Family Classes
For all class times and locations, click registration links below.
El Rio HealthBuilders work with El Rio WIC, Dieticians, Behavioral Health, and RHAP Teams to offer healthy lifestyle classes for the whole family. Take a look at the options available for everyone from tots to teens and choose what might work for your family and your schedule.
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Tasting for Tots

A fun, hands-on activity for little chefs ages 3 to 5 years. They will experiment with the taste and texture of different foods while increasing their ability to handle small objects and communicate.

Ages: 3-5
Class Time: 1 hour, 1 time per month
Length of Program: Ongoing, no time commitment
Class Type: In-person
Languages: Offered in English

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Self-Care for Families

Learn tools to help manage big emotions and stressors, and to calm the body and mind.  Each workshop will focus on a different stress strategy and will include a fun and relaxing art activity.

Ages: Families with children ages 6-17
Class Time: 1.5 hours, 1 time per month
Length of Program: Ongoing, no time commitment
Class Type: In-person
Languages: Offered in English

Click Here to Register

Click Here to view our Stress Strategies Video Library in English and Spanish

Click Here to access the Stress Strategies Activity Book

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PowerFULL Familias

A 10-week program to learn to set healthy goals, practice mindfulness, move together and eat well as a family.

Ages: Families with children ages 7-12
Class Time: 2 hours, 2 times per week (1 in-person session, 1 virtual session per week)
Length of Program: 10 Weeks
Class Type: Hybrid with in-person and virtual sessions
Requirement: Must be an El Rio medical patient
Languages: Groups offered in both English and Spanish

Click Here to Register in English

Click Here to Register in Spanish

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Let's Talk: A course for kids and their caregivers about how to be healthy

This five-session monthly workshop series is designed for families and their children aged 9 to 12 to learn more about sexuality topics and to build skills to support youth in making informed decisions.  Peer leaders with El Rio Reproductive Health Access Project (RHAP) will lead youth through interactive workshops about puberty, identity, healthy relationships and personal safety, pregnancy and reproductive anatomy.  Parents will receive guidance from adult educators about how to discuss sexuality topics with their young people and provide support.

Ages: Ages 9-12
Class Time: 1.5 hours, 1 time per month
Length of Program: 5 months
Class Type: In-person
Languages: Offered bilingually in English and Spanish

Click Here to Register in English

Click Here to Register in Spanish

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Family Bonds: Mental Health and Self-Care Strategies for Families

A seven-week program to strengthen the family bond between teens and parents/caregivers.  Includes activities like gardening, cooking, nature walks and art.  Additionally, parents/caregivers will learn strategies for setting healthy boundaries, recognizing signs of depression or anxiety and improving communication with their teens.

Ages: Families with children ages 12-17
Class Time: 1.5 hours for teens and adults together, plus 1 hour session for adults only.
Length of Program: 7 Weeks
Class Type: Hybrid with in-person and virtual sessions
Languages: Offered bilingually in English and Spanish

Click Here to Register in English

Click Here to Register in Spanish

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Pima College Gym Pass

Learn proper use of gym equipment, correct form and receive a personalized strength and cardio plan, all guided by a certified personal trainer.  The goal of this program is to get you comfortable with and confident working out on your own.

Ages: Ages 12-18
Class Time: 1 hour, 2 times per week
Length of Program: 8 Weeks
Class Type: In-person
Requirement: Must be an El Rio patient or family member of El Rio employee
Languages: Offered in both English and Spanish

Click Here to Register in English

Click Here to Register in Spanish