An intro to healthy living is first in virtual series

NCW Libraries is proud to partner with Confluence Health to offer a virtual Health Living Series this spring featuring an introduction to healthy living, weight loss, sleep, and cancer prevention and screening.

This weekly series will run from April 13-May 25, each Wednesday evening at 7PM. A provider from Confluence will lead the presentation followed by a question and answer session. 

The series will include:

April 13: An Intro to Health Living with Katie Mathews, PAC. 

April 20: Depression, More Than Just the Blues, with Kasey Grass, Behavioral Health Integrated Clinical Director. 

April 27: Cover Your Butt: Colon Cancer Prevention and Screening, with Dr. Jen Jorgensen, Director of Subspeciality Medicine and Manager of Gastroenterology.

May 4: A Healthy Approach to Weight Loss with Dr. Andrew Toth and Nutritionist Jess Tyrell.

May 11: Better Sleep with Dr. Ankur Patel.

May 18: Don’t Take My Breath Away: Prevention and Screening for Lung Cancer, with Dr. Saba Lodhi.

May 25: Save Your Rack: The Prevention and Treatment of Breast Cancer, with Dr. Julie Smith and Dr. Cate Straub.

To register for each program, go to http://www.ncwlibraries.org and find the calendar under the Events tab. After you register, you will receive an email with the Zoom link. Register for each program to wish to attend.

NCW Libraries mission is to connect the people of North Central Washington to the vital resources and opportunities that foster individual growth and strengthen communities. 

Confluence Health is dedicated to improving their patients’ health by providing safe, high quality care in a compassionate and cost effective manner. 

Both NCW Libraries and Confluence Health are committed to equity and inclusion. Through this partnership, NCW Libraries can leverage their programming platform while Confluence Health can offer the expertise of their providers to make relevant and needed health information available to everyone in our region.