Plattsburgh, NY – Learning to prepare healthy meals doesn't have to be difficult or expensive. The University of Vermont Health Network – Champlain Valley Physicians Hospital (CVPH) Family Medicine Residency will host Cooking with A Doc on Monday, Sept. 14, from 5 to 6:30 pm at 159 Margaret St., Suite 101, offering practical, budget-friendly strategies for healthier eating.

The free community program will show participants how to prepare healthy, affordable meals using simple ingredients and easy-to-follow techniques.

Designed to make healthy eating easier, the interactive event will feature cooking demonstrations, recipe ideas, nutrition education, food samples and practical tips that families can use at home. Participants will learn that preparing nutritious meals does not have to be expensive, complicated or time-consuming.

Additional sessions are planned for Oct. 19, Nov. 16 and Dec. 14. All are welcome and no registration is required.

Cooking with A Doc is supported by the Foundation of CVPH.

The CVPH Family Medicine Residency was created in 2013 to help address the primary care provider crisis in rural communities like the North Country and is a collaborative effort between CVPH, the Lerner School of Medicine and University of Vermont Health. The three-year residency includes rotations in emergency medicine, OB/GYN, pediatrics, cardiology, surgery, orthopedics, geriatrics and community medicine. Additionally, Residents see their own patients in the CVPH Family Medicine Center at 159 Margaret St. Nearly 60% of all graduates have elected to stay in Northern New York and Vermont to practice medicine. 

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About Champlain Valley Physicians Hospital

The University of Vermont Health Network - Champlain Valley Physicians Hospital (CVPH) is a private, not-for profit hospital in Plattsburgh, NY.  Established in 1967 with the merger of Champlain Valley and Physicians Hospitals, CVPH joined Fletcher Allen Partners in 2012, which in 2014 became The University of Vermont Health Network.  Together with its partner hospitals, the UVM Medical Group and a home health agency, CVPH provides high-quality, cost-effective care, close to home. Services include an award-winning cardiac services program, accredited cancer center, freestanding ambulatory surgery center, comprehensive rehabilitation services and a 24-hour physician-staffed Emergency Department.  Governed by a 15-member Board of Directors, CVPH is accredited by the Joint Commission and licensed by New York State and Medicare/Medicaid Approved. Learn more at UVMHealth.org/CVPH or follow us on Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn and YouTube.

About University of Vermont Health Network
University of Vermont Health Network is an integrated system serving the residents of Vermont and northern New York with a shared mission: working together, we improve people’s lives. The partners are:

• University of Vermont Medical Center
• University of Vermont Health Network Medical Group
• University of Vermont Health Network – Alice Hyde Medical Center
• University of Vermont Health Network – Central Vermont Medical Center
• University of Vermont Health Network – Champlain Valley Physicians Hospital
• University of Vermont Health Network – Elizabethtown Community Hospital
• University of Vermont Health Network – Porter Medical Center
• University of Vermont Health Network – Home Health & Hospice 

Our 4,000 health care professionals are driven to provide high-quality, cost-efficient care as close to home as possible. Strengthened by our academic connection to University of Vermont, each of our affiliates remains committed to its local community by providing compassionate, personal care shaped by the latest medical advances and delivered by highly skilled experts.