November
Healthy Pantry for the Holidays
Stuffing, mashed potatoes, gravy, pie and cookies galore will soon be filling our pantries. But how do you stay on track during this delicious time of year? Join Dr. Mary Dagen as she prepares your pantry for the holidays. Dr. Dagen will talk about some of the staples you should have in your pantry that are easy to cook, cheap to buy and most importantly, good for you! Dr. Dagen will also demonstrate during the event a salad, entrée, and a side that you can carry into all your holiday parties.
Dr. Dagen will be available for question and answers to follow the presentation.
Due to limited seating, registration is required for this free event.
Mary Margaret Dagen, MD, is a board-certified family medicine physician. Dr. Dagen earned her medical degree from the American University of the Caribbean School of Medicine in Cupecoy, St. Maarten. She completed her family medicine residency at Munson Healthcare in Traverse City, Michigan. Dr. Dagen’s clinical interests include sports medicine and obesity medicine.
January
Blood Drive
Health Pointe is hosting a community blood drive with Michigan Blood Monday, January 14 from 1 p.m. to 6 p.m. in Health Pointe’s Community Room.
Appointments are preferred, follow this link to schedule yours! https://donate.miblood.org/donor/schedules/drive_schedule/118780
Or call 1-866-MIBLOOD (642-5663) to make an appointment or ask questions!
Every blood donation can save up to three lives!
February
Eat, Drink and Maintain a Healthy Weight
By this time in the New Year, you may be needing some additional support or ideas to help you achieve your New Year’s Resolution (or if you did not set a resolution — it’s always a great time to set a new goal for yourself).
Join Dr. Mary Dagen as she will help you get back on track on maintaining a healthy weight from a culinary medicine approach. She’ll discuss the risk of weighing more than what is ideal for our bodies, review ways to change food choices to help lower weight as well as cook up a healthy recipe you’ll want to include in your dinner rotation (you’ll even get to taste it for yourself).
Dr. Dagen will be available for questions and answers to follow the presentation.
Due to limited seating, registration is required for this free event.
Heart to Heart: Cardiovascular Treatment & Intervention
Whether you’ve suffered a heart attack or someone you love is living with heart disease, there’s heartening news when it comes to cardiovascular treatment.
Join Drs. William Frauenheim and Gregory Bernath to learn about medication, lifestyle modification and the latest cardiac procedures.
Due to limited seating, please RSVP for this free event.
Free blood pressure screenings will take place 30 minutes before the event and immediately following the event.
Can’t make it to Health Pointe on Feb. 26? Holland Hospital is hosting the same event on Feb. 13 from 6 p.m. to 7 p.m. sign up at hollandhospital.org/events.
April
Spring into Healthy Habits for Summer
THIS EVENT IS SOLD OUT — Stay Tuned for More Culinary Medicine Lectures.
Summer is right around the corner, so don’t wait until June 21 to decide it’s time to start ditching those comfort foods for fresh fruits and veggies. Join Dr. Mary Dagen as she talks about how the food you eat can control your health to get you ready for the warmer seasons. She’ll introduce culinary medicine, healthy foods to have on hand, risks of overweight/obesity, ways to decrease weight as well as explain the importance of including more movement into our daily routines. Dr. Dagen will also prepare cost-friendly and healthy recipes to bring with you to the beach, boat or wherever summer takes you (you’ll even get to taste test during the event).
Dr. Dagen will be available for question and answer to follow the presentation.
Community Blood Drive
Health Pointe is hosting a community blood drive with Michigan Blood Wednesday, April 24 from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. in Health Pointe’s Community Room.
Appointments are preferred, follow this link to schedule yours! https://donate.miblood.org/donor/schedules/drive_schedule/119589
Or call 1-866-MIBLOOD (642-5663) to make an appointment or ask questions!
Every blood donation can save up to three lives!
May
Healthy Eating: How to Control you Blood Sugar
Taking steps to prevent or control your diabetes doesn’t mean bland, boring food… it means a colorful, tasty plate that will transform you from the inside out! Join Dr. Mary Dagen as she talks about diabetes and the health concerns associated with this disease, an introduction of culinary medicine and principles that can help treat diabetes as well as learn what foods can help improve sugar control in the body. Dr. Dagen will even walk you through recipes that taste great and won’t break your budget!
Due to limited seating, registration is required for this event.
June
Progressive Approaches to Hip and Knee Pain
What causes joint pain? What options do you have to combat that pain from both nonsurgical to surgical treatments. Join fellowship trained orthopedic surgeon Dr. John Swartz to learn about the latest treatment options from Mako robotic knee replacement to minimally invasive anterior and posterior hip replacement to keep you on the move.
Dr. Swartz is fellowship trained in joint preservation and reconstruction. He specializes in:
• Hip and Knee: Pain, tendon, ligament injuries
• Arthritis
• Fracture Care
• Arthroscopy and minimally invasive partial and total knee replacement
• Mako robotic knee replacement
• Minimally invasive anterior and posterior hip replacement
Due to limited seating, registration for this free event is required.
July
Community Blood Drive
Health Pointe is hosting a community blood drive with Michigan Blood Wednesday, July 17 from 1 p.m. to 6 p.m. in Health Pointe’s Community Room.
Appointments are preferred, follow this link to schedule yours! https://donate.miblood.org/donor/schedules/drive_schedule/120628
Or call 1-866-MIBLOOD (642-5663) to make an appointment or ask questions!
Every blood donation can save up to three lives!
October
North Shore Trail Run
Join Health Pointe as the title sponsor of the first annual North Shore 5K/10K Trail Run. This trail run is a 5K run/walk and a 10K run where all proceeds of the event go to the Love in Action of the Tri-Cities.
Learn more or sign up for the race: http://www.imathlete.com/events/nstr