Flu shot clinics

Flu shot clinics
UMeridian Services, 527 N. Meridian Road, Youngstown, Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., for persons of all ages. The cost is $15. Medicaid and Medicare are accepted. No appointment is necessary. Call (330) 797-0070 for more information.
UVisiting Nurse Association of Youngstown, 518 E. Indianola Ave., 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Oct. 24, for high risk individuals or persons who live with someone who is at high risk of illnesses from the flu. The cost is $15. Medicare will be accepted.
UForum Health at Home, throughout October and November at the Eastwood Mall Community Health Connection, Niles, vaccines are $15 or free to anyone with traditional Medicare coverage. The schedule is: Oct. 29 and Nov. 5, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.; Nov. 19, noon to 5 p.m.; and Nov. 7, noon to 5 p.m.
UYoungstown City Health District, flu and pneumonia shots, 8:30 to 11:30 a.m., Wednesday, 345 Oak Hill Ave.; Oct. 28, City Hall, 26 S. Phelps St., Council Chambers.
Healthy Woman speaker
COLUMBIANA -- Award-winning medical journalist Dr. Holly Atkinson is the keynote speaker at Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield's Healthy Woman program at the Dutch Village Inn, 150 E. state Route 14 on Wednesday. The program is open only to clients of the Morris Financial Group; members of the Salem, East Liverpool, Calcutta and Lisbon chambers of commerce; and Columbiana County members of the Youngstown-Warren Regional Chamber as well as members of area women's clubs and the hospitals' boards of trustees.
Poster competition
CLEVELAND -- The theme for the 3rd Art for Life poster competition for the 2002/2003 school year, sponsored by LifeBanc and the Cleveland Eye Bank, is organ and tissue donation. It is open to students in grades nine to 12 in eight counties, including Mahoning and Trumbull, to compete for cash prizes totaling $1,000. The deadline for submission is March 3. Call (216) 752-5433 or (888) 558-5433 for more information.
Information meeting
POLAND -- The Mahoning County Council for Retarded Citizens offers an information meeting, "Self-Determination -- Choosing Services and Directing the Dollars," at 6:30 p.m. Thursday at Poland Public Library, 311 S. Main St. Speakers include Jeff Davis, deputy director of the Ohio Department of Mental Retardation and Developmental Disabilities' Division of Constituent Services; Tom Rickels, director of residential services with the Mahoning County MRDD; and Larry Duck, superintendent of the Mahoning County Board of MRDD.
Mobile Medical Clinic
YOUNGSTOWN -- St. Elizabeth Health Center's Mobile Medical Clinic will be at the Salvation Army, 1501 Glenwood Ave., from 9 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Oct. 28. No appointment is necessary. People with medical coverage must bring their medical cards, and all children under 18 must be accompanied by an adult. Call (330) 480-4198 for more information.
Women's health
LIBERTY -- Trumbull Memorial Hospital Women's Auxiliary and the WRCS Woman's Board of Forum Health offers "Staying Healthy & amp; Beautiful: The Top 5 Women's Health Concern" from 4 to 9 p.m. Thursday at the Holiday Inn MetroPlex. The program for women is hosted by Sarah Eisler of WKBN-TV and features various health screenings. The cost is $20. Registration is required. Call (800) 842-9727.
Baby-sitting training
BOARDMAN -- The Mahoning Chapter of the American Red Cross offers Professional baby-sitting training for youths ages 11-15 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Oct. 26 and Nov. 2 at 8392 Tod Ave. The cost is $28. Call (330) 726-6063 to register.
Girl Power
YOUNGSTOWN -- A free retreat for Girl Power 2002-2003, a Woman to Woman Prevention program sponsored by Neil Kennedy Recovery Clinic, is Oct. 26 and 27 at Villa Maria Education Center, Pa. Girl Power is for girls in the seventh and eighth grades who want to learn how to live a drug-free life. Call (330) 743-6671 for more information.
Ulcerations program
BOARDMAN -- The Licensed Practical Nurse Association, Division 3 of Mahoning and Trumbull Counties, will meet at 7 p.m. Oct. 21 at the Greenbrier Nursing Facility, 8064 South Ave. The program is "Diabetic and Lower Extremity Ulcerations. The cost for members is $2, and $4 for nonmembers. Call (330) 533-6272 or (330) 758-4612 for more information.