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Health Calendar
Friday, May 10
TORRINGTON: Foot Clinic at Sullivan Senior Center, 88 East Albert St. offered by Foothills Visiting Nurse and Home Care. Call 379-8561 for appointment.
Saturday, May 11
FARMINGTON: Blood drive from 7-10:45 a.m. at American Red Cross, 209 Farmington Ave. Call 800-GIVE-LIFE for info or appointment.
Sunday, May 12
WINSTED: Northwestern CT Community College Center for Holistic Studies offers "Plant Wisdom–Botany Simplified" with herbalist Alison Birks from 10 a.m.-4 p.m. This course will explore the fascinating science of plant study in a way you may never have experienced before. If botany is a new subject for you, this will be a great hands-on introduction to the topic. Participants will learn about the plant kingdom by studying plant structure and physiology and how these combine to give different plants their unique properties. Cost is $75; for more info call 860-738-6446.
Monday, May 13
WASHINGTON: American Red Cross blood drive from 1-5:45 p.m. at Bryan Memorial Town Hall, 2 Bryan Place (Routes 109 & 47). Call 800-GIVE-LIFE for info or appointment.
Tuesday, May 14
BARKHAMSTED: Blood Pressure Clinic at Ames Department Store from 10 a.m.-noon offered by Foothills Visiting Nurse and Home Care. For more info call 379-8561.
PLEASANT VALLEY: 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, May 15
FARMINGTON: Litchfield County Medical Assistants meet at 7 p.m. in the Dowling South Building at the UConn Medical Center. Elisa DePalma, RN will speak about case management. For more info call Lucy LaMere at 860-738-2384
NORFOLK: Blood Pressure and Cholesterol Clinic at Meadowbrook from 11 a.m.-noon 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: Beardsley & Memorial Library welcomes Holly Hassett, a licensed professional counselor with Northwest Regional Mental Health, Inc. from 6:30-7:30 p.m. Ms. Hassett will speak about "When Someone You Care About Has a Mental Illness." She will note that awareness and understanding are valuable to all members of the community, as mental illness strikes one of five Americans in any given year–regardless of age, gender, race, ethnicity, religion, or economic status. This presentation will include an overview of mental illness and resources for individuals and families, including a videotape on "A Parent’s Perspective on Mental Illness." For more info call the library at 860-379-6043.
Thursday, May 16
COLEBROOK: Foot Clinic at Colebrook Senior Center offered by Foothills Visiting Nurse and Home Care. Call 379-8561 for appointment.
WINSTED: Northwest CT Diabetes Support Group meets at 6 p.m. at Ivery and Dudley Pharmacy, 118 Main St. John Parisi will present a program on "What Do All Those Numbers Mean?" Learn how to interpret all those numbers on the blood test report and how to use that information to improve your health and diabetes care. Free; for more info call John Parisi at 860-379-4772.
Friday, May 17
TORRINGTON: Foot Clinic at Sullivan Senior Center, 88 East Albert St. offered by Foothills Visiting Nurse and Home Care. Call 379-8561 for appointment.
Saturday, May 18
AVON: American Red Cross blood drive from 8 a.m.-12:45 p.m. at Memorial United Methodist Church, 867 West Avon Rd. Call 800-GIVE-LIFE for info or appointment.
FARMINGTON: Blood drive from 7-10:45 a.m. at American Red Cross, 209 Farmington Ave. Call 800-GIVE-LIFE for info or appointment.
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