Tag Archives: Health

Local Entreprenuer Participates in White House Roundtable

Dr. Katie McCorkle, Founder & CEO of Balanced Heart Healing Center in the North Hills of Pittsburgh participated in the White House Roundtable at Chatham Univ. on April 28th. It was titled “Startup America: Reducing Barriers“. The White House chose Pittsburgh as one of 8 cities around the country where they came to listen to… Continue Reading

Posted on 30/05/11 Filed under Balanced Heart Healing Ctr

Penn State Cooperative Extension Making Women Stronger

Women need to take time for themselves. Most women wear multiple hats: taking care of families, working, volunteering for church and civic groups, and giving back to their local communities. Penn State Cooperative Extension is pleased to offer the “Strong Women” program designed to teach, support, and encourage women to live healthy and active lifestyles…. Continue Reading

Posted on 30/03/11 Filed under Penn State Beaver

Diabetes Your Keys to Successful Self-Management

Free breakfast workshop open to the public Valley Care Association and Gallagher Home Health Services will host “Diabetes: Your Keys to Successful Self-Management” on April 13, 2011 from 8:30 a.m. to 10 a.m. This free breakfast workshop, presented by Certified Diabetes Educator Lois Caputo, RN, MSN, will help attendees discover strategies they can use to… Continue Reading

Posted on 21/03/11 Filed under Events Calendar, Valley Care Association

Dining With Diabetes

You are invited by the Penn State Cooperative Extension, Beaver County to a diabetes program for adults with diabetes and their families. If you have been told you have Type 2 diabetes, you will want to attend this class because it will help you to understand some of the most important things you need to know… Continue Reading

Posted on 21/02/11 Filed under Events Calendar, Penn State Beaver

Start the New Year Healthier With Resistance Training

STRONG WOMEN Did you know? Based on research conducted by Dr. Miriam Nelson and her colleagues at Tufts University, we know that women from age thirty-five on can start to lose one-quarter to one-third pound of muscle each year—and gain that much or more in fat.* At first the change isn’t very noticeable, but over… Continue Reading

Posted on 29/12/10 Filed under Penn State Beaver

Nutrition for Children and Mothers

Side by Side welcomes Mary Braun, RD, CDE, LDN, of Heritage Valley Health System to talk about child and maternal nutrition on Thursday November 4th 6:30-8:30 PM. We meet in the Christy House at 403 Frederick Ave., Sewickley. Dinner and childcare are provided. Questions? Call St. Stephen’s Church 412-741-1790 for more information. Side by Side… Continue Reading

Posted on 28/10/10 Filed under Events Calendar, Side by Side

SilverSneakers® comes to the Woodlands

In February the Woodlands opened its new Wellness and Fitness Center and expanded its programs to include land based fitness programs such as Zumba, Zumba Gold, Yoga, Pilates, Core Stability, Fun and Fitness and Sports Night. Now, the Woodlands is partnering with Heathways to offer SilverSneakers ® Muscular Strength and Range of Movement in our… Continue Reading

Posted on 16/09/10 Filed under Woodlands Foundation