Health calendar 4/10/03

Today

Preparation for childbirth class 2 from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. in the conference room at the Healing Arts Center. This is part of a four-session course. For information, call 331-5107.

La Leche League (Breast Feeding) Support Group meets from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. in the learning lab north at St. Francis Medical Center. Call Carol Stoverink at 334-2705 for information.

Asthma Education program at 6:30 p.m. at Generations Center at Southeast Missouri Hospital. Participants are encouraged to bring flow meters and spacers and list of medications. Call 651-5825 for information.

"Ask your doctor" airs at 8 p.m. on cable channel 5. Dr. Mark Cascairo will speak about the eye and learning. Viewers can call 334-3095 with their questions during the program. The show is sponsored by the Cape Girardeau County Area Medical Society, St. Francis Medical Center and Southeast Missouri Hospital.

Friday

Conference on STD, HIV and AIDS sponsored by Missouri Bootheel Healthy Start and Southeastern Missouri Area Health Education Center. Meeting is from 8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Drury Lodge. Cost is $35 at the door or $25 in advance. Call (800) 788-2444 or e-mail jodis@ims-1.com to register.

Saturday

Preparation for childbirth class from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m.. in the Healing Arts Center. Lunch is provided. Call 331-5107 to register.

Heartsaver CPR class from 8 a.m. to noon at Main Street Fitness Center in Jackson. Fee is $20 and participants will receive two-year certification. Call 334-WELL to register.

American Red Cross first aid training from 1 to 4 p.m. at Main Street Fitness in Jackson. Class fee is $25 and participants will be certified for three years. Call 243-2211 to register.

Monday

Infant care class from 5:30 to 7 p.m. in conference room at Healing Arts Center. This class is for parents, grandparents or other care providers. For more information call (877) 231-BABY.

GriefShare support group meets at 7 p.m. in room 202 at St. Paul Lutheran Church in Jackson. Topic is "Stuck in grief or moving on?" For information, call 243-2236.

Tuesday

Fibromyalgia Support Group meets from 2 to 3:30 p.m. in St. Francis' Center for Health and Rehabilitation. For information call Marilyn Duncan in the Regional Arthritis Center at 331-5880.

Infant massage class from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. in the Outpatient Rehab Conference Room in St. Francis' Center for Health and Rehab. For more information, call 331-5107.

Mended Hearts meets from 6 to 8 p.m. in the Fransciscan Conference Room, at St. Francis Medical Center. For information, call the Cardiac Rehab Department at 331-3000, extension 6585.

Wednesday

Blood drive from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. in the Assisi and St. Claire conference rooms at St. Francis Medical Center.

Grief support group meets from 1 to 3 p.m. in meeting room 102 at Southeast Missouri Hospital. Call 335-6208 for information.

--From staff reports