Health calendar 6/24

Today

Newborn massage class at 10 a.m. in Generations Family Resource Center at Southeast Missouri Hospital. The course is for parents or caregivers and newborns up to six weeks old. Call 651-5825 for information.

Preparation for childbirth class from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. at the Healing Arts Center conference room.

Stroke Club will hold a potluck picnic at 6 p.m. at Grace United Methodist Church. For information, call 651-5596.

Grief support group meets at 7 p.m. in conference room A at St. Francis Medical Center.

Blood drive from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Missouri Association of Disability Examiners office on Blattner Drive in Cape Girardeau. Donors should be at least 17 years old and weigh 110 pounds.

LiverCare Support Group meets at 6 p.m. at OptionCare, 61 Doctors Park. Speaker is Carey Kettler, a hepatology nurse coordinator at Washington University. For information, call 335-1500.

Dr. John Lake will present a program on suicide prevention at 6:30 p.m. in the Generations Family Resource Center at Southeast Missouri Hospital. Lake is a psychiatrist at the hospital and will talk about warning signs and treatment. To register, call 651-5825.

"Ask your doctor" airs at 8 p.m., on channel 5 with Dr. Elizabeth Horton speaking about the Epilepsy Foundation of America. Viewers can call 334-3095 during the show to ask questions.

Friday

Safe Sitter CPR class from 9 a.m. to noon at St. Francis Medical Center.

Monday

Manic Depressive Support Group meets at 7 p.m. in the Assissi Conference Room at St. Francis Medical Center.

Tuesday

Blood drive from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. at Westfield Shoppingtown West Park. Donors should be at least 17 years old and weigh 110 pounds.

-- From staff reports