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Betty Ruth Shear will be the guest speaker at the NAMI Geauga County educational speaker meeting at Notre Dame Educational…
NAMI Speaker Meeting
Jan. 28, 6:30 p.m.
Betty Ruth Shear will be the guest speaker at the NAMI Geauga County educational speaker meeting at Notre Dame Educational Center, 13000 Auburn Road, Chardon.
She will discuss her experiences and learning to live a successful life with a bipolar disorder diagnosis.
Call Linda Reed at 440-286-6264 or email lreed@namigeauga.org to RSVP. The program is free.
Bloodmobile
American Red Cross blood donors must be at least 17 years old, weigh at least 110 pounds and be in good health. Eligible blood donors of all types are needed, especially those with O, AB, B negative and A negative
For more information, call 1-800-733-2767 or visit the Red Cross website online at www.red crossblood.org.
The American Red Cross urgently needs blood donors to make an appointment to give this winter.
Feb. 1, Cleveland Clinic Family Health Center, 551 E. Washington St., Chagrin Falls, 12:30-4:30 p.m.
Feb. 4, Chardon United Methodist Church, 515 North St., Chardon, 1-7 p.m.
Feb. 10, Mayfield Church, 7747 Mayfield Road, Chester Township, 2-7 p.m.
Feb. 11, Bainbridge Town Hall, 17826 Chillicothe Road, Bainbridge, 1-7 p.m.
Feb. 15, Junction Auto Sales Inc., 12423 Mayfield Road, Chardon, 2-6 p.m.
2016 Immunization Clinics
The Geauga County General Health District offers free walk-in immunization clinics for children and adolescents through the age of 18. Residents must present an immunization record as well as a primary insurance card. The following is a list of upcoming immunization clinics:
Chardon, Feb. 3, Geauga Health District, 470 Center St., Building 8, 9-11:30 a.m.
Chardon, Feb. 11, Geauga Health District, 470 Center St., Building 8, 3-6 p.m.
Middlefield, Feb. 10, St. Lucy Mission, 16280 Kinsman Road, 9-11:30 a.m.
Middlefield, Feb. 17, St. Lucy Mission, 16280 Kinsman Road, 9-11:30 a.m.
Middlefield, Feb. 18, St. Lucy Mission, 16280 Kinsman Road, 3-6 p.m.
Troy, Feb. 24, Troy Community Center, 13950 Main Market Road, 9-11:30 a.m.
For more information, call the Geauga County General Health District at 440-279-1950.
Heart Health Day
Feb. 6, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.
The public is invited to attend a free community education event devoted to maintaining good heart and vascular health. Heart Health Day, presented by University Hospitals, will be held at LaMalfa, 5783 Heisley Road in Mentor.
The event will provide participants an opportunity to learn about preventing, diagnosing and treating heart and vascular disease. Expert speakers from UH Harrington Heart & Vascular Institute will share information and discuss the latest trends and tools to help improve health and quality of life.
The program features interactive physician panels and a keynote presentation by Dr. Michael J. Cunningham, program director, interventional cardiology, UH Ahuja Medical Center.
Information displays and interactive vendor exhibits will be available. Comp-limentary breakfast will be provided.
Space is limited and reservations are required by Jan. 29. To register, call 877-597-6348.
Blood Pressure Screenings
Lake Health will offer free blood pressure checks at the Chardon Campus, 510 Fifth Ave., from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m., Monday through Friday, and from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Saturday and Sunday.
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