Oral Health Wellness program gets donation

Oral Health Wellness program gets donation

YOUNGSTOWN

The Mercy Health Foundation-Mahoning Valley has received $100,000 from the Mahoning Valley Hospital Foundation to expand the Oral Health Wellness program to provide access for pre-kindergarten through elementary-age children in Mahoning and Trumbull counties to dental care and education.

Through collaborative partnerships with the Austintown School District and the Inspiring Minds program in Warren, the program focuses on reducing the proportion of children with untreated tooth decay, which is often a gateway to other infection.

Nearly 60 percent of third-graders in Mahoning County and 62 percent in Trumbull County face tooth decay in various stages. In addition to clinical care, the children will learn various methods of oral hygiene. For information, visit www.mercy.com/Youngstown.

Windsor House Inc.groundbreaking

CANFIELD

Windsor House Inc. is set to break ground on its newest skilled-nursing center, Windsor House at Canfield. A ceremony will take place at 2 p.m. Sept. 7 at the site – 6446 state Route 446.

Windsor House at Canfield will consist of 72 private patient rooms, a large state-of-the-art therapy gym and numerous other amenities. The 60,000-square-foot center will create 70 jobs.

Windsor House Inc. has been working on this project for more than two years as a Joint Economic Development District formed among Windsor House, the city of Canfield and Canfield Township.

Additional information can be found on the company’s website www.WindsorHouseInc.com

Women treating cancer

SALEM

Women undergoing cancer treatment can learn techniques for looking and feeling their best during an upcoming session of the American Cancer Society’s “Look Good … Feel Better” program.

Salem Regional Medical Center, 1995 E. State St., will host the free class from 10 a.m. to noon Sept. 28 in classrooms 3 and 4 on the hospital’s second floor.

During the workshop, a trained volunteer cosmetologist helps women cope with appearance- related side effects of treatment by offering assistance with makeup application, skin care and hair and wig techniques.

Light refreshments will be provided. Participants should bring a T-shirt of any color that can be cut for a special project.

Pre-registration is required to receive a personalized makeup kit to use during the workshop. To RSVP, call the American Cancer Society at 1-800-227-2345 by Sept. 14.

‘Stop the Bleed’ outreach program

PITTSBURGH

UPMC, Pennsylvania’s largest trauma system, is committing $1.3 million over three years for a community outreach program.

The program will teach adult residents, school students and staff, first-arriving responders, including law-enforcement officers and firefighters throughout the region, basic first aid for victims of severe blood loss from injuries such as gunshot wounds, mass casualty incidents, motor vehicle accidents and other traumatic events.

“Stop the Bleed” is coordinated through the Copeland Regional Trauma Council, a consortium named for the late Dr. Charles E. Copeland, a UPMC trauma surgeon and founder of the UPMC Mercy Burn Center.

The CRTC includes the five UPMC trauma centers and seven other trauma centers in western Pennsylvania, eastern Ohio and the West Virginia panhandle.