2013 Immunization Clinics The Geauga County General Health District offers…
2013 Immunization Clinics The Geauga County General Health District offers childrens and adolescent immunization clinics. The Health District has always provided immunizations free of charge,…
2013 Immunization Clinics
The Geauga County General Health District offers childrens and adolescent immunization clinics. The Health District has always provided immunizations free of charge, but federal changes are coming. For now, it is still able to provide immunizations for children through the age of 18.
The following is a list of upcoming immunization clinics:
Chardon, May 1, Geauga County Health District, 470 Center St., Building 8, 9-11:30 a.m.
Chardon, May 9, Geauga County Health District, 470 Center St., Building 8, 3-6 p.m.
Middlefield, May 8, St. Lucy Mission, 16280 Kinsman Road, 9-11:30 a.m.
Middlefield, May 15, St. Lucy Mission, 16280 Kinsman Road, 3-6 p.m.
Middlefield, May 16, St. Lucy Mission, 16280 Kinsman Road, 9-11:30 a.m.
Newbury, May 22, Grace Evangelical Bible Church, 14951 Auburn Road, 9-11:30 a.m.
For more information, call the Geauga County General Health District at 440-279-1950.
Fracking And Your Health
Dr. Deborah Cowden will present Human Health Effects of Horizontal Hydraulic Fracturing at 6:30 p.m. April 26 at Huntsburg Town Hall, 16534 Mayfield Road.
Gregory Miller also will present Are Injection Well Poisoning the Ground Beneath our Feet? during this free and public event.
Questions from the audience will be taken.
Frack Free Geauga is presenting the event, which is sponsored by Ashtabula, Geauga, Lake County Farmers Union, Ohio Ecological Farm and Foods Association-Lake Effect Chapter, Ashtabula County Water Watch and Frack Free Lake County.
Contact 440-749-4655 or frackfree
geauga@gmail.com for more details.
Bloodmobile
American Red Cross blood donors must be at least 17 years old, weigh at least 110 pounds and be in good health. Donors may give every 56 days and must bring some form of photo identification and a list of all current medications.
For more information about confirming blood drive information, donating blood or making an appointment, call 1-800-GIVE-LIFE (1-800-448-3543) or visit the Red Cross website at www.redcrossdonor.org. If you are interested in donating platelets, call 1-800-356-3339.
April 22, Cleveland Clinic Chagrin South Russell, 551 East Washington St., Chagrin Falls, 12:30-4:30 p.m. Drive is on bus.
April 22, Troy Community House, 13950 Main Market Road, 2:30-7:30 p.m.
April 26, Berkshire High School, 14510 Main St., Burton, 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. Double Reds available.
May 5, Church of St Mary, 401 North St., Chardon, 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Double Reds available.
May 6, Federated Church UCC, 76 Bell St., Chagrin Falls, 2-7 p.m. Double Reds available.
May 10, Geauga YMCA, 12460 Bass Lake Road, Munson, 1-5 p.m.
Blood Pressure Screening
Lake Health will offer free blood pressure checks at the Chardon Campus, 510 Fifth Ave., from 8 a.m. to 10 p.m., Monday through Friday, and from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Saturday and Sunday; and at the Middlefield Clinic located inside Wal-Mart Supercenter, 15050 Springdale Ave., from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m., Monday through Friday, from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m., Saturday, and from noon to 6 p.m., Sunday.
Flu Shots
Lake Health is offering seasonal flu shots for $20 at the following locations:
Chardon Campus, 510 Fifth Ave., Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 10 p.m.; and Saturday and Sunday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
The Clinic at Middlefield, located inside Wal-Mart Supercenter, 15050 Springdale Ave., Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 8 p.m.; Saturday, 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. and Sunday, noon to 6 p.m.
No appointment is necessary. Individuals must be 18 years of age or older to receive the seasonal flu vaccine at our centers. The influenza vaccination is covered by Medicare.
For more information, call the Best of Health Line at 440-953-6000.
Help for Mental Illness
Geauga County National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) offers support, education and advocacy for those affected by mental illness.
A peer support meeting for persons diagnosed with a mental illness will be held at 7 p.m. May 2 at the Board of Mental Health and Recovery Services, 13244 Ravenna Road in Chardon.
For more information, visit www.namigeauga.org or call Michelle Doehring at 440-286-6264.
Senior Connection
Lake Health will offer Senior Connection May 29 from noon to 1 p.m. in St. Denis Party Center, 10660 Chardon Road in Chardon.
The Lunch and Learn program features a variety of topics dealing with seniors. Mays topic is Aging: When the Inside Doesnt Match the Outside.
Lunch is $2. Registration is required by calling Lake Health’s Best of Health Line at 440-953-6000.
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