[News Boquete] BHH Monthly Meeting May 8 10am

Michael Polacek Presents: Improving Quality of Life: How Experiential Trauma and Toxic Stress Impact Mind and Body

View in browser  Monthly Meeting Wednesday  May 8th 10-11am Animales Event Center Directions to Animales Event Center Michael Polacek Presents: Improving Quality of Life: How Experiential Trauma and Toxic Stress Impact Mind and Body May is Mental Health Awareness Month, and we are pleased to present as our speaker Michael Polacek, DNP, RN-RET, PM Stress is an everyday reality. It can be both helpful and harmful. We can learn to intentionally control our stress responses and improve our quality of life. We do this by recognizing the ways in which our body and mind react to toxic stress and traumatic events. This presentation will explore aspects of human reaction to stress and trauma. It will also offer strategies for minimizing harm by improving your resilience and mental health fitness.Please join us for what will no doubt be a fascinating and timely talk.  Michael is certified as a psychiatric/mental health nurse and has presented at state, national, and international conferences on community development and policy development in suicide prevention and trauma informed science. Recently, he presented at the Sonsiel parallel event for the 68th annual UN Committee on the Status of Women. Michael has served on the boards of directors of the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention/Oregon Chapter, the National and State American Psychiatric Nurses Association, and the Mid-Valley Suicide Prevention Coalition's Steering Committee. We extend a special invitation to anyone interested in joining our Mental Health Team, but all are welcome!  Sign Up for CPR Sign Up Here Learn to save a life and help a family member, friend, or neighbor in an emergency by attending BHH CPR training. This is a popular class, so sign up early! Still some spots available for the May 8th CPR training! Sign up today! It will be held at the Animales Event Center in Alto Boquete and will start at 11:30am following our general meeting. The classes last about an hour. During the training, our amazing instructors teach participants hands-on CPR chest compressions (no mouth-to-mouth) and the Heimlich maneuver for airway obstruction. This is a non-certified course. Although this event is free, donations to support our work are gratefully accepted.  Sign Up for Being Prepared Sign Up  Boquete Health and Hospice Bajo Boquete, Boquete Panama You received this email because you signed up on our website or made a purchase from us. Unsubscribe

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