Restoring & Celebrating Family Wellness "Making Fitness Fun & Healthy Eating for the Holidays" November 24, 2009

Evangeline Natachu, RS is a Fitness Tech with Northern Navajo Medical Center/Diabetes Education & Counseling Center (DECC). Vangie is a fitness instructor with years of experience working with people of all ages on fitness/exercise. She will share cardio chair exercises, demonstration with balloons, clothespins, canned food, water bottles, milk containers and other household items to do resistance/strength training. Come and let's make fitness fun! JoAnn Lameman, RD is a Navajo registered dietitian at the Northern Navajo Medical Center. She provides medical nutrition therapy and nutrition counseling to patients at DECC. She is an instructor for the diabetes, cholesterol and weight-loss classes (Native Lifestyle Balance) at DECC. Joann will briefly cover topics on healthy eating & food safety during the holidays. Leah will assist JoAnn with hands-on holiday recipes since Thanksgiving is almost upon us. Leah H. Shendo is a Home Economist with New Mexico State University’s Tribal Extension Program located in Shiprock, NM. She provides education on money, time, child rearing, nutrition and health, seeing as families today are faced with choices in these areas. Come join us!

Doors Open at 5:30 p.m. for Registration & Light Dinner
Free Workshop 6:00 – 8:00 p.m.
Door Prize Drawing at End of Workshop

For more information, contact Kerlena Silverhatband, 505-368-1081.

Sponsored by the Restoring & Celebrating Family Wellness Committee: Northern Navajo Chapters & Community Members, CHR-Outreach, Arizona Public Service, Health Promotion, Department of Behavioral Health Services, Community Organizers, Office of Youth Development, Teen Life Center, Public Health Nursing, Christ the King Church, Program for Self-Reliance, Diné BaHozho Coalition, Social Services Family Violence Prevention, Navajo Healthy Marriage Opportunities Project, Shiprock Law Enforcement & Criminal Investigations, San Juan County Partnership, Shiprock Navajo Peacemaking Program, Central Consolidated School District #22 Office of Indian Education, Shiprock Branch Library, Navajo Health Education/HIV Prevention Program, and Navajo Department of Workforce Development.

We are committed to strengthening families and nurturing positive changes in our communities.