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Understanding Adult Autism, June 18, 2026

Erin Mendoza, LMFT

Presentation Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WVQXRhIiM-w&t=1s

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Why Are People So Sick?: Lyme, Mold & Mystery Illness Demystified, May 21, 2026

Dr. Terri Turner, DO

Presentation Video:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oIesdhxZBm4

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Exploring Green Burials, Nov, 20, 2025

Seth Ferguson, BA

Presentation video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j-9IgLiAb9o&t=425s

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Meditation Simplified, June 19, 2026​​

Claudia Wenning, Candice Stein and Paul Jacobson

Presentation video:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ks2N5LWoaYs

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​​End of Life: Your Best Chapter, May 15, 2025​

Cynthia Wall, LCSW​

Presentation video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MyylByLAx28

Peace of Mind Check List 

End of Life Workflow

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Parkinson's Disease: A Personal Story, April 17, 2025

Mary Hatfield

Presentation video: Parkinson's Disease: A Personal Story by Mary Hatfield 4/17/25

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Dreams: Uncovering Their Meaning in Your Life, March 20, 2025

Wolfgang Ronnefeldt, MA​​​

Presentation video: Dreams: Uncovering Their Meaning in Your Life, by Wolfgang Ronnefeldt, MA 3/20/25

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Being at Peace with Cancer, February 20, 2025

Lana Eberhard

Presentation video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-rPX-ZjhazU

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The Dementia Dilemma, January 30, 2025

Betty Lacy, MD

Presentation video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0MSUme_Z-Vs

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The Benefits of Meditation for Chronic Disease, November 19, 2024

Claudia Wenning, PhD.

Presentation video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NV3r5hfkjFI

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Unapologetically Me: A Story of Transitioning, Sept.18, 2024

Tiffany Tucker

Presentation video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6YmJSm4oPZY&t=505s

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Adventist Health's Medication Assisted Treatment for Opioid Users, June 19, 2024

Dr. Michael Young, Austin Peterson & Marcia Bonnette

Presentation video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YXfVlePB8jQ

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A Physician's Journey: Through Abuse, Psychedelics & Forgiveness, May 15, 2024

Dawnmarie Risley-Childs, DO

Presentation video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LK3rz4-8v34

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Youth Choosing to Use Substances: Increasing Safety, April 17, 2024

MCAVHN Care and Prevention Network

Presentation video:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HXciIQScPIk

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Seeds of Wellness, March 20, 2024

Diane Smalley, L.Ac.

Presentation video:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AZ9QD3tmv_M

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Safety & Compassion: People Living Homeless in Willits, February 24, 2024

Helen Falendes, M.Ed.

Presentation video: https://studio.youtube.com/video/dam3CGHl5_M/edit

 

Harnessing Your Happiness Hormones, November 9, 2023

Nick Lawrence, M.A.

Presentation video:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JJcs-XxdfOg

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Insight into Understanding Children's Behavior, September 20, 2023

Tiffany Tucker, Trainer at Redwood Community Services

Presentation video:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c_eMNFT3_CY

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Blue Zones Project Story, June 26, 2023

Blue Zones Team Mendocino County

Presentation video:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ul2qzgyJD2M

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Become a Hospice Volunteer, June 20, 2023

Deane`a Jessup, MSW Hospice Volunteer Coordinator

Presentation video:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OAXOWmK58RU

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Let's Talk About Sex, March 29, 2023

Doris Wier, Relationship Coach

Presentation video:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nHJmoXZ3Qx0&t=552s

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Edie Ceccarelli's 115th Birthday Parade! Feb. 5, 2023

Presentation video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=30-u7A5crD4&t=37s

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Connecting to Your Core Self: A Path to Well-Being, Jan. 2023

Carol Goldberg, Life Coach

Presentation video:https: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CptPopZZOOo

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Billy Hetherington: His CTE Pathway in Arts, Media, and Entertainment, Oct. 10, 2022

Presentation video:https:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PwKs8pwNnvg&t=9s

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Empower Your Gut, June 15, 2022

Luna Hart, Functional Diagnostic Health Practitioner

Presentation video:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jb_z34mTrEo

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The Boy Crisis, April 20, 2022

Jeanne King, Retired Special Education Teacher

Presentation video:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1E4cN3UPxZ4

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Ford Street Project: Addiction Recovery Services, March 30, 2022

Jacqueline Williams, Executive Director

Presentation video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jve4rEOU_p8

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Know and Nurture Your Lymph System, March 16, 2022

Diane Smalley, L.Ac. 

Presentation video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8TKktXWuRmY

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Compassion Fatigue, March 7, 2022

Lindsey Painter, Mental Health Trainer of Redwood Community Services

Presentation video:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q3lALlgqZGo

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Edie Ceccarelli: Health Hero at her 114th Birthday Parade! February 5, 2022

Presentation video:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rpLgBXxxBzA

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What Can We Learn?: One Family's Experience Surviving Covid-19, October 2021

Autumn Whitaker, CTR, CMT and Claudia Wenning, ND, PhD.

Presentation video:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T184-WSNgrU&t=5s

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Cell Phone Usage: Hidden Costs to Individuals, Families, and Society, September 29, 2021

Robin Goldner, LCSW

Presentation video:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wngno7A4Z_E&t=78s

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Equity and the Social Determinants of Health in the time of Covid-19, June 22, 2021

Patrice Mascolo & Molly Rosenthal of Healthy Mendocino

Presentation video:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lSK_E9JfPqw&t=6s

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End of Life Journey and the Hospice Path, May 22, 2021

Rosalie Anchordoguy, RN, CNM

Presentation video:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YJCCiut0I7k

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Navigating the Wild River of Anger, April 1, 2021

Wolfgang Ronnefeldt, MA

Presentation video:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1B31rUi_LnA&t=13s

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Let's Talk Mental Health: Understanding the Impact of Trauma, February 23, 2021

Brittany Lucas, Lindsey Painter, Christine Hawley

Presentation video:https:https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCJ1UWC_ZyIA8pR_jJmQ9IHA

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Suicide Prevention, January 12, 2021

Karen Lovato and Robin Meloche

Presentation video:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NjNIZYcjc3s&t=7s

Presentation Handout: Resources

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The Mental Health Impact of the Pandemic on our Youth, November 17, 2020

Aurelie Clivaz, Marian Lohne, Toni Cassidy, Billy Hetherington

Presentation video:https: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7rLGM8rGfEs&t=21s

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Mental Health First Aid, October 6, 2020

Natasha Carter, MS

Presentation video:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BFtWHJN_jFk&t=14s

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The Evolution of Sex:Why Men & Women Are The Way They Are, August 2020

Jed Diamond, PhD.

Presentation video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rh_yOsRqHrU&t=88s

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Covid-19:How to Handle Uncertainty, June 3, 2020

Doris Wier, ORSCC and Suzanne Picetti-Johnson, MS

Presentation video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3f_KBF8xhko&t=72s

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Tools for Reducing Stress in Everyday Life, April 9 and May 5, 2020

Karla Downing, RN,CMT and Rik Halsted, L.Ac.

Presentation video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nim6lz_j5Ro&t=188s

Presentation video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=616UpX9px4E

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Domestic Violence: The Perfectly Awful Storm, February 4, 2020

Melinda Clarke, LMFT

Presentation video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iooXRRhAlAs&t=179s

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Youth & Drugs: The Slippery Slope

Andrea McCullough, MD, Aurelie Clivaz, Buffey Wright Bourassa, Andrew Thomas, Jan. 14, 2020

Presentation video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9yoXJvmerPo

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Functional Medicine: The Future of Healthcare, Claudia Wenning, ND, FMCHC, Dec. 3, 2019

Presentation video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2MRav6i3Pgg&t=103s

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Winter Wellness:Boosting the Immune System, Michelle Cummins, L.Ac., November 5, 2019

Presentation video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Orp-sgPVLC4&t=1292s

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Moving Beyond Pain Now, Lisa Mace, Movement Therapist, October 1, 2019

Presentation video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h9Qs0N2DoxQ

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Navigating Difficult Conversations, Samuel Senerchia, Somatic Coach, Sept. 3, 2019

Presentation video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FPkTUmlUyE4&t=1084s

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Working with Habitual Patterns, Paul Jacobson, MFT, June 4, 2019

Presentation video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PkZ3IoYGy90

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Women's Health, Monika Rosicka, LM, CPM, May 7, 2019

Presentation video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qNfdnj4TxLg&t=1213s

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Movers and Shakers: Know Your Muscles! Diane Smalley, L.Ac., March 5, 2019

Presentation video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=guOJgj-vdBY

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Cultivating Positivity In Our Relationships, Doris Wier, Relationship Coach (ORSCC), Feb. 5, 2019

Presentation video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fhubkEBYVqI

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Autism Basics, Michela Figini-Myers, M.Ed., Jan. 8, 2019

Presentation Document: Autism Basics Part 1, Autism Basics Part 2, and Autism Basics Part 3

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Dying Consciously: The Greatest Journey, Kitty Norris, Empowerment Coach, Dec. 4, 2018

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Prepare Yourself for Financial Wellness, Nicholas Casagrande, EA, Nov. 7, 2018

Cancelled due to smoke from Butte County Fire

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Feel Better Than Ever, October 2, 2018

Shannon Morris, MS, PT and Nutrition Scientist, Oct. 2, 2018

Presentation video:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XcIqRm4NhLg

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Compassionate Communication Skills for a Healthy Family, Sept. 4, 2018

Sam Senerchia, Somatic Coach

Presentation video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qumGbVa-Kk0

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Lyme & Autoimmune Disease Demystified, June 12, 2018

Anthony Morris, MS, LAc, 

Presentation video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zyV58RSKxt0

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Perks of Aging! Carlin Diamond, Life Path Consultant, May 1, 2018

Presentation video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KQ6HOW9vd70

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Coping with Cancer: Help is Available,

Karen Oslund, Cancer Resource Centers Director, April 3, 2018

Presentation video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vf6SJlfvg9E

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Cannabis is Medicine: Changing the Narrative with Education, March 6, 2018

Jude Thilman, Cannabis Educator, March 6, 2018

Presentation video:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8akjcowFe3A

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Prescription Drug Abuse: A National & Local Epidemic, January 9, 2018

Kyree Klimist, MFT & Buffey Wright, PS

Presentation video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dOP-L2Ggy-k

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Healing Trauma With Art, December 5, 2017

Susan Sweet, MFT, ATR

Presentation video:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aUlFpcb8UsI

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Be Prepared, Be Aware, Be Involved!

 Mike Carter, CERT Master Trainer, Nov. 14, 2017

Presentation video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hYJaUDUdzNA

 handouts: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11.

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Improve Your Health Right Now! Oct. 3, 2017

Claudia Wenning, ND, MA, CNC 

Presentation video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VJhDxwqiuI8

 handouts: Wheel of Self Care, 3 Actions, Green Sauce

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Mental Health: Up Close & Personal, Sept. 5, 2017

Jed Diamond, PhD, Tom Allman, M Cty Sheriff, Gary Martin, MA

Presentation video:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ajX4G1Pt-ss& handouts: List of Mental Health Resources

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Understanding Dementia: Staying Connected, Alexis Glidewell, LCSW, June 7, 2017

Presentation video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iAXjk3SqL3Q & handouts: Alzheimers, Caregiver Guide, Common Feelings

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Eight Hours Of Deep Restful Sleep! Diane Smalley, L.Ac.,May 5, 2017

Presentation video:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l9aqnLEtiAQ& Presentation handouts: Great Info on Sleep

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Exercise as a New Habit! April 4, 2017

Neil Davis, RN

Presentation video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ztv6QKG-hYw

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Break the Childhood Obesity Cycle March 7, 2017

 Heather Criss, Public Health Educator

Presentation video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vtcZgWs6yc4

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The Healing Power of Conflicts February 7, 2017

Doris Wier, Relationship Coach (ORSCC)

Presentation video:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G-LNkQE38Yk

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Dreams: Uncovering Their Meaning in Your Life, January 3, 2017

Wolfgang Ronnefeldt, MA

Presentation video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eX29In9toc4

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Working Through Loss & Grief, Roland Hulstein, MSW, December 6, 2016

Presentation video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Ioa3YR9rAA & handout: Themes, Responses, and Myths about Grief

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Diabetes: Management & Prevention with Food,November 1, 2016

Annie Frassinello, RD,

Presentation video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=omEfU7IK77M & handout: Dr. Gregor's Daily Dozen

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Chronic Pain: Beyond Pills & Potions,October 4, 2016

Brenda Flynn Clark, LCSW, October 4, 2016

Presentation video:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nc9pTkGEwVw

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From Traumatized Youth to Thriving Youth,Sept. 6, 2016

Aurelie Clivaz, BA and Carter Grissom

Presentation video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mj5Xia4RiNs & handout: Ways to Support Resilience in Youth

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Qi Gong for Good Health and Double Happiness,June 7, 2016

Ross Lake, L.Ac.

Presentation video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7c0jTItp0dM

 

​​Understanding Dementia Behavior,May 3, 2016

Alexis Glidewell, LCSW, Family Consultant

​Presentation video:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KRVijwR-jtc & handouts: Communication Strategies, Tips for Interacting and Principles for Communication

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Planting a Spring Garden, April 5, 2016

Commonwealth Gardeners

Presentation video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3YcIjTFitA8

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Small Steps to Healthy Living, March 1, 2016

Sid Garza-Hillman, Writer, Speaker, Health Coach
Presentation Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TZz7guFKjS4

 

Send Yourself a Valentine, Feb. 2, 2016

Diane Smalley, L.Ac.
Presentation Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tXcnB6Y2KQU&t=764s & handouts: Sugar Effects on Organs and General Info

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Begin Again . . . It's a New Year! Jan. 5, 2016

 Carol Goldberg, CPCC

Presentation Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8b-NP3zoWHU

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Learn the 5 Stages of Love, Jed Diamond, Ph.D., LFMC, Dec. 1, 2015

Presentation Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tsyiOzmBsrk

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The Road to Success is Always Under Construction,Nov. 6, 2015

Margie Handley, President of Howard Foundation

Presentation Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FIIXs37snuk

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Need Relief? Therapeutic Bodywork can Help!Oct. 6, 2015

 Karla Downing, RN, iRest/Yoga Nidra Teacher, Higher Brain Living Facilitator, Oct. 6, 2015

Presentation Video:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rFqnXxvXBJk&t=12s & Handout: Foot Reflexology Chart

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Raising a Healthier Generation: Community-based Solutions,September 1, 2015

Tarney Sheldon, NCO Staff Member

Presentation Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hB2AjucQkLA&t=2570s

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"BEAT THE ODDS: Improve Men's Health",June 2, 2015

Jed Diamond, PhD, LFMC

Presentation Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W9e6-s82sKM&t=912s

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​Building Community by Sharing Healthy Harvest Resources,May 5, 2015

April Cunningham, NCO Food System Program

Presentation Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OTfwzMv6Hdk

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Making the Healthier Choice the Easier Choice: The community responds to the influence of Alcohol & Drugs,

Area youth moderated by Tina Tyler-O'Shea, MCHHS, PHPPU, April 7, 2015

Presentation Video:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=grEs38CwnTU&t=1231s

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FRESH, FAST & FRUGAL: "Stretching a Chicken",March 3, 2015

Annie Waters, BS, Food Science & Nutrition

Presentation Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cyyRZJsHNDs&t=246s & Handouts: Stretched Chicken Meals 1 and 2

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Heart Health & Wellness, February 3, 2014

 David Ploss, MD, FACC, MBA

Presentation Video:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pDT8RXeZnCE&t=1879s

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Women's Health: Villains and Heroines, Perils and Schemes,January 6, 2015

Kimberly Faucher, MD

Presentation Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nOjKNLbKBvI&t=1753s

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Stress and the Holidays,December 2, 2014

Doris Wier, ORSCC,

Presentation Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CcxUAwQQWa0&t=1100s

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Healthy Aging, November 4, 2014

Michael Medvin, MD, HMH Emergency Room

Presentation Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CeVvTdmd-7o&t=3s

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Keeping Our Dogs & Cats Healthy, October 7, 2014

Chana Eisenstein, D.V.M.

​Presentation Video:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EJd4N78sx10

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​STOP THE TRAIN, Diabetes Prevention Tools, September 2, 2014

Annie Dogali, HMH RD

Presentation Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r2mO9wVDZe8

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Exercise Across Your Lifespan, Odessa McHart, PT, DPT, OCS, August 5, 2014

Presentation Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r2mO9wVDZe8

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Wired Kids, July 1, 2014

Carla Longchamp, MD, Family Practice Baechtel Creek Medical Clinic

Presentation Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FwF9l98ce90

 

Why Men Never Remember and Women Never Forget,June 3, 2014

Jed Diamond, PhD, LFMC

Presentation Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MnfS8kwGGj8 & Handout: Why Sex Matters

 

Tools for Optimal Wellness,May 20, 2014

Lael Fraser, LMFT, 

Presentation Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xZ41q66cFEw& Handout: Ways to Self-Soothe and

Uprooting Irrational Beliefs and Self Talk

 

Your Immune System . . . the Key to Maintaining Good Health, May 5, 2014

Robert Gitlin, DO

Presentation Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6ojaWN86taw

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Learn the ABC's of Reducing Stress,April 15, 2014

Doreen Blumenfeld, CHT

Presentation Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6NIo2o02eOs & Handout: Decrease Chronic Stress and Stop Acute Stress

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Addictions . . . Treatment . . . Recovery 101, April 1, 2014

Leslie Kirkpatrick, CACS

Presentation Handouts: Definition of Addiction, Definition of Recovery and Guiding Principles of Recovery

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Eating for a Happy Belly, March 18, 2014

Diane Smalley, LAc, Herbal Medicine Practitioner

Presentation Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rfspZrI1_ew​ & Handout, Refrigerator Magnet

 

Wellness from the Inside Out, March 14, 2014

​HMH Executive Chef Kyle Evans and Anne Frassinello, RD

Presentation Video:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tx0r3UP45Ns&t=129s 

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