New options for health insurance are now available. If you live in New Hampshire and your income is below a certain level (for example about $16,000/year for a single person), you may be eligible for expanded adult medicaid or NHHPP. To schedule an enrollment appointment, contact us by email or call 603-422-8208 ext. 188 or drop by our Open House:
Enrollment & Information Open House
Friday, August 15
8 AM - 1 PM
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The next Breast and Cervical Cancer Screening is scheduled for Wednesday, August 13th from 5-7 p.m. at Families First Health Center. Dr. Kareen Worrell will be providing the screens. Families First offers these life-saving tests, free, for uninsured and under-insured women who meet income guidelines, including women who are not eligible for Medicaid (i.e. they have been in the US less than 5 years). If you or any woman you know needs a women's health exam, contact Jane Cummings, RN, by email or call 603-422-8208 ext. 222. Learn more about women's health screenings.
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 Resource of the MonthSenior Activity Center
 Portsmouth's Senior Activity Center is up and running at the Community Campus (in the former Mark Wentworth Senior Enrichment suite). Visit their web page for a list of activities offered.
Volunteers are needed to run activities, welcome guests and create a welcoming space for seniors. For more information, contact Brinn Chute at 603-610-4433.
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 Develop sleep rituals so your body knows when it is getting ready for bed. Include relaxing activities such as reading, listening to relaxing music, or having a non-caffeinated hot beverage. Relaxation exercises such as gentle yoga, stretching and deep breathing are other good ideas to work into a sleep routine.
Try this meditation exercise when you have completed your sleep ritual: First, do ten deep, smooth, equal breaths. Second, close your eyes and list five things you see [this may be abstract squiggly things or a beach you love to visit], then with your eyes closed list five things you hear, and then list five things you feel physically. Next go back up and list four things in each category, then three things in each, two things in each and finish with one thing in each category [See, Hear, Feel]. Once this is done, do ten more deep, slow, smooth breaths. Sweet dreams.
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