Griffin Health Workshops Focus on Weight-Loss through Lifestyle Change
The Griffin Center for Healthy Living will offer free workshops in January to help individuals lose weight through lifestyle change. Weight-Loss Toolkit – A Well-Being Program is a free, evidence-based healthy eating and active living course for adults based on Eating Smart, Being Active©. This six-week program provides tools and tips for sustained weight loss, such as creating individualized meal […]
Read MoreGriffin Hospital School of Allied Health Careers to Host Winter Open Houses for Practical Nursing Program
The Griffin Hospital School of Allied Health Careers will host a series of open houses this winter for its rewarding Practical Nursing (PN) program. The open houses will be Tues., Jan. 6, Thurs., Feb. 12, and Thurs., March 5 from 5-7 p.m. at the school’s Naugatuck campus at 1186 New Haven Rd. The school’s 14-month PN Program offers an exceptional […]
Read MoreGriffin Health Offers Free Heart Health Workshops in Februrary
The Griffin Center for Healthy Living will offer free workshops to help individuals manage heart conditions this February. The Heart Health Workshop is a free, three-week workshop that provides health education on heart disease with an emphasis on the management of hypertension and elevated cholesterol. There will be a workshop session on Thursdays Feb. 5, 12, and 19 from 10-11:30 […]
Read MoreGriffin Health Offers Free Tobacco and Nicotine Cessation Programs in January
Griffin Health offers education, advice and support to help individuals prepare to quit tobacco and nicotine with two upcoming sessions of its free cessation program this January. “That’s It! Learn to Quit!” teaches a variety of methods to help individuals quit tobacco and nicotine over the course of six weekly meetings. There will be a session on Mondays Jan. 19 […]
Read MoreGriffin’s Wonderland of Trees Raises a Record $12,800 for Spooner House
Griffin Hospital’s 2025 Annual Holiday Wonderland of Trees fundraiser collected a record $12,800 for Spooner House in Shelton to help provides meals, shelter and security to families in the Naugatuck Valley throughout the upcoming year. As part of Griffin’s Planetree Person-Centered Care Philosophy, the Holiday Wonderland of Trees calls on hospital departments to decorate three-foot artificial evergreen trees that are […]
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Understanding Cervical Health
The cervix is a canal in the lower part of the uterus. During pregnancy, the cervix helps hold the fetus inside the uterus until delivery when it flattens and opens, allowing the baby to move into the birth canal. The cervix also allows menstrual blood to leave the body. Routine screenings, such as a Pap test, can help find changes […]
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Five Reasons You Should See Your Doctor Every Year
As your partners in health, Griffin Health believes a yearly visit to your doctor is critical to maintaining and managing your health for the long term. Our focus on wellness exams at Griffin Faculty Physicians is on the prevention of serious diseases, so you stay healthy, avoid or delay the onset of diseases, and take control of your health. Here are […]
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Healthy U Lecture Series Kicks Off Jan. 21 with Resolutions for a Healthy Lifestyle
Griffin Health is starting a new, monthly health education series with an interactive discussion about New Year’s wellness resolutions this January. The Healthy U Lecture Series at Griffin Health will kick off with Lifestyle Change Resolutions on Wed., Jan. 21 at 6 p.m. at the Community Health Resource Center at Griffin Hospital, 130 Division St., Derby. Led by Griffin Health […]
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Griffin Health Offers Free Prediabetes Lifestyle Change Program
The Griffin Center for Healthy Living will host a session of its free diabetes prevention program this January to help empower individuals to lower their risk for the chronic health condition. Living Healthy to Prevent Diabetes is a free, six-week program that helps individuals develop a structured lifestyle change program that can cut the risk of developing type 2 diabetes […]
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Griffin Health Offers Free Diabetes Self-Management Program
The Griffin Center for Healthy Living will host a session of its free diabetes self-management program this January to help empower individuals to improve their well-being. Living Healthy with Diabetes is a free, six-week diabetes self-management program that engages participants in learning and discussing clinical and lifestyle self-management behaviors to improve their health, blood sugars, emotional wellness, and quality of […]
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