For Immediate Release
October 13, 2004
Contact:
Lanelle Roussel
(207) 774-5801
E-mail: beryl@wolfenews.com
Beryl Wolfe
(207) 883-6083
Web Site: http://www.martinspoint.org
Martinâs Point âWeighty Mattersâ Support Group Starts October 21
Sessions to focus on non-dieting approach to weight management
Martin's Point Health Care will offer a weight management support group beginning Thursday, October 21 on the main campus of the facilityâs Health Education Center at 331 Veranda Street in Portland. The sessions will be held from 6 to 7 p.m. on October 21, November 18 and December 16."In an atmosphere of nonjudgmental compassion, weight management issues will be presented and discussed. This program uses a non-dieting approach to deal with the issues that are preventing a healthy relationship with food,â said Leigh Kirchner, Senior Health Educator at Martinâs Point, adding that the first three sessions will look at: âThe Healing Power of Groups,â âNatural Ways to Relax,â and âGetting Motivated to Move.â â
All sessions are open to the public. People of all sizes are welcome and confidentiality is honored. The program will be facilitated by Joyce Sarat White, MA, LPC.
To register for the program, which is $10 per session, call the Martin's Point Health Education Center at 207-828-2497 or 1-800-322-0280. Online registration is available at www.martinspoint.org.
Established in 1981, Martinâs Point is a not-for-profit health care provider with facilities in Portland, Brunswick and Windham, Maine, and in Portsmouth, New Hampshire and serves patients in the areas of family practice, internal medicine, pediatrics, surgery, radiology, cardiology, and mammography, as well as other fields.
The Martinâs Point Health Education Center has a variety of related resource materials that includes publications and videos. The center also offers information and classes that focus on a host of other topics, ranging from smoking cessation to disease management. For additional information, visit online at www.martinspoint.org.
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