HEALTH NEWS | Woman’s Heart Day

Woman’s Heart Day

YOUNGSTOWN

Humility of Mary Health Partners’ annual Woman’s Heart Day is May 12 from 6:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Covelli Centre. The event is free, but registration is required. Call 877-700-4647. Several health screenings will be available.

Nursing Home Week

SEBRING

Crandall Medical Center, 800 South 15th St., will observe National Nursing Home Week on Sunday through May 14 by offering virtual tours to residents and their families. Contact Crandall Medical Center at 330-938-6126 for the schedule of tours.

YouthBuild summit

YOUNGSTOWN

A summit of YouthBuild programs in Columbiana, Mahoning and Trumbull Counties is Friday from 10 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. at the Boys and Girls Club, 2105 Oak Hill Ave. YouthBuild is a nonprofit organization that offers education, counseling and job skills to unemployed young adults between 18 and 24. Call Anthonie Jackson at 330-744-2161, ext. 244.

CPR training offered

WARREN/BOARDMAN

The American Red Cross of the Mahoning Valley is offering CPR training classes in May in Warren at 661 Mahoning Ave. NW, and in Boardman at 8381 Market St. Preregistration is required. The cost is $40. Register online at www.mahoningvalley.redcross.org or by calling 330-392-2551 or 330-726-6063.

Class times and locations are: today: 5:30-9:30 p.m., Boardman, offering No. 00413562; Wednesday, 5:30-9:30 p.m., Boardman, No. 00413621; May 14, 8:30 a.m. to noon, Boardman, No. 00329756; May 16, 5:30-9:30 p.m., Warren, No. 00413790; May 18, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., Warren, No. 00673569; May 21, 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., Boardman, No. 00330472; and May 25, 5:30-9:30 p.m., Boardman, No. 00418564.

Women’s health

YOUNGSTOWN

The St. Elizabeth Health Center Breast Care Advisory Board will present its 11th annual Women’s Health Night from 4:30 to 7 p.m. May 18 at the St. Elizabeth Breast Care Center, 1044 Belmont Ave. The event offers free screening mammograms for women 40 to 64 who are uninsured or underinsured and who do not have a history of breast cancer; and free breast exams, health history assessment and blood-pressure screening. Registration is required by May 13. Call 330-480-3151 or toll-free at 877-700-4647.

Super Colon events

YOUNGSTOWN/NILES

Humility of Mary Health Partners Cancer Centers is offering two Super Colon events from 6:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. May 12 during Woman’s Heart Day at Covelli Center; and 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. May 13, inside the Eastwood Mall in Niles, to raise awareness of the importance of yearly colon-cancer screenings for men and women beginning at age 50.

The Super Colon is an 8-foot-tall, 20-foot-long inflatable replica of a colon that visitors can walk through to learn about colo-rectal cancer and how to prevent the disease.

NOAS offers classes

WARREN

Northeast Ohio Adoption Services, (NOAS) is offering area singles or couples who are considering becoming adoptive or foster parents pre-placement education classes beginning at 6 p.m. May 13 and continuing that same weekend and the weekend of June 4 and 5.

Interested people, age 21 or older, can register for Pre-Placement Education Classes at the NOAS Warren office, 5000 E. Market St., Suite 26. Reservations are required. Call John Hostetler at 800-686-6627, ext. 123.