Nutrition session

Nutrition session

BOARDMAN

Dr. Jim Mussler is offering a free public session on nutrition and whole-food supplements Wednesday at 6:15 p.m. at the WellnessOne of Boardman office, 843 Boardman-Canfield Road. To register, call 330-758-9567.

Health Fair offered

YOUNGSTOWN

The Williams Health Missionary Society of St. Andrewes A.M.E. Church, 521 Earle Ave., is having a Community Health Fair on Wednesday from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Health screening, including bone density by Humility of Mary Health Partners and Rapid HIV testing by the Youngstown City Health Department, as well as blood sugar and blood pressure, will be offered. Also, numerous community agencies will offer health information. There will be a free lunch. Call 330-743-2091 for more information.

Medicine collection

FARRELL/GREENVILLE, PA.

UPMC Horizon is offering an unwanted-medicine collection event Wednesday from 3 to 7 p.m. in the lobbies of its hospital campuses in Greenville and Farrell.

Acceptable items include: prescription medications (controlled and noncontrolled substances), nonprescription and over–the-counter medications. Items that will not be accepted include: durable medical goods, health and beauty aids, home-care supplies, home health equipment, household hazardous waste, illegal substances and paraphernalia, infectious waste, institutional waste, medical devices and equipment, medical sharps (needles), mercury thermometers, personal-care items and radioactive materials.

For more information, call the UPMC Horizon pharmacy at 724-589-6328 for Greenville or 724-983-7175 for Farrell.

HMHP drug disposal

Youngstown

On Oct. 29 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., Humility of Mary Health Partners (HMHP) Police and the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) are having a prescription- drug disposal event. People with potentially dangerous expired, unused, and unwanted prescription drugs can bring the medications for disposal to St. Elizabeth Health Center in Youngstown (Belmont Avenue entrance) or St. Joseph Health Center (main entrance).

The service is free, and anonymous liquid medications, intravenous solutions, injectables and syringes will not be accepted.

Senior solutions

Poland

On Oct. 27, the Western Reserve Association of Health Underwriters will present “Understanding Senior Health Solutions,” at which the historical background of Medicare, the impact of the Medicare Modernization Act and a comparison of Medigap versus MedAdvantage will be discussed.

The event and lunch are at Bruno’s Restaurant, 1984 Boardman-Poland Road, Poland. The program offers one continuing education credit. Registration begins at 11:20 a.m. followed by lunch and a brief WRAHU business meeting and the program at noon. Admission is free for members and $25 for non-members. Reservations are required. Call 330-394-8901.

Vaccinations offered

YOUNGSTOWN

The Youngstown City Health District will offer flu and pneumonia vaccinations in the meeting room of the Public Library of Youngstown and Mahoning County, 305 Wick Ave., from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Tuesday.

The seasonal flu shot is $15. The pneumonia vaccine is $45. The clinic is open to the public. Medicare and Medicaid participants are eligible and must bring their cards.