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Health Calendar
Friday, April 5
WINSTED: Foot Clinic at Foothills Visiting Nurse and Home Care, 32 Union St. Call 379-8561 for appointment.
Saturday, April 6
FARMINGTON: Blood drive from 7-10:45 a.m. at American Red Cross, 209 Farmington Ave. Call 800-GIVE-LIFE for info or appointment.
HARWINTON: American Red Cross blood drive from 8 a.m.-12:45 p.m. at Harwinton Town Hall, 80 Bentley Dr. Call 800-GIVE-LIFE for info or appointment.
Monday, April 8
FARMINGTON: Blood drive from 11:45 a.m.-4:30 p.m. at American Red Cross, 209 Farmington Ave. Call 800-GIVE-LIFE for info or appointment.
Tuesday, April 9
BARKHAMSTED: Blood Pressure Clinic at Ames Department Store from 10 a.m.-noon offered by Foothills Visiting Nurse and Home Care. Free; for more info call 379-8561.
BARKHAMSTED: Blood Pressure and Cholesterol Clinic at Barkhamsted Senior Center from 1-2 p.m. offered by Foothills Visiting Nurse and Home Care. Blood pressure check is free; no appointment necessary. Cholesterol check costs $5; for appointment call 379-8561.
WINSTED: Blood Pressure Clinic at Blanche McCarthy Senior Center from 10:30-11:30 a.m. with a registered nurse from Laurel Hill Healthcare. Free; for more info call 379-8592.
Wednesday, April 10
TORRINGTON: Litchfield County Medical Assistants meet at 7 p.m. in the Memorial Conference Room at Charlotte Hungerford Hospital. Mary Beth Bednarz will speak on early detection of breast and cervical cancer. For more info call Lucy LaMere at 860-738-2384.
WINSTED: Northwestern CT Community College offers "Coping with Trauma and Depression" from noon-1 p.m. in Founders Hall, Room 101. Learn how to identify and cope with traumatic events, signs and symptoms of depression, and understand that depression is an illness and not a weakness. Tommy Paolino from the CT Dept. of Mental Health and Addiction Services will provide in-depth information about different symptoms and reactions to trauma. Suggestions to cope with trauma will be reviewed, and symptoms of clinical depression will be addressed with a focus on treatment options. Packets of informational flyers will be available for each participant. Free and open to the public; for more info call 860-738-6333.
Thursday, April 11
TORRINGTON: The Center for Cancer Care offers free advice and hands-on activities to help individuals with cancer who are suffering from fatigue from 9 a.m.-1 p.m. The event will feature a variety of different techniques, ranging from guided imagery and Quigong to nutritional counseling and energy conservation. Participants will also be offered a fatigue assessment to help determine the source of their fatigue. Cancer-related fatigue is the most common side effect of cancer treatment, and the fatigue experienced by a person with cancer is different from fatigue of everyday life; it can be overwhelming and can affect many aspects of a person’s life. For more info call Lisa Shomsky at 860-482-5384.
Friday, April 12
TORRINGTON: Foot Clinic at Sullivan Senior Center offered by Foothills Visiting Nurse and Home Care. Call 379-8561 for appointment.
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