Health briefs
Uniontown offers programs The Uniontown Hospital and its home health care agency, Fayette Home Care, will offer the following community education programs during May:
– The Safe Sitter Course offers youth over the age of 11 the opportunity to learn safe babysitting techniques from registered nurses. A $10 fee is charge to cover the cost of materials. To register, call 724-430-3333.
– Childbirth and Labor Preparation Courses will be offered in a series of four sessions in the Family Beginnings Conference Room. Registration is required. Call 724-430-4646.
– Breast Feeding is Best Feeding Support Group will meet from 7 to 9 p.m. Wednesday in the Family Beginnings Conference Room. This is for parents experiencing a loss through miscarriage, stillbirth, newborn death, ectopic pregnancy or SIDS. Registration is not necessary.
– APPRISE Program is a state Health Insurance Assistance Program for older Pennsylvanians.
For assistance with Medicare-related health insurance options, call the Fayette HealthLine for an appointment with an APPRISE counselor.
– The Diabetes Support Group will meet from 6:30 to 8 p.m. Thursday in the Heritage Conference Room on the hospital’s first floor. The guest speaker will address “Exercise, Spinal and Back Problems.”
The program is free to the public. To register, call Fayette Home Care at 724-439-1610.
Stancato set for marathon
A well-known advocate for the Leukemia Society is planning to take a trip to Sweden to participate in the Stockholm Marathon.
Al Stancato of Belle Vernon will depart on June 5 to participate in the marathon three days later.
This will be Stancato’s first visit to the Scandinavian country.
The 24th Stockholm Marathon is open to 14,000 runners from all over the world and is one of Sweden’s major sporting events. This marathon comes just as the nation is celebrating its 750th anniversary with special events all over the capital, and the local runner will be in town for five full days.
Worldwide racing events are not new for Stancato, who has completed nine marathons prior to the Stockholm event. He won in his category in races in Athens and Paris, while raising money for leukemia research and treatment.
The Stockholm race will take the marathon veteran on a two-lap course through the central parts of Stockholm.
The course presents widely varying surroundings, ranging from the wooded Royal Park to a breathtaking view of the city from the Vasterbron Bridge, showcasing buildings that span the medieval time period to the present day.