Healthy Living Series provides a virtual platform that allows experts to share their professional expertise. The goal is to promote healthier living, through engaging, informative presentations that are open to MJC students, employees, and the public.
Register for Spring 2025 Presentations
Presenter: Peter Gaines, M.D., Diplomate of the American Board of Family Medicine,
Certificate of added qualifications in Geriatrics
Learn how we can influence the quality of our elder years both physiologically and mentally.
Presenter: Jennifer Marsh, Stanislaus County Behavioral Health & Recovery Services,
Prevention Services
Gain a comprehensive understanding of fentanyl, the localized insights specific to Stanislaus County and its devastating effects. Through this interactive session, discover how to educate yourself, our community and equip yourself with effective strategies to take meaningful action. As a commitment to community well-being, participants will have access to free Narcan, empowering them to play an active role in safeguarding lives. Join us in this crucial journey towards understanding, empowerment, and collective action against the fentanyl crisis, which claims an alarming 4-5 lives weekly in Stanislaus County.
Presenter: Naser Ataee, Head Instructor of T'ai Chi Ch'uan Academy of Modesto & Christopher
P. Condon, M.A., Ed.S. School Psychologist
Join Naser Ataee, Co-founder and Teacher of the Modesto T'ai Chi Ch'uan Academy, and Chris Condon, School Psychologist, in this presentation exploring some of the many physical and mental benefits of T'ai Chi Ch'uan, an ancient Chinese martial art. You will see a demonstration of several T'ai Chi Ch'uan techniques while simultaneously gaining research-based insights into why it is so effective in lowering stress and cultivating emotional well being.
