2nd Wed - ANTI-BULLYING COMMITTEE MEETING 1-3pm. Sheriff’s OfÀce, Centreville. www.growinguppositive.org/calendar. 3rd Wed – KI CHAPTER KINERA 6:30-8:30pm. Busy Bodies Bay Area Gym, 218 Log Canoe Rd, Stevensville. 443-296-6483. 3rd Wed (except July & Dec) – MIDSHORE PARKINSON’S Caregiver Support Group. 3:30-5pm. Eastern Shore Smile Solutions, 29267 Erickson Dr, Easton. 410-616-2711.
Chester. 615-972-5418, 410-200-6589 or sharinghopenow724@gmail.com. 1st & 3rd Thurs – CLOTHES & FOOD BANK 5-7pm. Price Bethany United Methodist Church, 1131 Price Station Rd, Church Hill. 410-725-6387. 3rd Thurs – COMMUNITY CLOSET 6-8pm. St. Luke’s Episcopal Church, Church Hill.
4th Wed – “LOW SALTIES” SUPPORT GROUP 4-6pm. Shore Wound Care, 503 A Dutchman’s Lane, Easton. 410-820-6500. AA MEETING-newcomers welcome. 7pm. Immanuel Lutheran Church, Hurley. 1st & 3rd Sat – BOUNTIFUL BLESSINGS non-food items for needy. 9-11am. Safe Harbor Presbyterian Church, Stevensville. www.bountifulblessingsinc.org. DARE TO C.A.R.E. CENTER – free screenings for cardiovascular disease. 1630 Main Street, Suite 208, Chester. 410-573-9483 ext. 201. DEPRESSION & ANXIETY RECOVERY Support Group. 4-5pm. Chesapeake Voyagers Inc, St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, Harper Room, 301 S. Liberty Street, Centreville. FOOD & CLOTHING PANTRY 5-7pm. Price Bethany United Methodist Church, 1131 Price Station Rd, Church Hill. 410-725-6387. IMMUNIZATIONS all ages. Walk-in; appts req’d under age 5. QAC Dept of Health, 206 N. Commerce St, Centreville. 410-758-0720. PEER SUPPORT 3:30-4pm. Chesapeake Voyagers Inc, St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, 301 S. Liberty Street, Centreville. GRIEFSHARE-All-Bereaved Adult Group. From 2/11 thru 5/12, 6-8pm. Kent Island United Methodist Church,
3rd Sat – EMERGENCY FOOD PANTRY 9-10:30am. Safe Harbor Presbyterian Church, 931 Love Point Rd, Stevensville. 410-739-4363. 3rd Sat – OPEN HOUSE Child Safety Seat Demo, Young Driver Info, Car Clinic, Ignition Interlock Demo, Mature Driver Info, Driver Ed. 1-4pm. Chesapeake Auto Repair. 410-758-1585.
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3rd Sat – SOUP KITCHEN 10am-12N. Free. Chosen Generation Deliverance Ministries, Inc., 501 Grasonville Cemetery Rd. 410-827-4065. 4th Sat – MOBILE FOOD BANK by new Walk Community Church. 9-11am. Grasonville Community Center.
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And the winners are...
Results are tallied for the Shore Update’s Annual BEST of HEALTH & WELLNESS Readers’ Choice Awards with Special Recognition of Crossroads Community, Inc.
Honoring Those Who Devote Themselves to Making Our Community a Better Place
A health crisis leaves you feeling vulnerable, scared and in a tail spin. Having supportive and caring people to assist you can be the light that guides you through difficult times. Whether you are in need of immediate health care or not, knowing that truly caring professionals are just a phone call away is so reassuring. As you will see when reading through this issue, our community is blessed with so many top-notch health and wellness professionals. Be sure to keep this issue handy; you never know when you will need one and our readers, your peers, have voted that these are the best of the best. As I get this issue ready for the printer, I am, once again, in the throes of a medical crisis. Last year when our Health & Wellness awards were announced, I had just had a health “scare” and was blessed by having the help of Julie Henne-Reese of Maryland Primary Care, the Queenstown EMS team and the staff and doctors at Cardiology Associates, LLC. Equally important as good medical care is good health professionals who care about their patients… just as these people did about me. Being cared about, not just cared for, is vital and what makes our Health & Wellness winners so special. Unfortunately, I am once again dealing with a bit of a crisis. When there is an “unfortunate” in life, thankfully there is also usually a “fortunate.” Focusing on the “fortunate,” as our son who died of cancer taught me, is crucial to navigating life’s struggles. Once again, I am touched by the caring shown by members of our local health and wellness community. Having recently become involved with Crossroads Community Inc. and the caring people who make up that organization, I can say first-hand what a blessing they are to our commu-
nity. Having steered through severe physical health issues with Jacob and now through mental health issues, I can say that mental health is quite a bit more challenging. Note I said “challenging,” not easier or harder… any health crisis is difficult. When experiencing physical health issues, blood tests, scans, x-rays, etc. all provide a road map for treatment. Support from organizations, health care providers and community is abundant. Mental health is another story. There’s no clear cut test… no handbook… no road map. Because there are so many unknowns with mental health, it’s not fully understood, which ultimately leads to the stigma surrounding it. With no road map to navigate mental health, the need for organizations such as Crossroads Community, Inc. is even more vital. We at the Shore Update are honored to name Crossroads Community, Inc. as our honorary BEST OF Health & Wellness Organization that makes our community a better place. Please take a moment to read about this organization in this issue and know that they are there if you ever need them. Congratulations to all our health and wellness winners and thank you for caring about our community. Cheri Hoffman
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HEALTH NEWS QAC’s Senior Centers Now Available to Ages 55 and Older The Area Agency on Aging and Commission on Aging are pleased to announce that anyone 55 years and older may now become a member of the Queen Anne’s County Senior Centers: Grasonville, Kent Island, and Sudlersville. The previous age to join was for those 60 and older. Now anyone 55 and older may become a member and utilize many resources available to them at the centers. Fitness equipment, clubs, benefits counselors, and classes are just a few of what the senior centers have to offer. There is no cost to join, although individuals ages 55-59 must pay full price when having lunch, and will pay a higher cost to participate in Chesapeake College classes offered at the centers. For more information, visit our website www.qac.org, or contact: Annie Sparks, Senior Center Administrator, at 410-758-0848 ext. 2715 or asparks@qac.org.
Chesapeake Women’s Health Joins Anne Arundel Medical Group Chesapeake Women’s Health of Easton and Cambridge, Md. has joined Anne Arundel Medical Group, a multi-specialty physician group that is part of Anne Arundel Medical Center. The practice will now be known as Anne Arundel Medical Group Chesapeake Women’s Health. It will remain in its current spaces at 401 Purdy Street, Suite 102 in Easton and 100 Bramble Street, Suites E and F in Cambridge. The physicians and staff are employed by Anne Arundel Medical Center. There will be no interruption in the delivery of care during the transition. Patients have been notified about the change in a letter mailed to their homes. “These are exciting times for AAMG Chesapeake Women’s Health,” says Patrick O’Brien, MD, an OB-GYN who has been with the practice since 2006. “This decision has been thoughtfully made to provide long-term stability to our practice and allow us to continue to care for patients in our community.” AAMG Chesapeake Women’s Health will continue to provide the same excellent medicine and high-quality, attentive care patients deserve and have come to expect in the practice. Providers will continue to deliver babies and provide gynecological surgical care in Easton. They will continue to accept and honor all insurance providers and employers who currently allow patients to see them for care. “We at Anne Arundel Medical Center are committed to serving residents of the Eastern Shore,” said Steve Clarke, vice president of physician services at Anne Arundel Medical Center. “Bringing Chesapeake Women’s Health into the AAMC care network strengthens Eastern Shore community members’ access to high-quality care and services,” said Steve Clarke, vice president of physician services. For more information or to schedule an appointment, call 410-820-0038. 40, March 2016 Quarterly Health Update
University of Maryland Shore Regional Health’s Comprehensive Rehabilitation Services recently welcomed occupational therapist Erica Bowers to the outpatient rehab team. Bowers is introducing occupational therapy as a new outpatient service at UM Shore Rehab at Queenstown; she also is providing OT as a renewed service at UM Shore Rehab in Denton, located at 920 North Market Street. “We are excited to have Erica join our team. Offering OT in Caroline County and Queen Anne’s County will expand convenient and accessible rehab care for patients in those regions,” says Frank Rath, manager of outpatient rehabilitation services for UM SRH. Bowers has OT experience with both pediatric and geriatric patients. Most recently, she worked for Mid-Shore Special Education Consortium providing occupational therapy to children with learning disabilities in local public schools. Previously, she was employed at The Pines Genesis in Easton providing inpatient occupational therapy for the facility’s largely senior population. “I look forward to expanding my skill set and getting more experience working in outpatient settings. I hope to refine my skills working with patients and being part of Shore Regional Health’s outpatient rehabilitation team,” Bowers said. UM Shore Regional Health offers diverse outpatient rehabilitation services in Cambridge, Denton, Easton and Queenstown. For more information, contact Frank Rath, 410-822-1000, ext. 7641or visit http://umshoreregional.org/programs/rehab
UM Shore Regional Health Announces Chestertown Medical Office Building Project University of Maryland Shore Regional Health has announced that its newest Medical Pavilion, Shore Medical Pavilion at Chestertown, will open its doors to patients in summer, 2016. Construction is underway at the new facility – located at 126 Philosopher’s Terrace in Chestertown – which will provide roughly 11,000 square feet of office space to multiple physicians, including primary care and medical specialists. “University of Maryland Shore Regional Health and our affiliate, University of Maryland Community Medical Group, are very excited for the opportunity to offer our patients in Kent and Queen Anne’s Counties accessible primary care and various clinical and surgical specialties in a centralized location,” comments William Huffner, MD, MBA, FACEP, FACHE, chief medical officer, UM Shore Regional Health. “We are currently recruiting a number of medical specialists who will see patients at this new location.” Kenneth Kozel, MBA, FACHE, president and CEO, UM Shore Regional Health adds, “We strive to provide high quality, accessible healthcare services and programs to the patients we serve throughout the five-county region. This new space is conveniently located near the hospital and the heart of Chestertown to allow our patients convenient access to primary and specialty physicians.” As part of the University of Maryland Medical System (UMMS), University of Maryland Shore Regional Health is the principal provider of comprehensive health care services for more than 170,000 residents of Caroline, Dorchester, Kent, Queen Anne’s and Talbot counties on Maryland’s Eastern Shore. UM Shore Regional Health’s team of more than 2,500 employees, medical staff, board members and volunteers works with various community partners to fulfill the organization’s mission of Creating Healthier Communities Together.