Health

July 11, 2013

Family First Council

Geauga Family First Council will meet at 2:30 p.m. July 15 at Geauga County Job & Family Services building, 12480 Ravenna Road, Chardon.

Meetings take place on the third Monday of the month (except legal holidays) with the location alternating between the Geauga County Job & Family Services and the Geauga County Board of Mental Health and Recovery Services building. Meetings are open to the public.

For more information, call Nancy Seelbach, Geauga Family First Council coordinator, at 440-285-1201.

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, July 11, Geauga County Health District, 470 Center St., Building 8, 3-6 p.m.

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

• Middlefield, July 18, St. Lucy Mission, 16280 Kinsman Road, 9-11:30 a.m.

• Newbury, July 24, 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.

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.

• July 11, Bainbridge Town Hall, 17826 Chillicothe Road, Bainbridge, 1-7 p.m. Double Reds available.

• July 11, Fowlers Mill Golf Course, 13095 Rockhaven Road, Munson, 1-6 p.m. Double Reds available.

• July 12, Chagrin Yoga, 524 Washington St., Chagrin Falls, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Double Reds available.

• July 12, Geauga County Dept of Aging, 12555 Ravenwood Drive, Munson, 10:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.

• July 13, Joes Vinyl Window Shop, 15020 Shedd Road, Burton, 1-8 p.m. Double Reds available. Drive is on bus.

• July 14, Church of St Mary, 401 North St., Chardon, 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Double Reds available.

• July 14, St. Helen Church, 12060 Kinsman Road, Newbury, 8 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Double Reds available.

• July 15, Geauga West Library, 13455 Chillicothe Road, Chester, 1-7 p.m. Double Reds available.

• July 16, Fowlers Mill Christian Church, 10755 Mayfield Road, Munson, 1-5 p.m. Double Reds available.

• July 18, First United Methodist Church, 14999 South State St., Middlefield, 1-6 p.m. Double Reds available.

• July 20, Valley Presbyterian Church, 17560 Chillicothe Road, Bainbridge, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.

• July 22, Chardon Library, 110 E. Park St., Chardon, 1-6 p.m. Double Reds available.

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.

Family Health & Safety Day

The fifth annual Family Health & Safety Day will be held at University Hospitals Geauga Medical Center, 13207 Ravenna Road in Chardon, on July 13 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. The free event promotes healthy living by providing wellness screenings and education in collaboration with the hospitals many community partners.

Wellness screenings include: sports physicals, vascular/stroke risk, dental, skin cancer, pain, orthopaedic, hearing, memory, depression, foot assessments and sleep. The event also features safety and wellness education stations and demonstrations.

Preregistration is required for all health screenings. For more information or to register, call UH Geauga Medical Center at 440-285-7757, option 1.

Geauga WIC Program

The Geauga WIC Program is a nutrition education program for pregnant women and women who just had a baby, breastfeeding moms, infants and children up to age 5 years. WIC provides nutritious foods, breastfeeding support and low cost infant car seats to those who are income eligible.

Call 440-279-1936 for details or visit www.geaugacountyhealth.org.