HRHCare Offers Healthy Choices Course in Sullivan County

Monticello, NY – HRHCare (Hudson River HealthCare), a nonprofit, federally qualified healthcare system offering a range of medical services for underserved areas throughout the Hudson Valley and Long Island, is teaming with the Sullivan County NYConnects to present a free six week Healthy Choices program, starting September 8^th.

Healthy Choices is a series of six workshops for adults and caregivers dealing with any ongoing health condition such as diabetes, pain, arthritis, memory loss, depression or high blood pressure. When attending this program participants will get help with:

• Finding practical ways to deal with pain, stress and fatigue.
• Use of medicine and decision making.
• Discovering better food and exercise choices.
• Learning better ways to talk with your family and doctor about your health.
• Feeling more confident in managing your health.

All participants in the Healthy Choices workshop will receive a free book to use during the workshop as well as a relaxation CD. If you or your loved one are planning to attend, kindly RSVP by September 4^th to Martha Scoppa, Sullivan County Connects, at 845-807-0257 or martha.scoppa@co.sullivan.ny.us to ensure your spot.

The workshops will be held between 1:00 and 3:30 on Monday afternoons at 2 Jefferson Street, Room 2, in Monticello, New York. The dates are September 8^th, 15^th, 22^nd and 29^th and October 6^th and 20^th.

About HRHCare

HRHCare (Hudson River HealthCare, Inc.) is a non-profit, New York State licensed, Federally Qualified Health Center.  Founded in 1975 to provide care to the medically underserved population of Peekskill, NY, HRHCare has grown to include:

• 25 health centers and mobile health systems delivering care throughout a 10 county region of New York to a culturally and racially diverse patient population of 100,000, with more than 400,000 patient visits annually.
• A full range of services including family/internal medicine, women’s health care, pediatrics, dentistry, behavioral health care, optometry, podiatry, and nutritional counseling.
• An innovative organization structure that works to improve the health of communities through a network of partnerships: with businesses, social service organizations, housing cooperatives, food banks, farm workers alliances and community organizations.

For full information: hrhcare1.wpengine.com or 1-844-HRH-CARE