification are required; call 732-360-4070.
Raritan Bay Medical Center will offer free education about chronic heart conditions, medication management, blood pressure screenings and heart rate testing from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., Sept. 14, at the South Amboy YMCA, 200 John T. O’Leary Blvd., South Amboy.
The Joslin Diabetes Center is providing diabetes self-management educational workshops “What Can I Eat?” from 9-11 a.m. Sept. 14, from 1-3 p.m. on Sept. 21 and from 6-8 p.m. on Sept. 27 in Suite 420, Medical and Surgical Pavilion, 2 Hospital Plaza, Old Bridge. “What Can I Eat?” reviews how to plan meals, count carbohydrates, read food labels and provide education on carbohydrates present in participants’ diets and how they affect blood sugar levels. Registration and insurance verification is required; call 732-360-4070.
The Joslin Diabetes Center is holding a Pre-diabetes Education Class from 1-2 p.m. on Sept. 16 in Suite 420, Medical and Surgical Pavilion, 2 Hospital Plaza, Old Bridge. The class provides education on how to manage pre-diabetes and tips to prevent type 2 diabetes. The class costs $10 to attend. Registration is required by calling 732-360-4070.
The Joslin Diabetes Center will hold a “Real World” diabetes education class from noon to 1 p.m. Sept. 20 in Suite 420, Medical and Surgical Pavilion, 2 Hospital Plaza, Old Bridge. Learn strategies for eating on the run and how to get your sugars under control in a way to fit your lifestyle. Registration and insurance verification are required; call 732-360-4070. Light refreshments will be provided.
The Institute of Weight Loss at Raritan Bay Medical Center will hold a Bariatric Weight Loss Support Group Meeting from 6-7 p.m. on Sept. 28 in Suite 404, Medical Arts Building, 3 Hospital Plaza, Old Bridge. There will also be a seminar, “Is Weight Loss Surgery Right for Me?” held 7:30-8:30 p.m. on Sept. 28 in the same location. The event will focus on weight loss surgery including discussion on Roux-En-Y Gastric Bypass, Adjustable Gastric Banding and Gastric Sleeve and concerns surrounding weight loss surgery as well as its successes. Registration is required for both by calling 1-855-TIME-4-ME (1-855-846-3463).
The Center for Balance will hold a free Balance Screening and Physician Q&A event from 5-6:30 p.m. on Sept. 29 at the Medical and Surgical Pavilion, Suite 420, 2 Hospital Plaza, Old Bridge. For more information or to register, call 732-324-5030.