Health and Wellness

In 2006 we began to develop our health and wellness opportunities. Studies have shown that making healthy choices as we age will help us avoid illness and injury as well as enhance the quality of our lives. Our Health & Wellness Coordinator Shari Streit has been an LPN since 1996 and has always been committed to wellness and preventive medicine. She has worked at several nursing homes and at Unity Hospital in Fridley. She loves elderly people and is eager to share her passion about alternative and complimentary therapies. She is also a certified Healing Touch Practitioner. She along with our Lay Teacher Rose Mary Jarnot teaches the "Living Well with Chronic Conditions" classes. We are also providing the "Matter of Balance" class series to help participants learn about and be better prepared to avoid fallling. The "Healthy Eating" classes we have just begun help participants to learn how to maintain a healthy diet which is important to remaining healthy. Classes are being held at regular intervals. Check our Upcoming Events page for dates. Our Health & Wellness Coordinator is also a certified Caregiver Coach who is willing to provide counseling and support to people who are caring for a loved one on a 24/7 basis. Let us give you a break! Contact Shari at 320-746-9960 or email her at shari.streit@holdingfordhelpinghands.org