Mercy Regional Medical Center will offer free education to people with prediabetes from 9 to 11 a.m. Friday in Suite 140 of the medical office building at the hospital.

People diagnosed with prediabetes are at a higher risk of developing type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular disease. Effectively managing prediabetes can help prevent diabetes. The free class will be led by Sheena Carswell and Marge Morris. Attendees will learn how to manage prediabetes and help prevent the onset of type 2 diabetes.

To register, call Jan Wesley at 764-2720.

‘Using Mindfulness’ can help caregivers

Mercy Regional Medical Center will host “Using Mindfulness, Reflection, and Relationship Dynamics to Create Health,” a free workshop for caregivers, from noon to 1 p.m. Friday in Conference Room B on the Garden Level of Mercy.

Led by Dr. Selena Sermeno, the workshop will address how the use of mindfulness, reflection and relationship dynamics can play an integral part in promoting health and wellness when caring for one another. Sermeno is a bilingual psychologist, an organizational consultant and a social science educator.

For more information, email Jenny Treanor at [email protected].

‘The Power of Heart’ to benefit Nepal

Agape Durango will host film screenings of “The Power of Heart” at 3 p.m. Sunday at the Himalayan Kitchen, 992 Main Ave., and at 7 p.m. Sunday at the Animas City Theatre, 128 E. College Drive

Director of “The Secret,” Drew Heriot, brings the life-changing film about the power of the heart.

The cost is $10 at the door. All proceeds will benefit the Karma & Jyamu Bhotia Foundation, a nonprofit that will forward the money to help the people of Nepal rebuild homes and lives.

Rotarians hear about our oral health

Kari Plante, regional oral health specialist, will speak to the Durango Daybreak Rotarians at 7 a.m. Wednesday at the Durango Community Recreation Center, 2700 Main Ave.

Plante is the public health dental hygienist and regional oral health specialist of Southwest Colorado at San Juan Basin Health. She will speak on the “State of Oral Health in La Plata County.”

The public is welcome. For more information, call 749-6332.

Herald Staff