Health & Wellness
April 5, 2018 by Staff Report

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

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, call 1-800-733-2767 or visit the Red Cross website online at www.red crossblood.org.

April 5, Chardon United Methodist Church, 515 North St., Chardon, 1-7 p.m.

April 12, Bainbridge Town Hall, 17826 Chillicothe Road, Bainbridge Township, 1-7 p.m.

April 13, Munson Town Hall, 12210 Auburn Road, Munson Township, 1-6 p.m.

April 15, Church of Saint Mary, 401 North St., Chardon, 8 a.m. to 2 p.m.

2018 Immunization Clinics

The Geauga County Health District offers 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, April 12, Geauga Health District, 470 Center St., Building 8, 3-6 p.m.

Middlefield, April 11, First United Methodist Church, 14999 S. State Ave., 9-11:30 a.m.

Middlefield, April 19, First United Methodist Church, 14999 S. State Ave., 3-6 p.m.

Troy, April 25, Troy Community Center, 13950 Main Market Road, 9-11:30 a.m.

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

Start Talking: Underage Drinking

April 24, 6:30 p.m.

Lake-Geauga Recovery Centers and the Geauga County YMCA in recognition of April as Alcohol Awareness Month is presenting Start Talking: How to start a conversation with your children about underage drinkingat the Geauga YMCA located at 12460 Bass Lake Road, Chardon.

Mary-Alice Bell, OCPC, Ravenwood Health Center and Matt Petersen, OCPS, prevention specialist at Lake-Geauga Recovery Centers, will lead a discussion to help parents know when to begin a conversation with children and identify tools and other valuable resources available to parents. In addition, there will be family-friendly activities geared around having this very important conversation about drugs and alcohol.

Register by contacting Matt Petersen at mpetersen@lgrc.us or 440-205-2672. The event is free and open to the public. Light refreshments will be served.