The Joplin Globe, Joplin, MO

November 5, 2009

Health briefs


From staff reports



Smoking class set at Freeman

A blood drive and a smoking-cessation class will be offered next week by Freeman Health System.

Monday: Blood drive, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Freeman West, meeting rooms 3-4W, 1102 West 32nd St. Details: 347-3689.

Freedom from Smoking, 6 p.m. to 8 p.m., Ozark Center New Directions, 305 Virginia Ave. Details: 347-7600.



St. John’s offers screenings

A variety of screenings are scheduled at St. John’s Regional Medical Center.

Today: Mobile Mammography, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., St. John’s Maude Norton Memorial Hospital, 220 N. Pennsylvania, Columbus, Kan. Walk-ins welcome.

Monday: Blood-pressure screening, 9:30 to 11 a.m., hospital lobby. Free.

Blood drive, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Mercy Conference Center.

Tuesday: Cholesterol screening, 8 a.m. to 11 a.m., hospital lobby.

The $15 supply fee screening includes total cholesterol, HDL, LDL, blood glucose and triglycerides. Appointment required.

Call: 625-2000.



Activities slated at McCune-Brooks

CARTHAGE, Mo. — Support group meetings and a glucose screening will be held at McCune-Brooks Regional Hospital.

Today: Grief support group, 1:30 to 2:30 p.m., chapel. Details: Galen Snodgrass, chaplain, 417-359-2636.

Alzheimer’s support group, 5:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m., Home Health Conference Room. Details: 417-359-1832.

Tuesday: Free glucose screen, 8 a.m. to 10 a.m., Outpatient Lab, Carthage. Contact: 417-359-1351.



Center seeking blood donations

Blood donations will be accepted by the Community Blood Center of the Ozarks.

Friday: Hours will be from 8 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. at Seneca High School Field House, 1110 Neosho St., Seneca.

To be eligible to give, you must weigh at least 110 pounds, be in good health and present required identification.

Details: 800-280-5337 or www.cbco.org.