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Our June/July 09 Featured Woman

Lisa K. Feulner, MD., PhD.
Excellence in Eye Care
Posted on June, 2009

Dr. Feulner, and the entire Advanced Eye Care team, is dedicated to providing patients the highest level of comprehensive eye care in a professional, compassionate, and caring manner.

Dr. Feulner is a world-renowned surgeon having successfully performed thousands of surgeries on her patients with outstanding results. She strives to incorporate state of the art medical products and innovative surgical procedures into her practice, as they are developed, to ensure patients receive the best eye care services. Read more — Excellence in Eye Care

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Upcoming Events

LA CHIC SALON WILL HOLD CUT-A-THON TO BENEFIT CANCER PATIENTS AND THEIR FAMILIES
Bel Air, MD- La Chic Salon of Bel Air will hold their annual Cut-A-Thon fundraiser to benefit cancer patients and their families. The salon employees will donate all proceeds from their services on Sunday, June 14 from 10:00am – 4:00pm to raise money for the Upper Chesapeake Health’s Cancer LifeNet Program and also to honor the memory of friends & family members. These services include manicures, waxing, hair cutting, and seated massages.

La Chic Salon, owned by Donna Varady and located at 200 Hays Street, will continue to raise funds through the month of June by holding a raffle for themed gift baskets. The raffle tickets are $5 each or six for $25. For information on purchasing a raffle ticket or making a donation, please call the salon at 410-838-6642. All proceeds benefit the Cancer LifeNet Program, an integrated cancer care management plan, at Upper Chesapeake Health.

Cancer LifeNet services include education, symptom management, community resource referrals, complementary medicine, health promotion for cancer survivors, as well as end of life care and bereavement counseling. In addition, the UCH Cancer LifeNet Program offers the following services, free of charge to patients and their families regardless of where they are seeking cancer treatment: classes & support groups, seminars, workshops, inpatient education, and counseling, resource and lending libraries, and community as well as workplace presentations.

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Free Adult Tobacco Cessation Program
Offered by the Harford County Health Department

Program components:

Pre-Quitting Class
A free, two-hour, one-time only, program informs smokers/tobacco users about the various techniques used to quit and also explores why he/she is hooked on cigarettes/tobacco. Through this class, participants can assess their readiness to quit smoking/chewing. The Pre-quitting class is mandatory in order to attend the Tobacco Cessation Classes and to receive the nicotine patches, lozenges or gum (if qualified).

Stop Smoking/Chewing Classes
Participants must attend the Pre-quitting class in order to attend the free Tobacco Cessation Classes. Class topics include information about nicotine addiction, stress management, diet and exercise, how to quit, managing as an ex-smoker/chewer, dealing with obstacles and relapse situations and how to remain an ex-smoker/chewer.

Classes are offered throughout the year in the county. Call (410) 638-8405 for a current schedule. PRE-REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED. PROGRAMS CAN ALSO BE OFFERED ON SITE AT BUSINESSES, AND CAN BE TAILORED TO FIT AGENCY NEEDS.

Nicotine Patches -
Interested persons must call (410) 638-8405 toQualify for Patches, Lozenges, or Gum
Request a Referral Form to Give to Physician
Nicotine Patches, lozenges and gum are FREE to those County residents who qualify and attend the Tobacco Cessation Classes!

The State of Maryland now offers a toll-free Quit-Line to assist in quitting tobacco products. To learn more about this program, call 1-800-QUITNOW or visit www.smokingstopshere.com.

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