Health Briefs 05-23-16
Classes, seminars
n Advanced Carbohydrate Counting, 6-8 p.m. Wednesday, Anthony M. Lombardi Education Conference Center, Monongahela Valley Hospital. Topics include how to track effects of carbohydrates and blood sugar, reading nutrition labels and more. Registration required: 724-258-1483.
n The Safe Sitter Program, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, Community Room 1, main lobby. Uniontown Hospital. Children will learn about safety how to prevent accidents from happening, calling for help, basic life saving techniques and more. This course is recognized for excellence by the American Academy of Pediatrics. A $17.50 fee is charged to cover the cost of materials. Pre-registration is required: 724-430-6925.
n Adult CPR instruction, 6-8 p.m. May 31, Anthony M. Lombardi Education Conference Center, Monongahela Valley Hospital. Classes offered by MVH and Valley Health and Safety Training Center. The $40 fee is payable to VHSTC. Registration required: 724-684-9536.
Support groups
n Caring Corner Grief Support Program for families and children, 6-8 p.m. every Monday, East End United Community Center, Uniontown. Information: 724-437-1660.
n Survivors of Incest Anonymous meeting, 6:30-8 p.m. every Monday, Mount St. Macrina Retreat Center, Uniontown. The group is a 12-step recovery program for people 18 or older who were sexually abused by a trusted person as a child. Information: peopleofcourage@gmail.com or siawso.org.
n Silver Generation Support Program, 10 a.m. to noon every Wednesday, East End United Community Center. The program is for adults ages 55 and older. Information: 724-437-1660.
n Al-Anon Family Groups, 8 p.m. Wednesdays, Trinity Church basement, Fayette and Morgantown streets, Uniontown, and 7:30 p.m. Fridays, Christian Church, Pittsburgh Street, Connellsville. These meetings are for anyone who has been affected by or is having problems from someone else’s drinking. Information: al-anon.alateen.org or pa-al-anon.org.
n Celebrate Recovery meetings, 6:30-8:30 p.m. Thursdays, Third Presbyterian Church, 425 Union St., Uniontown, and 10 a.m. Saturdays, Abundant Life Church, 1239 Brownfield Road, Uniontown. The program is based on biblical principles with the purpose of letting God restore the mental, physical and emotional.
n Suicide bereavement support group, 1-2:15 p.m. and 6-8 p.m. today, Anthony M. Lombardi Education Conference Center, Monongahela Valley Hospital. This group is a four-month program that is led by a licensed psychologist and is free and open to all those touched by suicide. Registration required: 724-268-1144.
n Stroke support group, 1-2:30 p.m. Thursday, Anthony M. Lombardi Education Conference Center, Monongahela Valley Hospital. The group is for people who can relate to dealing with strokes and their after-effects. Information: 724-258-1455.
n Crime Victims’ Center of Fayette County provides quality services for all victims and families of sexual assault and other violent crimes. Most services are free, and all services are strictly confidential. Information: 724-438-1470; Crisis Hotline: 724-437-3737.
Events
n Exercises classes, Tuesdays and Thursdays, Center in the Woods, 130 Woodland Court, Brownsville. Classes include chair dancing at 9:30 a.m. followed by healthy steps at 11 a.m. Information: 724-938-3554.
Announcements
n Monongahela Valley Hospital has been designated a Lung Screening Center by the American College of Radiology. This is a voluntary program that recognizes facilities that have committed to practice safe, effective diagnostic care for individuals at the highest risk of lung cancer.
n Monongahela Hospital will open a blood draw site, located at 447 W. Main St., Monongahela, in early June. The blood will be drawn by Monongahela Valley Hospital phlebotomist and processed in the hospital’s lab. Hours will be 6:30-10:45 a.m. and 11:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. weekdays.