FeaturesJuly 28, 2013
FYI 7-28-13
Saint Francis Medical Center will host a free Living a Healthy Life workshop beginning Aug. 27. The six-week workshop, a proven self-management education program for those with chronic health problems, will address arthritis, diabetes and lung and heart disease and will teach skills for managing a variety of other chronic diseases. ...
Saint Francis holds disease management workshop
Saint Francis Medical Center will host a free Living a Healthy Life workshop beginning Aug. 27. The six-week workshop, a proven self-management education program for those with chronic health problems, will address arthritis, diabetes and lung and heart disease and will teach skills for managing a variety of other chronic diseases. Topics include techniques to deal with problems associated with chronic disease; exercise; use of medications; communicating effectively with family, friends and health professionals; nutrition; and how to evaluate new treatments. The workshop will meet in Health and Wellness Center Conference, Room 3, 150 S. Mount Auburn Road, Entrance 8, from 9 to 11:30 a.m. Tuesdays from Aug. 27 to Oct. 1. For more information or to register, call the Regional Arthritis Center at 331-5880 or toll-free 888-216-3293.
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St. Joseph Parish to hold picnic
The St. Joseph Parish Picnic is scheduled Aug. 31 at St. Joseph Parish in Apple Creek, Mo. Activities will include games, raffles for prizes, a country store, fancy stand and bingo in an air-conditioned hall for quilts and cash. A kettle-cooked beef and fried-chicken dinner will be served from 2 to 7 p.m., rain or shine. An all-you-can-eat buffet including hamburgers, fish, grilled cheese and ice cream also will be offered. Cost for the buffet will be $9 for adults and $4 for children ages 6 to 12; children under age 6 eat free. Carry-outs will be available. The Rev. Jim French will preside at Mass at 4 p.m. Saturday, and music by Doug and Mitch will be performed under the pavilion until 11 p.m. For more information, call Shirley Buchheit at 788-2588.
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