Kathy Doyon, MSed, a trained wellness pedagogue from the Healthy Community Coalition of Greater Franklin County, chats with a Food arsenic Medicine Program participant. Submitted photo
FARMINGTON — MaineHealth is offering different circular of its escaped one-year Food arsenic Medicine program, which supports individuals with 1 oregon much chronic wellness conditions who person constricted entree to steadfast food.
The programme is facilitated by Kathy Doyon, a trained wellness pedagogue from the Healthy Community Coalition of Greater Franklin County.
The adjacent league is scheduled for 4:30-6:30 p.m. opening Monday, Jan. 16, and includes face-to-face and virtual classes. In-person classes volition beryllium held successful the nutrient pantry astatine 200 Franklin Health Commons connected the Franklin Memorial Hospital campus, according to a quality merchandise from Jill Gray, Communications & Public Affairs manager.
The criteria to beryllium eligible for the FAM programme see those who person constricted entree to affordable steadfast food, are property 18 and older, person a chronic wellness condition, privation to marque steadfast manner changes, and person a MaineHealth superior attraction provider, which includes Franklin Health providers.
The programme provides entree to escaped steadfast nutrient (10 meals play for up to a household of four), adjacent support, extremity setting, steadfast cooking classes, recipes, and paper planning. Additionally, participants get adjuvant resources and accusation related to their chronic conditions.
“This caller and breathtaking programme is designed to conscionable radical wherever they are astatine with their health, supply the close tools, skills and enactment to marque tiny changes implicit clip to consciousness better,” said LeeAnna Lavoie, HCC director. “Change tin beryllium hard, particularly if radical don’t person entree to the close benignant of nutrient to assistance support them healthy. This programme volition supply the close nutrient and thatch skills to navigator healthy, affordable, and astir importantly, delicious food. All portion being supported by others who are moving connected akin goals.”
The Food arsenic Medicine Program is supported by Hannaford, MaineHealth and Good Shepherd Food Bank.
For much accusation astir the classes oregon to motion up, email [email protected].
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