Community Events

• 06/20/13 - Donate Blood - The Big Red Bus - Alonzo Babe James Community Center
  
  
• 06/24/13 - Healthy Volusia Visioning Meeting
  
  
• 07/8/13 thru 08/02/13 - Camp Fun & Fit
  
  
• 07/26/13 - Florida Health Literacy Summit
  
  
• Ongoing - 12-Step Support Group Nicotine Anonymous
  
  
• Ongoing - YMCA - Diabetes Prevention Program
  
  
• Ongoing - Free Smoking Cessation Class

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06/20/13 - Donate Blood - The Big Red Bus - Alonzo Babe James Community Center

THE BIG RED BUS
COMING TO THE ALONZO BABE JAMES COMMUNITY CENTER
201 NORTH MYRTLE AVENUE, NSB, FLORIDA
THURSDAY, JUNE 20, 2013
10:30 A.M. TO 4:30 P.M.
SAVING LIVES ONE VIAL AT A TIME – GIVE GENEROUSLY – AND OFTEN

06/24/13 - Healthy Volusia Visioning Meeting

View the flyer for further information - pdf - 9 kb

07/8/13 thru 08/02/13 - Camp Fun & Fit

Hey Kids! There's a new summer camp coming your way! Camp Fun & Fit Camp Fun and Fit will give kids ages 8- 12 a chance to learn about healthy life choices while having loads of fun. Campers will eat healthy foods, play active games, and develop healthy habits that will last a lifetime! The week-long camps will include field trips to Publix, the Farmers Market, Agricultural Center and Bethune-Cookman University1S culinary arts center. We'11 even take time out for kickboxing, bowling and other fitness activities. On Friday, we111 have our own fun version of the Junior Olympics! CAMPS WILL BE OFFERED FROM 7:10 A.M. - S:JO P.M. MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY AT FOUR LOCATIONS: • July 8- 12: Edgewater Elementary School, 801 S. Old County Road, Edgewater • July 15- 19: Palm Terrace Elementary School, 1825 Dunn Ave., Daytona Beach • July 22- 26: Orange City Elementary School, 555 E. University Ave., Orange City • July 29 - Aug. 2: Taylor Middle-High School, 100 E. Washington Ave., Pierson REGISTRATION The $65 weekly fee includes field trips and healthy meals. Registration will be from 9 a.m.- noon on Saturdays, May 19 and June 2, at each site. Scholarships are available to income-eligible children and children with special needs through Volusia County's Community Assistance Division. For more information, call ... ACT FAST! Space is limited to 15 kids at each site. Sponsored by the Vol usia County Health Department and Vol usia County Government.

07/26/13 - Florida Health Literacy Summit

JULY 26, 2013 FLORIDA HEALTH LITERACY SUMMIT More than 90 million people in the United States have a hard time understanding and using health information. Join us for the 2013 Florida Health Literacy Summit. This one-day event will provide a forum for educators, health professionals, and other interested stakeholders to engage in a dialog and share information and resources on how to effectively serve adults and families with low health literacy. Topics covered will include: Creating Plain Language Health Materials The Teach-back Method for Effective Patient Communications The High Cost of Low Health Literacy The Health Literacy Universal Precautions Tool-kit The Florida Health Literacy Initiative Building Health Literate Organizations The Implications of Health Literacy on Health Policy Registration Fee: $15 (includes lunch and parking) Summit Registration Information at: www.flhealthliteracy.org Registration Information at: Sponsors This event is made possible through the generous support of it Registration Information at: Florida Literacy Coalition Best Practices Networking CEUs Available Location: MORGRIDGE INTERNATIONAL READING CENTER University of Central Florida 4000 Central Florida Blvd. Bldg 122 Orlando, FL 32816 Summit Partners Florida Nurses Association Florida Blue Tampa Bay Community Cancer Network (TBCCN) Florida Department of Health-Hillsborough County Suwannee River Area Health Education Center, Inc. Florida AHEC Network Florida Public Health Association, Inc. Florida State College at Jacksonville West Area Adult School

Ongoing - 12-Step Support Group Nicotine Anonymous

Attention Nicotine Users Are you interested in quiting? Do you need support? Only Daytona Beach Area Meeting Nicotine Anonymous 12-Step Support Group Nicotine Anonymous Tuesdays, 7 - 8 pm HCP Conference Room at FLORIDA HOSPITAL OCEANSIDE 264 S Atlantic Blvd, Ormond Beach 32176 Nicotine Anonymous is a fellowship of men and women helping each other to live free of nicotine. All contributions to attend are strictly voluntary (there are no dues or fees), and open to anyone who desires to quit using any form of nicotine. You are not alone! For further information, visit our web site at: www.nicotine-anonymous.org

Ongoing - YMCA - Diabetes Prevention Program

Visit the YMCA website for more information

Ongoing - Free Smoking Cessation Class

  Do you smoke?    Have you thought about not smoking?  Research shows that the average person actually needs at least 2 attempts to stop smoking.   Odessa Chambliss Center for Health Equity is offering a Smoking Cessation class that is FREE, and it includes the very expensive nicotine gum, and patches!! All FREE of charge.  Come and see what it is, and explore the possibility of entering a better state of health. We have an expert trainer facilitate these meetings every Monday at 5:30 PM.  Just come and join us or call , we would love to help!  Diana Lee 386 481 2838