Health calendar 2/6

Today

Health Bites luncheon from noon to 1 p.m. in conference room A at St. Francis Education Center. The topic is "Women's Heart Advantage" with speaker Kay Thurston, a nurse and heart attack survivor. There is a cost for the luncheon. Call 334-5399 or 331-5970 for details.

Carbohydrate Counting Class from 1 to 2 p.m. in the Diabetes Center at St. Francis Medical Center. For more information or to register, call 331-5897.

"Ask Your Doctor" airs at 8 p.m. on cable channel 5, with Dr. Edwin Masters speaking about tort reform. The show is sponsored by the Cape Girardeau County Area Medical Society, St. Francis Medical Center and Southeast Missouri Hospital.

Friday

Insulin administration instructor classes held from 10 to 11 a.m. in the Diabetes Center at St. Francis Medical Center. To register, call 331-5897.

"Coumadin Therapy: The Rest of the Story" will be offered from 1 to 2 p.m. in conference room C at St. Francis Education Center.

Saturday

CPR for health-care providers course from 8 a.m. to noon at Main Street Fitness Center in Jackson. Fee is $20. For information, call 243-2211.

Preparation for childbirth class from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. in conference room at Healing Arts Center. For information or to register, call 331-5107.

Monday

Insulin administration instructor class from 1 to 2 p.m. in the Diabetes Center at St. Francis Medical Center. To register, call 331-5897.

Fit 2 Be Due class from 4:45 to 5:45 p.m. for women in second and third trimesters of pregnancy at St. Francis' Universal Health and Fitness Center. Call 335-3355 for more information.

Chair exercise class from 11:30 a.m. to 12:15 p.m. at Universal Health and Fitness Center. For information, call 335-3355.

Tuesday

Infant massage class from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. in Outpatient Rehab conference room at St. Francis' Center for Health and Rehab. This is a four-week course. For information, call 331-5107.

Understanding memory loss is the topic for a meeting of Diabetes Self-Management Support Group at Southeast Missouri Hospital from 1 to 2 p.m. in the Generations Center. To register, call 651-5844.

Infant care class from 5:30 to 7 p.m. in the conference room in the Healing Arts Center. For information or to register, call 331-5107.

SHARE grief support group will meet from 7 to 8:30 p.m. in meeting room 102 at Southeast Missouri Hospital. For information, call the Generations Center at 651-5825.

Grief Support Group meeting at 7 p.m. at Grace United Methodist Church. For information, call hospice social worker Julie Metzger at 335-6208 or chaplain Connie Griswold at 651-5519.

The Missouri Foundation for Health will hold a forum in Ironton from 6 to 8 p.m. at the Arcadia Valley Middle School gymnasium. The forum will solicit feedback about health-care needs in the region. Guests have been invited from Iron, Washington, St. Francois, Madison, Wayne, Reynolds, Dent and Crawford counties. For more information, contact the foundation at (314) 345-5500 or visit www.mffh.org.

Wednesday

Knee and hip pain seminar from 1 to 2 p.m. in Generations Center at Southeast Missouri Hospital. Speaker is Darline Brown. To register, call the center at 651-5825.

Fit 2 Be Due class from 4:45 to 5:45 p.m. for women in second and third trimesters of pregnancy at St. Francis' Universal Health and Fitness Center. Call 335-3355 for more information.

Chair exercise class from 11:30 a.m. to 12:15 p.m. at Universal Health and Fitness Center. For information, call 335-3355.

Heart Healthy cooking program on low cholesterol from 9:30 to 11 a.m. in Harrison Room at Southeast Missouri Hospital. Sponsored by the Regional Heart Center. Participants will see how to prepare a heart-health entree. To register, call the Generations Center at 651-5825.

"Forgetfulness: What's normal, when should I be concerned?" will cover memory loss related to Alzheimer's disease. The class is from 2:30 to 3:30 p.m. in conference room A at St. Francis Education Center and is presented by Cheryl Klueppel of the Alzheimer's Association. For more information or to register, call 331-5107.

This monthThe Generations Center at Southeast Missouri Hospital will offer free screenings for peripheral vascular disease. Appointments are necessary for the screenings, which will be offered from 1 to 4 p.m. Feb. 19, from 8 to 11 a.m. Feb. 21, 24 and 25. Call 651-5825 to make an appointment. The screening is cosponsored by the Generations Center and the Regional Heart Center.

--From staff reports