Health briefs/calendar 4/6/06

Briefly

Infection control seminar scheduled in Poplar Bluff on April 21

"Infection control, Through the Eyes of the State Surveyor" is the title of a workshop sponsored by the Missouri League for Nursing for health-care professionals. Locally, the seminar will be held at Three Rivers Community College in Poplar Bluff, Mo., on April 21. Patricia Lynn Meyer, an inspection control consultant to long-term care and assisted living facilities, hospitals, home health and prison health units, will be the presenter.

To register and for information about contact hours, call (573) 635-5355.

Community outreach clinics scheduled for Scott County

The Scott County Health Department has scheduled its community outreach clinics for April. Clinic hours are 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., at each location. Many of the services that are offered at the health department office are available at most outreach clinics, including -- but not limited to -- immunizations, blood pressure screenings, family planning and TB testing.

Clinics scheduled are:

April 12: First Assembly of God church, Scott City.

April 19: Elks Lodge, Chaffee, Mo.

April 26: Riverside Regional Library, Benton, Mo.

For more information, call (800) 471-4044.

Fitness manager to discuss proper techniques for gardening

Gardening is a great fitness and stress relieving activity, but it can also result in strains and aching backs, shoulders and legs. Hot summer months can also put gardeners at risk for heat-related injuries. Scott Givens, fitness manager at Main Street Fitness Center, will demonstrate proper lifting techniques, provide guidelines for safe and effective exercise to strengthen gardening muscles, and discuss safety while working out in the heat at a free program, from 6 to 7 p.m. Tuesday at the Main Street Fitness Center in Jackson.

For more information and to register, call 243-2211.

First aid and CPR training at Jackson fitness center

American Red Cross First Aid training will be held from 1 to 4 p.m., Saturday at the Main Street Fitness Center in Jackson. The class is designed for anyone who wants to be able to handle emergency situations including heat and cold emergencies, bites, cuts and broken bones. Upon completion, participants are certified for three years.

Also offered that day, from 8 a.m. to noon, will be a Heartsaver CPR course, covering adult, infant and child CPR and procedures for handling choking and the automatic external defibrillator. Participants will receive American Heart Association two-year certification after requirements have been fulfilled.

To register or get more information about either course, call 243-2211.

Adult swim class offered at HealthPoint Fitness Center starting Monday

HealthPoint Fitness Center will offer an adult learn-to-swim class beginning Monday. Classes will be held at 7 p.m. Mondays and Wednesdays. The course gives information and skills necessary to prevent, recognize and respond to aquatic emergencies It will cover water entry/exit, comfort in the water, buoyancy, kicking, breathing, arm movements and water safety including how to protect yourself while assisting someone else.

For information or to register, call 986-4400.

Calendar

Today

"Ask Your Doctor," a live medical call-in show, 8 to 9 p.m., cable Channel 5. Jane Werseman, RN, and Carol Jordan, RN, will discus infant immunizations. To phone in a question, call 334-3095.

Seeds of Hope, 6 to 7:30 p.m., Saint Francis Conference Room A, for people dealing with grief following the loss of a loved one. For information call 331-5118.

Free blood pressure screening at Cape Senior Center, 10 to 11:15 a.m. For information, call 651-5825.

Saturday

MS support group, 8 a.m. to 2 p.m., Health and Wellness Conference Rooms I and II. For information, call 331-5368.

Tuesday

Diabetes self-management education: "Fast food at home," 1 p.m., Southeast's Generations center. Registered dietitian Anita Smith will give tips for stocking up on healthy convenience foods to eat on the run and keep the diet in balance. To register, call 651-5844.

Grief support group, 7 p.m., Grace United Methodist Church. Program topic: "Transcending Loss-Discussion of the SOAR Solution for Making Loss Meaningful. For information, call 651-5549 or 651-5519.

SHARE, for parents, grandparents and other family members who have lost children due to miscarriage, stillbirth, neonatal death or ectopic pregnancy, 7 to 8:30 p.m., Generations Family Resource center at Southeast Hospital. For information, call 651-5825.

Wednesday

Diabetes basic skills class, 12:30 to 4 p.m., Fitness Plus Conference Room 1. Physician referral required. For information, call 331-5897.

Knee and hip pain seminar, 1 to 2 p.m., Southeast's Generations Center. For information, call 651-5825.

United Ostomy Association, 4:30 p.m., Southeast's Harrison Room. Convatec representative Scott Higgins will give a program about new ostomy products. For information, call 651-5844.

Sibling class, free class for children ages 4 to 8 who are about to became a new big brother or sister, 6 to 8 p.m., Generations Family Resource Center at Southeast Missouri Hospital. For information, call 651-5825.

-- From staff reports