Community Education at St. Charles
Classes and Events For a Healthier, Happier You
St. Charles offers a wide variety of community programs, classes and events designed to promote health and wellness. We are also an American Heart Association Community Training Center for life support classes such as CPR.
Classes are offered at Bend and Redmond locations. Please see Classes and Events for more information and a complete listing of health promotion classes, dates and locations.
Education for the Whole You
Our goal with community education is to help people be better prepared to make informed decisions about their personal health and the health of family members. As people take more responsibility for their self-care, they will not only improve their overall health, but also their longevity and quality of life.
In almost all of the classes and events we offer, we strive for an integrated mind-body-spirit connection. This deeper level of awareness helps people to internalize the learning so they can make better lifestyle choices on their own in their everyday life. Our holistic approach brings together all the components of a healthy lifestyle – nutrition, exercise and movement, psychosocial support, inner self connection, spirituality and education.
Classes and events offered at St. Charles include:
Community Health and Wellness Classes: we offer a large number of classes per year in Bend and Redmond for:
Community Health and Wellness Special Events and Educational Forums: offered throughout the year on topics related to current community health issues. Speakers include many top-ranked physicians talking about current health issues or medical developments.
We are a certified American Heart Association Community Training Center and offer life support classes such as:
- CPR (cardiopulmonary resuscitation)
- AED (automatic external defibrillator)
- First aid
Professional Classes: clinical training and development such as:
- Basic Emergency Medical Education (EMT)
- Spanish interpreter master training
- Trauma nurse courses
For information on K—12 health science programs and health career education, please visit the Cascades East Area Health Education Center at www.cascadeseast.org or contact info@cascadeseast.org.
For continuing medical education (CME) please see our Medical Staff Services department (541) 617-2605 or (541) 322-4767 or email us .
The Gift Store is located is located at St. Charles Redmond in the main lobby. It carries flowers, cards, candy, books, magazines, gifts and more. Purchase from the Gift Store online by visiting our online gift store.