The Joplin Globe, Joplin, MO

July 15, 2010

Health briefs


From staff reports

JOPLIN, Mo. — Freeman Health System

Today: Caregivers conference, 6 to 7:30 p.m., King Jack Park, 555 S. Main St., Webb City. Details: 417-781-7562.

Monday: Diabetes support group, 5:30 to 6:30 p.m., Freeman East Conference Rooms 1-3, 932 E. 34th St., Joplin. Details: 417-347-5831.

Tuesday: Sleep apnea support group, 6 to 7 p.m., Freeman Business Center Conference Room (back entrance), 3220 McClelland Blvd., Joplin. Details: 417-347-7916.

Stroke support group (Neosho), 3 to 4 p.m., Freeman Neosho North Conference Room, 113 W. Hickory St., Joplin. Details: 417-347-1234.

St. John’s Regional Medical Center

Today: Mobile mammography, 1 to 5 p.m., St. John’s Maude Norton Memorial Hospital, Columbus, Kan. Details: 620-429-2545.

Monday: Free blood pressure screening, 9:30 to 11 a.m., main lobby, St. John’s Regional Medical Center, Joplin.

Tuesday: CV Risk Assessment, 8 to 10 a.m., Medical Office Building, Suite 204, Joplin. $99, fasting recommended. Registration required. Details: 417-625-2000.

Mobile mammography, 9 to noon, Dr. Hills office, Southwest City. Walk-ins welcome. Details: 620-429-2545.

Wednesday: Mobile mammography, 6 to 8:30 p.m. Cherokee County Fair, Columbus, Kan. Walk-ins welcome. Details: 620-429-2545.  

Support groups

Tuesday: NAMI Connection Recovery support group, 6:30 to 8 p.m., NAMI office, 2701 S. Davis Blvd., Joplin. This group is for those who are affected by mental illness. Details: 417-781-6264.

Aurora fibromyalgia support group, 1 p.m., Private Dining Room, St. John’s Hospital, 500 South Porter, Aurora. No admission fee, but donations accepted. Details: 417-678-3580 or 417-678-2666.