Health

August 20, 2015 by Staff Report

2015 Immunization Clinics

The Geauga County General Health District offers free walk-in immunization clinics for children and adolescents through the age of 18.

Middlefield, Aug. 20, St. Lucy Mission, 16280 Kinsman Road, 3-6 p.m.

Troy, Aug. 26, Troy Community Center, 13950 Main Market Road, 9-11:30 a.m.

Bloodmobile

American Red Cross blood donors must be at least 17 years old, weigh at least 110 pounds and be in good health.

The Red Cross is facing a looming shortage of the blood types most needed by patients and is calling on eligible donors with O negative, B negative and A negative blood to give now to prevent an emergency situation. Platelet donors and those with type AB blood are also continually needed.

For more information or to make an appointment, call 1-800-RED-CROSS (1-800-733-2767) or visit online at www.redcrossblood.org.

Aug. 29, Fellowship Bible Church, 16391 Chillicothe Road, Bainbridge Township, 8:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Foot Care Talk

Sept. 2, 2 p.m.

Dr. Ted Peterson, a board certified podiatrist and instructor in podiatry surgery at University Hospitals and Cleveland Clinic, will talk about easy ways to take care of one’s feet at Hamlet Atrium, 200 Hamlet Hills Drive, Chagrin Falls. Most insurance companies now cover podiatry visits.

Free and open to the public, the program includes door prizes and refreshments.

Call Karen 440-247-7715 to RSVP.

NAMI Speaker Meeting

Sept. 23, 6:30 p.m.

Bethany and Karen Yeiser will be the guest speakers at the NAMI Geauga County educational speaker meeting at Notre Dame Educational Center, 13000 Auburn Road, Chardon.

They will walk through their personal experience with schizophrenia and discuss the struggles families go through when a loved one is diagnosed with a serious mental health or addiction disorder.

Call Linda Reed at 440-286-6264 or email lreed@namigeauga.org to RSVP. The program is free.