Health at Home workshop planned

Health at Home workshop planned

BOARDMAN

Mercy Health Youngstown is offering a one-hour workshop, “Health at Home,” on May 19 at St. Elizabeth Boardman Hospital, 8401 Market St. The morning session runs from 11 a.m. to noon, and an evening session goes from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m.

The workshop and all materials are free, but reservations are required. Call 330-480-3070. The workshop includes a reference guide that provides information about more than 200 common health problems and has tips on caring for yourself and your family, preventing illness and injury, and advice on when to seek medical attention.

CPR class offered

SALEM

Community members can learn life-saving skills during a free “CPR for Family and Friends” class, hosted by Salem Regional Medical Center, from 6 to 8 p.m. next Tuesday in the hospital’s classrooms 3 and 4 on the second floor. The class includes instruction on basic CPR, automated external defibrillator use, and techniques to relieve choking for adult, child and infant victims.

The class is open to the public. Participants who complete the course will receive a copy of the book “Family and Friends CPR.” A certification card is not provided for this class. Pre-registration is required. Call 330-332-7848.

Open house set

BOARDMAN

Beeghly Oaks Nursing Home in Boardman is celebrating National Nursing Home Week with a community open house from 1 to 4 p.m. next Tuesday. Local organizations are invited to set up free informational/game tables for the residents, families, staff and friends.

Beeghly Oaks has about 120 residents and a staff of more than 50. Also invited to attend are representatives of the Area Agency on Aging, YWCA, Hospice, Kiwanis, Lions, Mercy Health, Alzheimers Association and local fire and police departments. Music will be provided by Thomas John of iHeart Radio, and refreshments will be available.

Survivors’ picnic

YOUNGSTOWN

Mercy Health invites cancer survivors from throughout the Mahoning Valley to celebrate survivorship during its annual cancer survivors’ picnic from 1 to 3:30 p.m. June 5 at the Jewish Community Center, 505 Gypsy Lane, Youngstown.

The theme for the event is Laughter is the Best Medicine. Entertainment will be provided by Howard Mincone. All cancer survivors are welcome and may bring one guest.

Reservations are free but are limited to the first 150 survivors. Call 330-480-3183 by May 25.

Name change

YOUNGSTOWN

D&E Counseling, whose history of providing services to the Mahoning Valley stretches back to 1970, recently changed its name to Alta Care Group. This is a brand name change only, made to better reflect the type and level of services provided. The same staff and administration will continue to serve clients, said Joe Shorokey, Alta chief executive officer.

The mission of Alta Care Group is to support the social, emotional, behavioral and physical well-being of the youth of Mahoning County through its two divisions: Alta Behavioral Healthcare, which provides counseling services to a yearly average of nearly 2,000 children, adolescents and young adults and their families, and Alta Head Start, operating the Head Start/Early Head Start program in Mahoning County that serves 845 children birth through age 5 and their families.