Wellness Programs
Centro Wellness Programming
Since 2007, Centro Guadalupano has provided valuable and focused health related services in response to the substantial and specific needs of our community. These needs center upon access to education, prevention, wellness and primary care.
Our intent in providing health programming is to offer services that overcome cultural and linguistic barriers that make navigating the health system difficult for recently arrived immigrants and refugees. The focus of our health-related activities emphasizes ‘facilitating’ rather than a narrower focus on clinical services, and our programs distinguish themselves as efficient and effective methods of addressing the unique and often pressing needs of the families we serve.
| Month | Event | Outside Partners (when applicable) | Number of Participants |
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September |
Yoga Classes after ESL |
Yoga One |
12 |
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October |
Flu Clinic * October 18th Presentation to ESL students and guitar students on H1N1 Walk Away the Pounds |
St. Mary’s Clinic in Conjunction with Fairview |
500 100 5 |
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November |
How to Get Ready for Winter for ESL Students Coat Give away Walk Away the Pounds/Group Exercise |
ECHO Winter Safety Video in Spanish St. Bartholomew Parish |
20 100 5 |
| December | Walk Away the Pounds/Group Exercise | 5 | |
| January |
Blood Pressure & Diabetes Screening with ESL Students H1N1 Flu Shot Clinic Yoga Classes after ESL and Sewing |
St. Mary’s Clinics St. Mary’s Clinics
Yoga One |
415 shots (266 H1N1, 149 seasonal) |
| February | HIV Presentation/STI Awareness | ||
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March |
Wellness Retreat for Women Cooking and Nutrition Friday after sewing class |
Well Within St. Mary’s Clinic & University of Minnesota |
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| April | Breast and Cervical Cancer Presentation | St. Mary’s Clinic |
