Bridgewater Public Library

Tuesday, June 2 at 7pm

Help Wanted

Not only does the Bridgewater Arts & Music Festival have a good day full of events and all but they are also seeking some volunteers on July 4th (or 5th) and "paid" volunteers.

Paid volunteers will get $100-$120 for the day, $15/hourly from 7am-to roughly 3pm. There is a need for one or maybe two. The 7am start is non-negotiable, but the day can end earlier if he/she/they would prefer.

The tasks involved will be early in the a.m. between 7am and 9am and will include setting up of chairs, tables, assisting vendors with locating their spot on the quad etc., helping with the art show setup.
 
 Once the setup is done, the person or people would be responsible for being another set of eyes for anything that looks out of place or in need of attention.

If interested, please email Nora Tarr by clicking here.

Bone Health Presentation

Tuesday, June 9 at 6:30pm

Bridgewater Public Library

The Bridgewater Public Library will offer a public education program on dealing with the symptoms of osteoporosis

"Fit to a T: What You Need to Know About Bone Health" is sponsored by the U.S. Bone and Joint Initiative (USBJI)/ The USBJI is a network of 100 professional healthcare, patient and public organizations raising awareness of musculoskeletal health, prevention education and research.

Osteoporosis is the most prevalent bone condition among Americans. Nearly one in two women, and one in four men,are likely to suffer from it. Osteoporosis can be debilitating or disabling due to the high incidence of broken bones in people with low bone mass. Prevention education is essential to lowering the number of people with low bone mass and broken bones.

"Fit to a T" is the USBJI's response to the Surgeon General's first-ever report on bone health and osteoporosis. In partnership with the Public Library Association and the National Network of Libraries of Medicine this education program is called "Fit to a T" because the T-score is the measure of a person's bone density and susceptibility to fragility fracture. "Fit to a T" will be presented by Dr. James O'Neil, PharmD., owner/operator of Bridgewater Patient Advocacy and Wellness Services in Bridgewater. 
 
  The program will be held in the library's Flora T. Little Meeting Room on the lower level. Parking is available in back of the library, located at 15 South Street. 

Recreation Commission Summer Program

The Bridgewater Recreation Commission presents their annual summertime program.  This program involves children  ages 5 (by Oct 1, 2015) through 14 years of age in a wide range of activities and events each day. 

We explore the community around us and what it has to offer.  Children have the chance to meet new friends and have fun while giving you the freedom to do your business.  

The program hours are  8:30 AM until 12:30 PM Monday through Friday.  Program runs weekly for eight weeks starting Monday, June 29, and continues to Friday, August 21, 2015.  

No program on Friday July 3rd. Children and parents can choose a schedule to fit your plans.  Choose a 5 day week, any 4 day week, or any  3 day week.  The 2 day program will be available as space allows.  Children can attend for a week, all eight weeks or any number of weeks.

For registration forms and copy of the programs flyer

click here

Information is on the bottom of the page under recently uploaded files.

Eat Healthy & Get Moving!      

By Kim Noble, RN, MBA; YHC Program Coordinator 

It is finally feeling like summer! The farmer's markets are opening and there are lots of people out walking, running, hiking and cycling. 

 To help everyone move more and eat healthier the Turn the Tide Foundation has a number of resources on their website. click here for website

These include: ABC for Fitness© (Activity Bursts in the Classroom,) A-B-E for Fitness (Activity Bursts Everywhere,) Nutrition Detectives® Teaching Kids to Make Healthy Choices, UnJunk Yourself, and more.  The ABC For Fitness© and the A-B-E for Fitness are designed to help youth and adults add in movement to days when they are sitting in class or the office. 

The Nutrition Detectives® is a program for elementary age students to help them learn to read food labels.   The Unjunk Yourself program is designed to help youth learn important health messages on nutrition and physical activity through music and dance video clips. They have just released a new video entitled "I'm an Animal," it is just under 3 minutes in length and highlights the need for us all to consume "real" food vs. processed food.  To view the videos from Turn the Tide FoundationUnJunk Yourself, including "I'm an Animal," visit: click here 

Turn the Tide Foundation is a 501 (c)(3) nonprofit organization created to help combat obesity by developing, evaluating, and disseminating creative, yet practical programs that can be used in the real world, by real people, for free. 
For a listing of the 243 Farmer's Markets in Massachusetts visit:  click here for link
For a list of Farmer's Markets in New England visit: click here

Youth Health Connection, SSH 5/28/15