Coming events at Newton Memorial Hospital

Safe Sitter baby-sitting course NEWTON-The Safe Sitter baby-sitting course teaches students ages 11 and older to learn to become responsible baby sitters. Classes are from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Wednesdays, from Oct. 5 through Oct. 26, at Newton Memorial Hospital, 175 High St. Participants will learn the essentials of how to care for children, age-appropriate games and activities, injury prevention, basic first aid, home and fire safety, feeding, diapering, and dealing with bleeding and breathing emergencies. Students will also learn baby sitting as a business with proper advertising and interviewing techniques. Class size is limited. Fee $50; pre-registration required. For information, call 973-579-8340. Stress management seminar Newton Memorial Hospital will host a two-day stress management seminar from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. on Wednesdays, Oct. 12 and 19, at the Milford Health and Wellness Center, 111 East Catharine St. In part one, attendees will learn how stress affects one’s body and ability to stay well. Participants will learn to recognize their individual physical reactions to stress. Methods of stress reduction will be taught, including meditation-guided imagery and journal writing. Part two includes an extended practice of various methods of meditation. Fee $60 for both sessions; pre-registration required. For information, call 973-579-8340. Mammograms Save Lives program MILFORD, PA.-The Mammograms Saves Lives program will take place from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 19, at the Milford Health and Wellness Center, 111 East Catharine Street. Breast-health exams and education will be offered free to women 40 years and older living in Sussex County or Pike County, Pa. The hospital offers free mammograms to women who are either without insurance or who do not qualify for the N.J. CEED program. Appointments required. Screening is arranged through the Pike County Health Fund. For information, call 973-579-8340. Depression screenings MILFORD-Depression is treatable. The Milford Health and Wellness Center will offer private, confidential meetings with a mental health counselor, from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 5. No appointments are needed. For information, call 973- 579-8340. Health-care provider BLS course NEWTON-This three-day course is for health-care providers whose jobs place them in the position of having to perform CPR. The will include adult one- and two-rescuer adult CPR, pediatric CPR and rescue breathing, barrier devices, bag mask ventilation, and automated external defibrillators (AEDs). Classes will be held from 7 p.m. to 10 p.m., Oct. 6, 13 and 20, at Newton Memorial Hospital, 175 High St. Fee $60; pre-registration required. For information, call 973-579-8340. Health-care provider BLS course SPARTA-This two-day course is for health-care providers whose jobs place them in the position of having to perform CPR. The course will include adult one- and two-rescuer adult CPR, pediatric CPR, relief of foreign body airway obstruction (choking) and use of barrier devices. Classes wil be held from 9 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 15 and 22, at Sparta Health and Wellness, 89 Sparta Ave. Fee $60; pre-registration required. For information, call 973-579-8340. Heartsaver adult CPR course sparta - The Heartsaver adult CPR one-day course is for lay rescuers expected to provide CPR in the work place. It will focus on one-rescuer CPR and foreign body airway obstruction (choking), and also includes the use of barrier devices. The course will take place from 7 p.m. to 10 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 13, at Sparta Health and Wellness, 89 Sparta Ave. Fee $35. For information, call 973-579-8340 Adult CPR for family and friends SPARTA-This one-day course is for individuals who would like to learn adult one-rescuer CPR, and foreign body airway obstruction (choking). The course will take place from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 13, at Sparta Health and Wellness, 89 Sparta Ave. Fee $20; pre-registration required. For information, call 973-579-8340. Heartsaver adult CPR course NEWTON-The Heartsaver adult CPR one-day course is for lay rescuers expected to provide CPR in the work place. It will focus on one-rescuer CPR and foreign body airway obstruction (choking), and also includes the use of barrier devices and a written exam. The course will be held from 7 p.m. to 10 p.m., Tuesday, Oct. 18, at Newton Memorial Hospital, 175 High St. Fee $35. For information, call 973-579-8340. Adult CPR for family and friends NEWTON-This one-day course is for individuals who would like to learn adult one-rescuer CPR, and foreign body airway obstruction (chocking). The course will tale place from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m., Tuesday, Oct. 18, at Newton Memorial Hospital, 175 High St. Fee $20, pre-registration required. For information, call 973-579-8340.