Free flu shots

Free flu shots

NILES

Free flu shots will be given Nov. 13 from 9 to 11 a.m. at the Niles SCOPE Senior Center, 14 E. State St., for those who do not have insurance, cannot afford the vaccine or those who have no transportation to go to their doctor.

The shots will be given by Rashaun Speed, a registered nurse with Mercy Health. Recipients must be 18 or older. Appointments are required. Call 330-544-3676.

Breast Cancer seminar offered

YOUNGSTOWN

The YWCA of Youngstown and Susan G. Komen Northeast Ohio is presenting “Breast Cancer - What Every Woman Should Know” from 3 to 5 p.m. Thursday at the YWCA, 25 W. Rayen Ave.

The event is free, and refreshments will be served. For information, call 330-746-6361 ext. 112.

Influenza vaccine offered by county

AUSTINTOWN

The Mahoning County District Board of Health is offering quadrivalent flu shots, nasal spray flu vaccine and trivalent short-needle intra-dermal flu vaccine in clinics in October and November. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommends that everyone over 6 months get an influenza vaccine.

The cost for the flu shot or the intradermal flu vaccine is $40; cost of the nasal spray is $45. High-dose trivalent flu vaccine is also available for those 65 and older for $55. No appointment is necessary. Most private insurances are accepted. Recipients should bring insurance cards and Medicare and Medicaid cards so the cost of the vaccine can be billed.

The date, time and clinic site are: Today, 9 a.m. to noon, Green Township Administration Building, 12200 Lisbon Road, Salem; Wednesday, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., Mahoning County District Board of Health, 50 Westchester Drive, Austintown; Nov. 2, 9:30 a.m. to noon, New Middletown Police Department, 10711 Main St., New Middletown; Nov. 2, 1 to 4 p.m., Beaver Township Administration Building, 11999 South Ave. extension, North Lima.

ACH accepting summer applications

AKRON

Akron Children’s Hospital is accepting applications for its Summer Pediatric Research Scholars program for 2016. The 10-week program is for college sophomores and juniors planning careers in health care professions, including medicine, nursing, pharmacy and research.

Students begin the program in early June and commit to working at least 24 hours per week at the hospital. Each student is assigned a mentor and will work on a specific research project. Projects may focus on ways to improve the health care experience for patients, enhance patient safety or quality of care, or evaluate the effectiveness of a clinical intervention.

Additionally, students have opportunities to shadow clinical teams in various hospital departments, ranging from the neonatal intensive care unit to surgery.

Each Wednesday, students convene as a class to learn about study design, research methods, biostatistics and pediatric health care career opportunities. At the conclusion of the program, research scholars present their project findings to peers, mentors and family members.

A stipend is paid as a scholarship to each student’s college or university. Participants are responsible for their own housing and accommodations. The applications, which must include two reference letters, are being accepted through Nov. 13. To apply, visit www.akronchildrens.org/sprs.

A selective interview process will be conducted. Previous formal research experience is not required.