Community Health Outreach and Screenings

The public health and wellness department of the Visiting Nurses Association (VNA) of Cape Cod provides many additional programs that typically take place outside the home. As part of town nursing across the Cape, these include:

Health screenings

• Blood pressure
• Cholesterol
• Depression

• Oral Cancer
• Skin Cancer
• Fall Risk Assessments

Education series

• Group Health Coaching
• Exercise as We Age
• Fall Prevention and Brain Health
• Know Your Numbers

• The Neurological Benefits of Exercise
• The Therapeutic Benefits of Aquatic Exercise
• Walk It Out Challenge Presentation

Exercise programs

• Arthritis Exercise
• Aquatic Conditioning (General Public, Senior, or Prenatal)
• Men's Fitness
• Mindful Movement

• Neuro-Go!
• Stepping Stones to Fitness
• Strong at Heart
• Walking Program (General Public, Senior, or Stroller)

Evidence-based programs

(in collaboration with Healthy Living Cape Cod)

• Chronic Disease Self-Management Program (CDSMP).
• Fit and Strong!
• A Matter of Balance

Clinics/immunization

• Flu for 6 months and older
• COVID for 12 years and older
• Child immunization
• Ostomy clinic
• Bereavement support

• Baby Clinic at A Baby Center in Hyannis
• Grief counseling
• Diabetes Support Group
• Mom and baby learning and sharing groups

For a full listing of current screenings and programs, including locations, dates and times, contact the Public Health and Wellness Department of the VNA at 508-957-7423.

Community outreach through the Cape Cod Healthcare Cancer Committee

Each calendar year, the Cape Cod Hospital and Falmouth Hospital Cancer Committee outreach coordinators organize and offer cancer prevention and cancer screening programs. Each program is consistent with evidence-based national guidelines and has a formal process to follow up on all positive findings.

Examples of some of these programs are:

• Breast Cancer Awareness Month – free mammogram screening program and community open house events at Cuda Women’s Health Center in Hyannis and Seifer Women’s Health and Imaging Center in Falmouth
• Enterprising Women and Ladies Night Out events
• Oral Cancer Screening with CCH Speech Pathologists - Cape Cod Baseball League All-Star Game
• Women’s Cancer Awareness Run 4 Your Life event
• Cervical Cancer Awareness and Prevention - Team Maureen 
• Lung Cancer Screening – Primary Care Physician outreach and education
• Prostate Cancer Screening and Prevention – Primary Care Physician education / Radio presentation for community