Classes and Videos

• Talk with Health Education staff about physical activity recommendations and how to get started.  Call 502-772-8588 or email healtheducation@fhclouisville.org.
• Learn about physical activity recommendations and how to get started.  Click for video.
• Zumba class: Have fun and get in shape!  Free!
  • LIVE ONLINE, Tuesdays, 11:00am – 12:00pm.  Click to register.
  • LIVE ONLINE, Thursdays, 5:00pm – 6:00pm.  Click to register.
  • LIVE ONLINE, Saturdays, 10:00am – 11:00am.  Click to register.
• Do Zumba anytime!  Click for videos.
• Do home workouts with the American Heart Association anytime!
  • Workout 1
  • Workout 2
  • Workout 3
  • Workout 4
  • Workout 5
  • Workout 6
• Do a Fierce 5 Movement Break with the American Heart Association anytime!
  • Flexibility (chair)
  • Core Activation (standing, mat, chair)
  • Upper Body Strength (standing)
  • Quick Blast Circuit (standing, chair)
• Do chair exercises anytime!
  • Seated Chair Exercise Series – Upper and Lower Body
  • Seated Chair Exercise Series – Upper Body
  • Seated Chair Exercise Series – Lower Body
  • Seated Chair Exercise Series – Mobility and Flexibility
  • Standing Chair Exercise Series
  • Low-impact chair workout with the American Heart Association
• Try stretching and strengthening exercises to help with pain:
  • Neck pain relief 
  • Shoulder pain relief
  • Frozen shoulder / adhesive capsulitis
  • Lower back pain relief (stretches)
  • Lower back pain relief (strengthening exercises)
  • Lower back pain relief (combo)
  • Hip pain relief
  • Knee pain relief
  • Ankle pain relief
  • Vertigo Half Somersault Maneuver for BPPV

Handouts

• Be Active for Your Health
• Introduction to Physical Activity
• Getting Started – Aerobic Exercise
• Getting Started – Strengthening Exercises
• Calories Burned in 30 Minutes of Activity

Online Information

• Physical Activity  [MedlinePlus]
• Benefits of Physical Activity  [CDC]

Additional Resources

• Lift Up Lou
• Louisville Metro Parks
• Greater Louisville YMCA
• Planet Fitness

Handouts (Other languages)

• Starting an Exercise Program
• Conditioning Exercises – Standing
• Conditioning Exercises – Sitting
• Arm Theraband Exercises – Standing

Classes and Videos

• Talk with Health Education staff about healthy eating recommendations and how to get started.  Call 502-772-8588 or email healtheducation@fhclouisville.org.
• Healthier Meals, Healthier Me class:  Learn about healthy eating, meal-planning on a budget, and more.  Earn a slow cooker.  Free!
  • LIVE ONLINE or BY PHONE, attend Tuesday 4/20 and 4/27, 6:00pm – 7:30pm.  Click to register.
  • LIVE ONLINE or BY PHONE, attend Thursday 5/13 and 5/20, 10:00am – 11:30am.  Click to register.
• Cooking Matters class:  Learn about healthy eating, meal-planning on a budget, and more.  Receive a cookbook and groceries each week.  Free!
  • Call 502-772-8588 or email healtheducation@fhclouisville.org for future class dates.
• Learn the basics of healthy eating and how Choose My Plate can help you.  Click for video.
• Learn how to read Nutrition Facts Labels on packaged foods.  Click for video.
• Watch videos about cooking delicious healthy and low-sodium meals!
  • Choose My Plate / Eat the Rainbow  [Mediterranean Brown Rice with Tuna]
  • Cooking with Salt Alternatives  [Greek Turkey Meatballs]
  • Stocking a Low Sodium Pantry  [Heart Healthy Crunch Wrap]
  • Cooking for Weight Loss [Avocado Salmon Tostadas]

Handouts

• Healthy Eating
  • Choose My Plate
  • Learn more about: Grains, Proteins, Vegetables, Fruits, Dairy
  • 10 Tips for a Great Plate, Build a Healthy Meal
  • Eat Better on a Budget
• Weight Loss
  • Energy In and Energy Out for Weight Loss
  • Enjoy Your Food, But Eat Less
  • Make Better Beverage Choices
• General
  • Be Food Safe
  • How to Read a Food Nutrition Label
  • What’s New With the Nutrition Facts Label?

Online Information

• Nutrition [MedlinePlus]
• Healthy Eating for a Healthy Weight [CDC]

Additional Resources

• Choose My Plate (app, individualized plans, handouts)
• Choose My Plate (videos)
• My Plate, My Wins (videos)
• MyPlate Kitchen (recipes, cookbooks, cooking videos)
• Kentucky Nutrition Education Program (cooking videos)
• Kentucky Nutrition Education Program (recipes)
• Norton Healthcare (classes and events)
• Dare to Care (food pantries, meals for kids, soup kitchens)

Handouts (Other languages)

• Choose My Plate tipsheets
• Ways to Manage Your Weight

Classes and Videos

• Talk with Health Education staff about benefits of quitting, smoking cessation options, and how to get started.  Call 502-772-8588 or email healtheducation@fhclouisville.org.

Handouts

• Your Plan to Quit Smoking

Online Information

• Quitting Smoking [MedlinePlus]
• Quit Smoking [CDC]

Additional Resources

• Quit Now Kentucky
• Kentucky Quit Line: 1-800-QUIT-NOW
• Kentucky Cancer Program
• Louisville Dept. of Public Health and Wellness 
• Tips From Former Smokers.  Click for videos.
• American Lung Association
• American Lung Association Freedom From Smoking program

Handouts (Spanish + other languages)

• How to Quit Smoking

Classes and Videos

• Living Well Workshop:  Do you have diabetes, high blood pressure, pain, asthma, arthritis, depression, or other ongoing health problems?  Receive a tool kit in the mail with a book, CDs, and tip sheets.  Set goals and get weekly support to manage your health.  Earn a gift card and other incentives.  Free!
  • BY PHONE, attend every Thursday 4/22 to 5/27, 10:00am – 11:30am.  Click to register.
  • BY PHONE, attend every Tuesday 5/18 to 6/22, 2:00pm – 3:30pm.  Click to register.

Online Information

• Chronic Disease Management [CDC]

Additional Resources

• Kentucky Cabinet for Health and Family Services
• Kentuckiana Regional Planning and Development Agency

Classes and Videos

• Meet with Clinical Pharmacy and Health Education staff to learn about your cardiovascular health, learn how to monitor your blood pressure at home, review your medications, set health goals, and lower your risk of heart attack and stroke.  Follow up appointments required every 1 – 4 weeks.  Earn a free blood pressure cuff.  Call 502-772-8588 or email healtheducation@fhclouisville.org.
• Watch videos about the basics of hypertension (high blood pressure) and what you can do to keep your blood pressure in control.
  • Understanding Hypertension 
  • Understanding Hypertension and Diabetes
  • Hypertension Medications
  • Choose My Plate
  • Choose My Plate with Diabetes
  • Reading Nutrition Facts Labels
  • Reducing Sodium
  • Physical Activity
• Watch videos about cooking delicious and low-sodium meals!
  • Choose My Plate / Eat the Rainbow  [Mediterranean Brown Rice with Tuna]
  • Cooking with Salt Alternatives  [Greek Turkey Meatballs]
  • Stocking a Low Sodium Pantry  [Heart Healthy Crunch Wrap]
  • Cooking for Hypertension and Diabetes [Baked Apples]
  • Cooking for Weight Loss [Avocado Salmon Tostadas]

Handouts

• Blood Pressure Overview
• Taking Care of Your Blood Pressure
• What’s the Big Deal About Controlling My Blood Pressure?
• 7 Tips to Get an Accurate Blood Pressure
• Taking Care of Your Cholesterol

Online Information

• High Blood Pressure [MedlinePlus]
• High Blood Pressure [CDC]

Additional Resources

• American Heart Association

Handouts (Spanish + other languages)

• High Blood Pressure
• Lowering Sodium in Your Diet

Classes and Videos

• Meet with Clinical Pharmacy or Health Education staff to learn about diabetes, learn how to monitor your blood sugar at home, review your medications, set health goals, and lower your risk of complications.   Call 502-772-8588 or email healtheducation@fhclouisville.org.
• Watch videos about the basics of diabetes and what you can do to keep your blood sugar in control.
  • Understanding Hypertension and Diabetes
  • Choose My Plate with Diabetes
  • Reading Nutrition Facts Labels
• Watch videos about cooking delicious low-carb and low-sodium meals!
  • Choose My Plate / Eat the Rainbow  [Mediterranean Brown Rice with Tuna]
  • Cooking with Salt Alternatives  [Greek Turkey Meatballs]
  • Stocking a Low Sodium Pantry  [Heart Healthy Crunch Wrap]
  • Cooking for Hypertension and Diabetes [Baked Apples]
  • Cooking for Weight Loss [Avocado Salmon Tostadas]

Handouts

• What is Diabetes?
• Know Your A1C Number
• Healthy Eating and Diabetes
• Physical Activity and Diabetes
• Foot Care and Diabetes
• My Personal Medication Record
• Diabetes Goal Tracker

Online Information

• Diabetes [MedlinePlus]
• Diabetes [CDC]

Additional Resources

• American Diabetes Association

Handouts (Spanish + other languages)

• Diabetes

Classes and Videos

• Yoga class:  Relax, stretch, and strengthen your muscles.  Free!
  • LIVE ONLINE, Tuesdays, 6:30pm – 7:30pm.  Click to register.
  • LIVE ONLINE, Thursdays, 5:15pm – 6:00pm.  Click to register.
  • LIVE ONLINE, Saturdays, 8:00am – 8:45am.  Click to register.
• Everyday Mindfulness class:  Learn how to calm and focus your mind.  Free!
  • LIVE ONLINE, attend every Tuesday 6/8 to 7/13, 5:00pm – 5:45pm.  Click to register.
• Mindful Parenting class:  For parents of children 0 to 10 years old.  Learn to understand your child’s emotions, connect more deeply, and interact calmly and wisely.  Free!
  • Call 502-772-8588 or email healtheducation@fhclouisville.org for future class dates.
• Calm and focus your mind anytime!  Click for videos.
• Try a seated stretching routine for relaxation.  Click for video.
• Do Yoga anytime!
  • Hatha Yoga #1 – 1 hour
  • Hatha Yoga #2  – 1 hour
  • Yin Yoga #1 – 20 minutes 
  • Yin Yoga #2 – 20 minutes 
  • Yin Yoga #3 – 20 minutes

Handouts

• Coping With Stress
• Breathing for Stress Relief
• Progressive Muscle Relaxation for Stress Relief

Online Information

• Yoga: What You Need To Know [MedlinePlus]
• Meditation: In Depth [MedlinePlus]

Additional Resources

• Eternal Health Yoga
• Kentucky Yoga Initiative
• Earth and Spirit Center

Handouts (Other languages)

• Coping with Stress

Classes and Videos

• UofL Beautiful Beginnings class:  Learn about pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding, and infant care.  Free!
  • LIVE ONLINE, attend Saturday 4/17, 9:00am – 1:00pm.  Click to register.
  • LIVE ONLINE, attend Tuesday 6/22 and 6/29, 6:00pm – 8:00pm.  Click to register.
• Register for other local prenatal classes.
  • Norton Healthcare prenatal classes
  • Baptist Health Louisville prenatal classes
  • Catholic Charities of Louisville prenatal classes
• Watch childbirth education videos anytime! Pampers Childbirth Education
• Try stretching and exercise videos anytime!
  • Back and hip stretches
  • Prenatal stretching routine
  • Prenatal workout
  • Prenatal bodyweight workout

Handouts

• Discomforts of Pregnancy
• My Favorite Foods
• Exercises for Relaxation
• Exercises for Strength
• Dealing with Pain During Childbirth
• Labor Procedures and Interventions
• Cesarean Sections
• Practices that Support Normal Birth
• Attention Focusing Breathing for Labor
• Touch Relaxation
• Labor Partner Checklists
• Birth Plan

Online Information

• Pregnancy [MedlinePlus]
• Pregnancy [CDC]

Additional Resources

• University of Louisville Hospital Center for Women and Infants
• HANDS program (support for 1st time parents)
• Healthy Start program (support for residents of 40202, 40203, 40208, 40210, 40211, and 40212)
• WIC: Women Infants, and Children (food assistance)
• Louisville Dept. of Public Health (breastfeeding support)
• Mama to Mama (prenatal education, doula program)
• For healthy pregnancy tips, text BABY to 511411.
• To learn about incentives from your Medicaid provider:
  • Passport Health Plan
  • Wellcare of Kentucky
  • Aetna Better Health of Kentucky
  • Anthem
  • Humana

Handouts (Other languages)

• Prenatal Care
• Healthy Pregnancy
• Changes to Your Baby and Your Body During Pregnancy
• Concerns and Discomforts of Pregnancy
• Nausea and Vomiting During Pregnancy
• High Blood Pressure in Pregnancy
• Diabetes During Pregnancy
• Pregnancy and HIV
• Ultrasound in Pregnancy
• Fetal Movement Count
• Signs of Labor
• Stages of Labor
• Epidural Pain Relief for Labor and Delivery
• Planning Ahead for the Birth of Your Baby

Classes and Videos

• Say and Play With Words class:  For families with children ages 2 to 32 months.  Talk builds your baby’s brain!  Learn about talking more with your child during normal routines, while out, and during story time.  Use a “talk pedometer” to find out the number of words your child hears each day.  Receive toys, books, gift cards – and a Kindle Fire 7 when you graduate!  Free!
  • LIVE ONLINE, attend every Tuesday 5/4 to 7/13, 6:30pm – 7:30pm.  Click to register.
  • LIVE ONLINE, attend every Tuesday 6/1 to 8/3, 10:00am – 11:00am.  Click to register.
• Family Playgroup:  For families with children ages 0 to 5 years.  Learn and have fun with your child through art, music, movement, and more!  Free!
  • LIVE ONLINE, Thursdays, 10:00am – 12:00pm.  Activities during the 1st hour will delight toddlers and preschoolers; activities during the 2nd hour are specially designed for infants.  Click to register.
• Watch family activity videos anytime!
  • Garden
  • Colors
  • The Busiest Bee
  • Ducking and Diving
  • Explore with a Yoga Block
  • My Body Parts
  • Size
  • Weight
  • Balance

Online Information

• Child Development [CDC]

Additional Resources

• Zero to Three
• Baby Day
• National Center for Families Learning
• My Big Little Adventure
• Say and Play with Words
• Play Cousins Collective
• Storyline Online
• KET Learn at Home
• KET Explore at Home
• Imagination Library
• Metro United Way Ages and Stages, call 502-292-6159.
• For parenting tips, text KETKIDS to 274448.
• Louisville Free Public Library
• Louisville Free Public Library YouTube page
• Unite For Literacy (online books)
• Louisville Metro Parks
• Kentucky Science Center
• Speed Art Museum

Classes and Videos

• Talk with Health Education staff about healthy eating recommendations and how to get started.  Call 502-772-8588 or email healtheducation@fhclouisville.org.
• Learn the basics of healthy eating and how Choose My Plate can help you.  Click for video.

Handouts

• Healthy Eating
  • Choose My Plate
  • Healthy Eating for Preschoolers
  • Encourage Kids to Eat More Fruits and Vegetables
  • Kid-Friendly Veggies and Fruits
  • Snack Tips for Parents
  • Cut Back on Sweet Treats
  • Be a Healthy Role Model
• 5-2-1-0
  • Overview
  • Increase Fruits and Vegetables / goal tracker
  • Decrease Screen Time / goal tracker
  • Increase Physical Activity / goal tracker
  • Increase Milk and Water / goal tracker
  • Ideas for Non-Food Rewards

Online Information

• Obesity in Children  [MedlinePlus]
• Childhood Overweight and Obesity [CDC]

Additional Resources

• Choose My Plate (handouts, app, individualized plans, cooking videos recipes)
• 5-2-1-0
• Kentucky Nutrition Education Program (cooking videos)
• Kentucky Nutrition Education Program (recipes)
• Norton Healthcare Fruit and Boot Camp
• ChopChop Cooking Club
• Dare to Care (food pantries, meals for kids, soup kitchens)

Classes and Videos

• Talk with Health Education staff about physical activity recommendations and how to get started.  Call 502-772-8588 or email healtheducation@fhclouisville.org.
• Learn about physical activity recommendations and how to get started.  Click for video.
• Try fun family exercise videos anytime!
  • What is this? workout 1
  • What is this? workout 2
  • Would you rather? workout 1 (low impact)
  • Would you rather? workout 2 (standing exercises)
  • Would you rather? workout 3 (standing exercises)
  • Would you rather? workout 4 (standing exercises)
  • Would you rather? workout 5 (high impact)
  • Would you rather? workout 6 (high impact)
  • Would you rather? workout 7 (floor exercises)
  • Family Fun Cardio workout
  • PE at Home workout
  • Beginners workout

Handouts

• 5-2-1-0
  • Overview
  • Increase Physical Activity / goal tracker

Online Information

• Exercise for Children  [MedlinePlus]
• Physical Activity Basics for Your Child [CDC]

Additional Resources

• Louisville Metro Parks

Drive Safe

• Kentucky state law requires children less than 40 inches tall to ride in a child passenger restraint (car seat).  Older children are required to use a booster seat until they are 57 inches tall or 8 years old.  FHC patients with questions about car seats or booster seats, call 502-772-8588 or email healtheducation@fhclouisville.org.
• Learn more about car seats and booster seats:
  • Handouts
    • Car Seat Recommendations for Children
    • Child Seat Safety
    • Common Car Seat Mistakes
    • Safety With Car Seats and Booster Seats (Spanish + other languages)
  • Online Information
    • Child Safety Seats [MedLine Plus]
    • Child Passenger Safety [CDC]
    • Safe Kids Worldwide
    • Safe Kids Louisville
    • National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
    • Buckle Up For Life
• Watch how to use and install car seats and booster seats.
  • Buckle Up For Life (basics about infant seats, toddler seats, and booster seats)
  • Evenflo Embrace 35 car seat (how to install in your car)
  • Evenflo Big Kids booster seat (how to use and install in your car)

Ride Safe

• Louisville city law requires children biking in Metro Parks to use a bike helmet.  Helmets should be used at all times by riders of all ages to prevent brain injury in an accident.  FHC patients with questions about bike helmets, call 502-772-8588 or email healtheducation@fhclouisville.org.
• Learn more about bike helmets:
  • Handouts
    • Bicycle Safety
    • Bicycle Safety (Spanish)
  • Online Information
    • Bicycle Safety [MedLine Plus]
    • Helmet Safety [CDC]
    • Safe Kids Worldwide
    • Safe Kids Louisville
    • National Highway Traffic Safety Administration

Sleep Safe

• Safe sleep for infants means following the ABCs.  FHC patients with questions about safe sleep, call 502-772-8588 or email healtheducation@fhclouisville.org.
  • A – Alone (no children, adults, pets, stuffed animals, or blankets/pillows in bed with the baby)
  • B – Back (baby laying on her/his back)
  • C – Crib (baby in a crib or bassinet, not parent’s bed, car seat, or swing)
• Learn more about safe sleep:
  • Handouts
    • What Does a Safe Sleep Environment Look Like?
    • What Does a Safe Sleep Environment Look Like (Spanish)
    • Safe Sleep for Your Baby (Spanish + other languages)
  • Online Information
    • Helping Babies Sleep Safely [CDC]
    • Safe to Sleep
    • Norton Healthcare safe baby classes
• Watch how to use a Graco pack and play.