Health

September 10, 2015 by Staff Report

Bloodmobile

American Red Cross blood donors must be at least 17 years old, weigh at least 110 pounds and be in good health. For more information or to make an appointment, call 1-800-RED-CROSS (1-800-733-2767) or visit online at www.redcrossblood.org.

Sept. 10, Bainbridge Town Hall, 17826 Chillicothe Road, Bainbridge, 1-7 p.m.

Sept. 12, Joe’s Vinyl Window Shop, 15020 Shedd Road, Burton, 1-8 p.m.

Sept. 13, Church of St. Mary, 401 North St., Chardon, 8 a.m. to 2 p.m.

2015 Immunization Clinics

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

Chardon, Sept. 10, Geauga County Health District, 470 Center St., Building 8, 3-6 p.m.

Middlefield, Sept. 16, St. Lucy Mission, 16280 Kinsman Road, 9-11:30 a.m.

Middlefield, Sept. 17, St. Lucy Mission, 16280 Kinsman Road, 3-6 p.m.

For more information, call the Geauga County General Health District at 440-279-1950.

Vaccinations for Adults

Sept. 15, 2 p.m.

Burton Health Care Center and UH Geauga Medical Center will host a free presentation given by registered nurse Paula Leonette, UH corporate health nurse, at Burton Health Care Center, 14095 E. Center St. in Burton. The presentation will address all vaccines from flu, pneu-monia, hepatitis, shingles and more.

Call 440-834-1084 to RSVP.

Free Vascular Screenings

Sept. 16, 9 a.m. to noon

University Hospitals Geauga Medical Center, which provides services as part of the UH Harrington Heart & Vascular Institute, is holding free screenings for peripheral arterial disease (P.A.D.) on the first floor Cardiology at the center located at 13207 Ravenna Road.

To learn whether one qualifies for a free P.A.D. screening, call 1-800-355-9992. Reservations are limited and preregistration is required.

Help for Mental Illness

Geauga County National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) offers support, education and advocacy for those affected by mental illness. Family-to-Family is a free educational course for family members, friends and caregivers of individuals living with mental illness.

The class will meet Saturdays, beginning Sept. 19, from 12-2 p.m., for 12 weeks at the office annex located at 103 South St. Suite 2, Chardon. For more information and to register, visit www.namigeauga.org.

NAMI Speaker Meeting

Sept. 23, 6:30 p.m.

Bethany Yeiser and her mom 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.