Organizations offer aid with resolutions

RINGING IN another New Year proved a bust for these old bones.

The flu, or something pretty darn close to it, hit on Tuesday afternoon. No way, no how, was I going to stay up until midnight.

By the time I returned to the land of the living, 1997 was well on its way.

Have a happy and prosperous New Year, Pasadena.

Health programs

If you didn't have the time or the frame of mind to make New Year's resolutions, it's not too late.

Want to get in shape or quit smoking? Then check out two programs offered by Harbor Hospital Center at Helix Health Park on Ritchie Highway.

The new LEAN (Lifetime of Exercise and Nutrition) program can help you keep your resolution to lose weight.

The six-week program, offered at 10 a.m. Saturdays, Jan. 11 through Feb. 14, will focus on developing individual healthy eating and exercise plans.

The cost is $49 and includes a free membership in the hospital's fitness center during the program.

Learn to quit smoking through behavior modification at the FreshStart smoking cessation program that will meet from 6 p.m. to 7 p.m. Tuesdays through Feb. 11.

The program, developed by the American Lung Association, will help educate smokers about situations that trigger smoking and how to handle them.

The program costs $15, refundable upon completion.

Advance registration is required for both programs.

Information: LifeCourse, 347-2563.

Scholastic success

Learn about helping your children be more successful in school this year at programs sponsored by Anne Arundel County public schools.

Sharon Atkinson, a school counselor, explains how to help your fifth-grader make a successful transition to middle school at 7 p.m. Tuesday at Riviera Beach Elementary.

Information: 222-6469.

Pub Date: 1/03/97