Immunization clinic

Immunization clinic
GIRARD -- The Girard Health Department, 100 W. Main St., is offering a well-child immunization clinic at 1:30 p.m. Thursday. The clinic is free to Girard City children. Parents must bring a copy of their child's immunization record and a parent or guardian must accompany children under age 18. Pre-registration is required. Call (330) 545-6048 for information and to register.
Sexual disease testing
SHARON, Pa. -- Family Planning Services of Mercer County, 87 Stambaugh Ave., offers free and confidential HIV and comprehensive STD tests at its walk-in clinic Monday through Friday from 9 to noon and 1 to 5 p.m. and on Tuesdays from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m.; or call for an appointment at Greenville Family Planning at (724) 588-2272 or Grove City Family Planning at (724) 458-8505.
HMHP's new Web site
YOUNGSTOWN -- Humility of Mary Health Partners launched a Web site, www.HMpartners.org, which features an overview of services offered by HMHP. It also includes an online physician directory, and for health-care professionals, the Web site has lists of upcoming continuing medical education classes and physician practice opportunities.
Talk With a Doc
YOUNGSTOWN -- HMHP's December Talk With a Doc program, at 7 p.m. Dec. 19 at St. Elizabeth Hospital, will offer information on how to receive medications at discounted prices or free of charge if financial requirements are met. The program is free and open to the public. Call (877) 700-4647 to register.
Vascular disease
HERMITAGE, Pa. -- Dr. Jon Henwood is offering a free program on peripheral vascular disease at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday at the Womancare Center of UPMC Horizon, 875 N. Hermitage Road. The program is for anyone who has heart or coronary artery disease or circulatory problems in their lower extremities. Call (724) 347-7700 or (866) 347-7700 to register.
Capsule endoscopy
PITTSBURGH -- University of Pittsburgh Medical Center gastroenterologists are the first in the state to offer the world's first capsule endoscopy system, in which patients swallow a pill-size camera that transmits images of the digestive tract that can be read on a computer. The pill camera, which passed through the body in about eight hours, allows doctors to view the entire length of the small bowel, which traditional endoscopic procedures are unable to do.
Deep brain stimulation
LIBERTY -- Drs. Ali R. Rezai and Erwin B. Montgomery, both of the Cleveland Clinic Foundation, will discuss deep brain stimulation at a program from 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday at the Holiday Inn, Belmont Avenue at I-80. Deep brain stimulation is used to reduce or eliminate tremors, rigidity, slowness or lack of movement, and balance and gait problems. The program is free and open to people affected by these movement disorders.
St. Joseph open house
WARREN -- St. Joseph Health Center Outpatient Rehabilitation Center will have an open house from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Tuesday at its new site in Hunters Square, 8720 E. Market St.
Slimdown program
YOUNGSTOWN -- St. Elizabeth offers Slimdown, an eight-week program taught by nutrition professionals beginning Jan. 14 and 16, 2002. Evaluation sessions for Slimdown will be at 10 a.m. and 7 p.m. Jan. 7, at HM Home Care, 5211 Mahoning Ave., Austintown; 1:30 p.m. Jan. 7 at HMHP, 4964 Belmont Ave., Liberty; and at 7 p.m. Jan. 9 at Assumption Village, 9800 Market St., Boardman. The cost is $100. Call (877) 700-4647 for more information.
Mammovan times
YOUNGSTOWN -- The ENCOREplus program is offering the Mammovan from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Dec. 18 at the Youngstown YWCA, 25 W. Rayen Ave. ENCOREplus provides breast cancer screenings and helps refer Mahoning County area women to low- or no-cost mammograms. Transportation is available by appointment only and financial assistance is available to those who qualify. Call (330) 746-6361 for more information and appointments.
Birth classes
* CANFIELD -- One-day Lamaze class, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, Ursuline Center. The cost is $55 per couple. Call (330) 755-0605 for information and to register.
* YOUNGSTOWN -- Prenatal breast-feeding class, 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Dec. 18, Northside Medical Center. The cost is $10. Call (800) 842-9727 for information.