Health briefs 3-5-18
Events
n Look Good Feel Better, 1-3 p.m., March 5 at the Anthony M. Lombardi Education Conference Center at Monongahela Valley Hospital. Information and registration: 1-800-227-2345.
n Exercise classes, Tuesdays and Thursdays, Center in the Woods, 130 Woodland Court, Brownsville. Classes include chair dancing at 9:30 a.m. followed by healthy steps at 11 a.m. Information: 724-938-3554
Support groups
n Monthly Group for Men, 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., March 6 at King’s Restaurant in Greensburg. A second group meets 1-2 p.m., March 7, at Bud Murphy’s in Connellsville. Information: 1-877-771-1234.
n Breast Cancer Education and Support Group, 6:30 to 8 p.m. March 6 in Conference Room B/C on the first floor of Excela Westmoreland Hospital.
n Cancer Support Group, 6-7 p.m. March 7 at the Anthony M. Lombardi Education Conference Center at Monongahela Valley Hospital. Information: 724-258-1475.
n Suicide Bereavement Support Group, 1-2:30 p.m., March 12 and 26 at the Anthony M. Lombardi Education Conference Center at Monongahela Valley Hospital. Information and registration: 724-678-3601.
n Grief Support Group, 2-3:30 p.m. through March 20 at Weatherwood Manor in Greensburg. It is a six-week group. A second six-week group meets 2-3:30 p.m. from March 19 through April 30 at Latrobe United Methodist Church.
n Caregiver Support Group, 6:30-8:30 p.m., the fourth Wednesday of the month at Lafayette Manor. Classes meet in the new Physical Therapy Department. Light refreshments are provided.
n Stepping Stones Bereavement Support Program, beginning at 7 p.m. March 5 and running for 10 weeks at the Fayette County Health Center on New Salem Road. Anyone who is grieving the loss of a loved one is welcome. Information and registrations: 724-438-9373 or 724-439-1683.
n Cancer Grief Group, 2:30-4 p.m. every Thursday at Our Clubhouse on Route 30 East in Greensburg.
n Grief support group, 6-8 p.m., first Tuesday of every month, at the St. John the Evangelist Church on West Crawford Avenue in Connellsville. The group is a collaborative effort for those facing grief due to the loss of a loved one from addiction. Information: 724-628-6840.
n Al-Anon Family Groups, 8 p.m., Wednesdays, Trinity Church basement, Fayette and Morgantown streets, Uniontown, and 7:30 p.m., Fridays, Christian Church, Pittsburgh Street, Connellsville. These meetings are for anyone who has been affected by or is having problems from someone else’s drinking. Information: al-anon.alateen.org or pa-al-anon.org.
n Survivors of Incest Anonymous group, 6:30-8 p.m., the first and third Mondays of the month, excluding holidays. This 12-step recovery program is meant for men and women aged 18 or older who were sexually abused by a trusted person as a child. The group meets at the Mount Macrina Retreat Center. A similar group, Healing Friends, is from 6:30-7:30 p.m., East Liberty Presbyterian Church in Pittsburgh, on the second and fourth Tuesdays of the month. Information: peopleofcourage@gmail.com siawso.org, or healingfriends8@gmail.com.
n Missing Piece of My Heart Support Group, the last Thursday of each month, 6-8 p.m., at the Crime Victim’s Center conference room in the Oliver Square Plaza. The group is for families who have lost a child to a violent crime. Information: 724-438-1470.
n Silver Generation Support Program, 10 a.m. to noon, Wednesdays, East End United Community Center, Uniontown. The program is for ages 55 and older. Information: 724-437-1660.
Courses
n Living Well Series: Orthopedics “Innovations in Foot and Ankle Surgery,” 6 p.m. March 5 at the Anthony M. Lombardi Education Conference Center at Monongahela Valley Hospital, featuring Mark Hofbauer, D.P.M. and new innovations in foot surgery.
n Family and Friends CPR, 6-9 p.m. March 6 in Conference Room D on the first floor of Westmoreland Hospital.
n Managing Your Diabetes, 8:30-11:30 a.m., March 6-8 at the HealthPlex at Monongahela Valley Hospital. Information and registration: 724-258-1483.
n Childbirth and Labor Preparation Courses, March 6, 13 and 20 7-9 p.m. in Community Room 1 of the main lobby at Uniontown Hospital. Information and registration: 724-430-4646.
n Living With Diabetes, Looking Forward, 9 a.m. to noon March 6 at Excela Latrobe Hospital. The class will also be held noon to 5 p.m. March 7 at Excela Square at Norwin and 1-3 p.m. March 19 at Excela Frick Hospital.
n Infant Care, 7-9:30 p.m. March 7 and 14 in Conference Room D on the first floor of Westmoreland Hospital.
n Living Well Series: Orthopedics “Advanced Treatment Options for Knee Pain,” 6 p.m. March 12 at the Anthony M. Lombardi Education Conference Center at Monongahela Valley Hospital, featuring Scott Baron, M.D. and is advanced treatment options.
n Yoga class, 5:15 p.m., Mondays, Conference Room D at the Excela Health Westmoreland Hospital, and Thursdays, Auditorium A/B/ in the Excela Health Latrobe Hospital.
n Chair Fit mixed cardiovascular training, 10:30-11:30 a.m., Mondays, Conference Room D in Excela Health Westmoreland Hospital.
n Interval Training class, 4:30-5:30 p.m., Mondays, at the Memorial Conference Center at Excela Health Westmoreland Hospital.
n Body Sculpting and Core Conditioning, 4:30 p.m., Wednesdays, in the Memorial Conference Center in Excela Health Westmoreland Hospital. Information: 724-830-8568.