Health briefs/calendar 10/5/06

Briefly

Free mental health screeninga today

Free mental health self-assessments are being offered throughout the country today as part of National Depression Screening Day. For more information, call the Community Counseling Center, 402 S. Silver Springs Road at 334-1100, extension 234 between 8 a.m. and 7 p.m., or log on to www.cccntr.com. Military families and service members can access an anonymous online self-assessment through the Department of Defense.

Arthritis self-help program offered

A free six-week program for people with arthritis will be offered Mondays beginning Oct. 23 through Nov. 27 at the Health and Wellness Center Conference Room at Saint Francis Medical Center. The programs aims to give arthritis suffers the knowledge they need to take control of their condition and reduce pain while improving self-management behaviors.

To register, call Marilyn Duncan at 331-5809 or toll free at (888) 216-3293.

Calendar

Today

"Ask Your Doctor," 8 to 9 a.m. on cable Channel 5. Dr. Robert George will discuss bronchitis and asthma. To phone in a question, call 334-3095.

Free blood pressure screenings, 10 to 11:15 a.m. at Cape Senior Center, 921 N. Clark St. For information, call 651-5825.

Living with epilepsy, 6:30 to 8 p.m., Generations Center at Southeast Missouri Hospital. To register for this free program sponsored by the Regional Brain and Spine Center, call 651-5825.

Friday

LifeSaver class for new parents, 1 to 4 p.m., Generations Center at Southeast Missouri Hospital. To register, call 651-5825.

Saturday

Wellness Day Camp for ages 6 to 13 at Trail of Tears State Park from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Meals are included in the fee. To register or for more details, call Main Street Fitness Center, 243-2211.

Tuesday

Diabetes self-management education: "Sick Day Rules," 1 p.m. Generations Center at Southeast Missouri Hospital. For information, call 651-5844.

SHARE grief support group, for parents, grandparents and other family members who have lost children through miscarriage, stillbirth, neonatal death and ectopic pregnancy, 7 to 8:30 p.m., Generations Center at Southeast Missouri Hospital. For information, call 651-5825.

-- From staff reports