Center for Healthy Living

Welcome to wellness. Welcome to health, vitality, and a way of living life to its fullest.

Griffin Hospital is changing the face of healthcare. Our focus is not only to get you well, we want to keep you healthy. The Griffin Health Center for Healthy Living is your partner in wellness – offering education, guidance and assistance in preventing and managing chronic disease.

• Your Wellness Path
• Patient Care Navigation
• Events

Ignite your health journey with these simple steps.

• Join a wellness program
• Get support from the community
• Learn how to manage your health

Patient Care Navigation

Even with the most caring and attentive doctors and staff, cancer care can often be overwhelming. It’s not easy to manage everything that’s going on, but having someone on your side, helping you navigate the course of your care and treatment, can make things a little easier.

Our Patient Care Navigator is an experienced nurse who knows all about cancer care and does everything possible to make your diagnosis and treatment understandable and less stressful. She is committed to helping you navigate all aspects of your care.

• Manage your health

  • Manage Your CHF
  • Manage Your COPD
  • Manage Your Diabetes
  • Manage Your Cancer
  • Weight Loss & Management
  • Healthy Aging
  • Women’s Health
  • Men’s Health
  • Advance Care Planning

• Health information

  • Active Valley CT
  • Asthma Information
  • Childbirth Classes
  • Community Health Resource Center
  • Healthy U Blog
  • Health Library
  • Video Library
  • Health e-Connections
  • News
  • Conditions & Treatments Digest

• Wellness Programs and classes

  Griffin Hospital and Griffin Health Services offer a variety of wellness programs and classes to you and your family.

  • Beyond Blood Sugar
  • Diabetes T2 Lifestyle Change: Diabetes Prevention Program
  • Glucosezone
  • Healthy for Life with Elevated Blood Sugar
  • Heart Health Workshop
  • Smoking Cessation Program That’s It – Learn To Quit
  • Weight-Loss Exercise Program
  • Weight-Loss Toolkit Well-Being Program
  • Wellness for Life

• Support Groups and Programs

  Griffin Hospital promotes caring connections between patients and their support systems by hosting free support groups and programs to strengthen physical, emotional and spiritual healing and growth.

  • Bariatric Exercise Program
  • Bariatric Surgery Support Group
  • Bereavement Support Groups
  • Cancer Support Groups
  • Diabetes Education & Support Group
  • Heart Disease Support Group
  • HUGS (Help Unlimited Griffin Support)
  • Breastfeeding Support Group
  • Sleep Apnea Support Group
  • Community Support Groups & Programs
  • Bariatric Surgery Post-Op Support Group
  • Prostate Cancer Support Group
  • Caregivers Support Group

• Community Outreach Programs

  As a Planetree, patient-centered hospital, Griffin Hospital works to expand the boundaries of health care by offering health education programs, services, and initiatives to support wellness in its community.

  • Charger Health Center at Ansonia High School
  • Griffin-Sponsored Events
  • Health Initiative for Men (HiM)
  • Healthy U Educational Series
  • Mobile Health Resource Center
  • Personal Emergency Preparedness
  • Planetree Wellness Education Series
  • Valley Parish Nurse Program
  • Valley Women’s Health Initiative
  • VITAHLS
  • Women’s Heart Wellness Committee
  • Mini Med School
  • Safe Kids

Get Rewarded for Choosing High-Quality Care

Connecticut State Employees and State Health Plan members can now earn a cash reward for choosing this high-quality service for their healthcare needs through the State of Connecticut Network of Distinction program. To get started book an appointment through your State Health Navigator at (866) 611-8005 or at carecompass.ct.gov/nod.

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