Memorial Regional Health is offering asthma education for all ages including information about inhalers and how to take other respiratory medication correctly. Education on chronic respiratory illnesses including asthma and COPD and how to live with the disease.

Refreshments will be provided. Bring your inhaler and respiratory medication to the workshop that will be held 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. in the Conference Room at The Memorial Hospital, 750 Hospital Loop, Craig.

For information call 970-824-9411.

New Wellness Wednesday lunch and speaker schedule

Wellness Wednesday offers fitness classes, wellness checks with a nurse, activities, lunch and guest speakers for older adults. It’s held every Wednesday at The Journey Church. For more information visit northwestcoloradohealth.org/agingwellnorthwestcoloradohealth.org/agingwell or call 970-871-7676. or call 970-871-7676.northwestcoloradohealth.org/agingwell or call 970-871-7676.

• May 3

Ham Salad, three bean salad, whole-wheat roll, brownie

Representative with Moffat and Routt County Courts

• May 10

Minestrone, tuna sandwich, chips, cookie

Kelly Nottingham, Senior Social Center

• May 17

Turkey mandarin salad, whole-wheat roll, poke cake

Kara Masteller, Moffat County Social Services

• May 24

Turkey goulash, green salad, fruit cup

Charity Neal, Northwest Colorado Health

• May 31

Pizza

Senior Health and Wellness Day trivia

Movement and Exercise classes

Northwest Colorado Health’s Aging Well program hosts exercise classes for older adults:

• 10 to 11 am, Mondays starting May 15 at Sunset Meadows II.

• 10:30 to 11:30 am, Mondays at Sunset Meadows I.

• 10:30 to 11:30 am, Mondays at The Journey.

• 10:30 to 11:30 am, Wednesdays at The Journey.

• 10 to 11 am, Thursdays at The Haven Assisted Living Center.

There is a $3 suggested donation. For more information, call 970-871-7676 or visit northwestcoloradohealth.org/agingwellnorthwestcoloradohealth.org/agingwellnorthwestcoloradohealth.org/agingwell

Life Line Screenings offered May 13

Residents living in and around the Craig can learn about their risk for cardiovascular disease, osteoporosis, diabetes and other chronic, serious conditions with affordable screenings by Life Line Screening.

Screenings check for:

• level of plaque buildup in your arteries, related to risk for heart disease, stroke and overall vascular health

• HDL and LDL cholesterol levels

• diabetes risk

• bone density as a risk for possible osteoporosis

• kidney and thyroid function

Screenings packages start at $149 and consultants will work with to create a package based on age and risk factors.

Screenings will be held on May 13 at the Assembly of God Church at 1150 E. Ninth St. in Craig.

Pre-registration is required. To register call 877-237-1287 or visit: http://www.lifelinescreening.comhttp://www.lifelinescreening.com. . http://www.lifelinescreening.com.

Yellow fever vaccine may be temporarily unavailable

The yellow fever vaccine, recommended or required for travel to some areas of South America and Africa, is in very short supply and may be temporarily unavailable in some areas of the U.S. Anyone planning travel to an area at risk for yellow fever transmission should contact the travel clinic at Northwest Colorado Health as soon as possible to verify the vaccine is available. Call 970-871-7336. A list of all Colorado clinics providing the yellow fever vaccine is available at colorado.gov/cdphe/international-travelcolorado.gov/cdphe/international-travel..colorado.gov/cdphe/international-travel.

Moffat County households are saving big on health insurance

Moffat County households are saving an average $700 a month on health insurance purchased through Colorado’s health insurance marketplace — Connect for Health Colorado. That’s higher than the state average household savings this year of $369 a month and higher than the $637 in average monthly savings in Rio Blanco County and the $623 in monthly savings for people in Routt County, according to an analysisan analysis released by the state health insurance marketplace. released by the state health insurance marketplace. an analysis released by the state health insurance marketplace.

Savings come in the form of a federal tax credit applied to monthly insurance premiums for qualifying individuals and families who enroll in health insurance through Connect for Health Colorado. Overall, Coloradans received $318 million in tax credits in 2016.

“The impact our financial assistance program has in helping Coloradans protect their health and finances is clear in this report,” said Kevin Patterson, Connect for Health Colorado CEO.

Connect for Health Colorado is a public, non-profit entity established in law by the Colorado General Assembly in 2011 to create a health insurance marketplace. For more information: http://www.connectforhealthco.comhttp://www.connectforhealthco.com http://www.connectforhealthco.com