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Resources for Raising Healthy Kids in the Pioneer Valley

Healthy Care

Active Chiropractic
2 Bay Road, Suite 202
Hadley, MA 01035
(413) 587-3111
www.ActiveChiro.com
Board Certified Chiropractic Neurologist Dr. Bradford Eichwald. Treating
children of all ages. Natural treatments for learning disorders.

Northampton Area Pediatrics, LLP
(413) 584-8700
www.napeds.com
Serving infants, children and adolescents through two offices, Amherst
and Northampton.

Communication Therapy Associates
1 Roundhouse Plaza Suite 203
Northampton
(413) 586-1945
Social communication skills programs for children and adolescents.
Speech-language evaluations and treatment for children and adults.
Specialties: aphasia, apraxia, dyslexia, stuttering, voice.

Brattleboro Obstetrics and Gynecology
28 Belmont Ave., Brattleboro, Vt.
Affiliated with Brattleboro Memorial Hospital
(802) 251-9965
Offering family-centered birth in the safety of the beautiful BMH
Birthing Center setting, along with health care for women of all ages.

Amherst Pediatrics
Hall Drive, Amherst
(413) 253-3773
www.amherstpediatrics.com
Caring for infants, children and young adults.

The Childbirth Center
Cooley Dickinson Hospital.
(413) 582-2736
www.cooley-dickinson.org
Your baby, your birth: Learn about your options. Classes for expectant
families and other services.

Clinical Art Associates
235 Greenfield Road, South Deerfield
(413) 262-4586
www.clinicalartassociates.com
Dr. Leslie Abrams and Holly Majkut offer therapeutic services for
children and adolescents through art therapy, individual and group
therapy and social skills development.

ServiceNet
55 Federal St., Greenfield
(413) 772-2935
Effective counseling for adults, children, adolescents and families
because everybody needs help sometimes. Flexible appointment times
including evening hours. Most insurance plans accepted.

Brattleboro Memorial Hospital
Brattleboro, Vt.
Barbara Gentry, Community Relations:
(802) 257-8316
Offering perinatal education. For complete calendar, log on to
www.bmhvt.org and click on "Healthy Babies Program" in the list on the left.

Northampton Wellness Associates LLC
395 Pleasant St.
Northampton, Mass. 01060
(413) 584-7787
www.northamptonwellness.com
Offering integrative medical care for chronic illness and allergy.
Services include medical nutrition and preventive health care. Treating
children and adults using safe, effective therapies.

Hampshire Obstetrical and Gynecological Associates
61 Locust St., Northampton
(413) 584-2303
170 University Dr., Amherst
(413) 256-3250
Gynecology, Obstetrics, Midwifery, preventative health exams,
infertility, menopause, ultrasound, surgery and abnormal Pap smear care;
Laser hair removal and esthetics.

COGMED
Working Memory Training helps
children with attention deficits.
Contact us today for an evaluation:
cogmed.com
Mark Haffey, EdD 259-1654
Nancy Haffey, EdD 256-3393
info@haffeypsych.com
www.haffeypsych.com

Casimira Hypnotherapy and Soul Journeying
278 Main St., Greenfield
(413) 772-0023
www.SoulJourneying.com
HypnoBirthing classes for a gentle, painfree birth experience.

Green River Doula Network
(413) 582-4051
www.greenriverdoulas.org
Providing easy access to birth and postpartum doulas through an
inclusive list of network members. We serve the Pioneer Valley as well
as Berkshire County, Southern Vermont and Southern New Hampshire.

Healthy Activities

Hampshire Regional YMCA
286 Prospect St., Northampton
(413) 584-7086
State of the art wellness center with cardio and strength equipment,
group exercise classes from spinning to family yoga, age-specific
child-watch wing (2 months - 15 years). Family Fun Friday Nights,
parent-child playgroups, progressive gymnastic classes, swim lessons for
all.

Amherst Martial Arts
48 North Pleasant St., Amherst
(413) 256-0300
Traditional Tae Kwon Do. Classes six days a week for children, adults
and families.

The Zoo in Forest Park and Education Center
Springfield, Mass.
(413) 733-2251
www.forestparkzoo.org
Call for special happenings!
See animals from barnyards, backyards and beyond. Come face-to-face with
livestock. See native wildlife and learn about far-off creatures. Ride
the zoo train or book a birthday party.

Look Park
300 North Main St., Florence
(413) 584-5457
Visit our 150 acres and enjoy our steamer railroad, pedal boats,
miniature golf, bumper boats, Christenson Zoo, playgrounds, water spray
park, walking path, picnic store and more. Half-price on Wednesdays.
Open year-round during daylight hours.

Pioneer Valley Therapeutic Riding Association, Inc.
WildBarry Ridge Farm, Belchertown
(413) 668-8260 or visit www.pvtra.com
PVTRA has been providing horseback riding lessons to children and adults
with disabilities since 1984. NARHA Premier Accredited Therapeutic
Riding Program

www.Baystateblades.com
Skate your way to fun and fitness.
888-74-SKATE

Healthy Education

The Nurturing Hearth
A Waldorf early childhood
initiative in the hilltowns
Haydenville, Mass.
(413) 575-5338
Ongoing classes for parents in addition to morning playcare five days a
week. Also, Nurtured Newborns Parent Infant Class.

Healthy Choices

Foster's Super Market
Corner of Conway and Elm streets, Greenfield
(413) 773-1100
Choice, quality meats, seafood direct from Boston's fish pier,
convenient deli and bakers, gift baskets and party platters made to order.

Atkins Farms
Country Market
Corner of Bay Road and 116
South Amherst
(413) 253-9528
www.atkinsfarms.com
Apple orchard and country food market. Farm-fresh produce, flowers,
meats, fruits, vegetables and desserts.

Green Fields Market
144 Main St., Greenfield
(413) 773-9567
www.greenfieldsmarket.coop
Organic fruits and vegetables, healthy snacks, kid-friendly products,
natural remedies for childhood discomforts, vitamins and mineral
supplements.

Healthy Resources

Odyssey Bookshop
Village Commons, South Hadley
www.odysseybks.com
(413) 534-7307
An uncommon and distinctive selection of new, used and antiquarian
books. The valley's largest independent bookstore. Large selection of
children's books and gifts.

Food for Thought Books
106 North Pleasant St., Amherst
(413) 253-5432
www.foodforthought.com
Friends kids section with comfy seating by the window, overflowing toy
box for the little ones, child-size chairs, books in Spanish, picture
books, young adult reading, youth section, sale section, parents and
education section nearby.




 

 

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