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Town Meeting, May 20 Join BWH President Betsy Nabel, MD, on May 20, at 11:30 a.m., in Bornstein Amphitheater for the next BWH Town Meeting. Tell us what topics you'd like to hear about at the meeting, or submit your questions for leadership in advance by visiting BWHPikeNotes.org.
BWFH Community Health Fair Brigham and Women's Faulkner Hospital will host a community health fair May 17, 10 a.m.-2 p.m., with free health screenings, activities for kids, giveaways and more. Visit BWHPikeNotes.org to view a schedule of events.
Free U.S. Citizenship Classes A new class starts this month to assist employees and their families in attaining U.S. citizenship. The classes, facilitated by Jewish Vocational Service staff, will be held on Wednesdays in the Longwood Medical Area for five weeks, 5:30-7:30 p.m., beginning May 14. Call 617-399-3223 for more information.
Pre-Diabetes Series Learn more about pre-diabetes by attending upcoming sessions focused on preventing or delaying the development of type 2 diabetes, including healthy eating and calorie balance, physical activity and how to read food labels. Thursdays, noon-1 p.m., in the Kessler Library. To register, visit BWHPikeNotes.org.
There's a Policy for That! Did you know that performing proper hand hygiene is the most important action staff can take to prevent transmission of health care-associated infections to patients? Help limit the spread of infectious agents by following the protocol for washing hands with soap and water or using alcohol-based hand rub when appropriate. For more information and helpful hand hygiene tips, see Administrative Policy 1.8.5 on BWHPikeNotes.org.