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Health calendar: 12/03/08
Wednesday, December 03, 2008
Special events

• Excela Health is sponsoring the following events at its affiliated hospitals:

-- "Lights of Love" light-up night, 6:30 p.m. Dec. 4, Auditorium A/B, first floor, Latrobe Hospital. Includes holiday musical selections, inspirational remarks and a tree-lighting ceremony near the main entrance of the hospital. Donations of $5 and up in honor or memory of loved ones will be accepted through the end of the year. Call 724-542-1950.

-- "Memory Tree Light-up" program, 7 p.m. Dec. 9, main lobby, Frick Hospital. Lights may be purchased for $10. Call 724-547-1037.

Charity events

• The Graduate School of Public Health on the main campus of the University of Pittsburgh is hosting a holiday jewelry and art sale from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Dec. 5 in the first floor lounge of Parran Hall, 130 DeSoto St., Oakland. Proceeds benefit the Evelyn H. Wei Memorial Scholarship Fund. Call 412-624-5639.

Blood drives

• To find a blood drive near you call:

-- The Central Blood Bank, 412-209-7000 or 1-800-310-9551.

-- The American Red Cross, 1-800-448-3543. For bloodmobile locations, check http://www.redcrosslife.org.

Seminars/lectures

• Allegheny General Hospital is sponsoring a Medicare Advantage benefits presentation from 10 a.m. to noon Dec. 10 in conference rooms 1 and 2 on the seventh floor of its Suburban campus. To register call 1-877-284-2000.

Classes/workshops

• Monongahela Valley Hospital is offering the following classes.

-- Baby care class, 6:30 p.m. Dec. 8, Mon-Vale HealthPLEX, 800 Plaza Drive, Rostraver. Call 724-258-2229.

-- Carbohydrate counting, for diabetes patients, 6 p.m. Dec. 10, fifth-floor conference room. Advance registration required. Call 724-258-1148.

• Excela Health is sponsoring the following classes on the first floor of Westmoreland Hospital, Greensburg, unless otherwise indicated. Call 1-877-771-1234 unless otherwise indicated.

-- Car seat safety, 7 to 8 p.m. tonight, conference room A.

-- "Dr. Dad," parenting workshop for men, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Dec. 6, Memorial Conference Center. Facilitated by the ParentWISE program of Family Services of Western Pennsylvania.

-- "Look Good, Feel Better," cosmetology workshop for women cancer patients, 3 to 5 p.m. Dec. 8, Arnold Palmer Pavilion, Mountain View Medical Park, 200 Village Drive, Unity. Call 1-800-227-2345. Sponsored in conjunction with the American Cancer Society.

-- Friends and Family CPR, 6 to 9 p.m. Dec. 8, conference room D.

• The Southwestern Pennsylvania chapter of the American Red Cross is sponsoring the following safety classes in its Downtown Pittsburgh office, 225 Blvd. of the Allies, except where indicated. Call 412-263-3106 except where indicated.

-- First aid, 8 a.m. to noon Dec. 4. Cost: $35.

-- Adult standard first aid with CPR and AED, 8 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Dec. 6 and 11. Cost: $55.

-- Adult, child & infant CPR/AED, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Dec. 6, Washington County location, 524 E. Maiden St., Washington, Pa. Cost: $45. Call 724-222-4750.

-- Pediatric CPR, 8 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Dec. 8. Cost: $40.

-- Instructor training, 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. Dec. 8, 12 and 15. Cost: $230. Must attend all sessions.

-- Standard first aid with CPR and AED, adult and child, plus infant CPR, 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. Dec. 9. Cost: $60.

-- Adult CPR with AED, 5:30 to 10 p.m. Dec. 9, Fayette County location, 108 Morgantown St., Uniontown. Cost: $35. Call 724-438-2567.

-- Standard first aid with adult CPR and AED, 5:30 to 10 p.m. Dec. 9 and 5:30 to 9:30 p.m. Dec. 10, Fayette County location. Cost: $50. Call 724-438-2567.

-- Adult CPR with AED, 5:30 to 10 p.m. Dec. 10, Washington County location. Cost: $35. Call 724-222-4750.

-- Standard first aid with adult CPR and AED, 5:30 to 10 p.m. Dec. 10 and 5:30 to 9:30 p.m. Dec. 11, Washington County location. Cost: $50. Call 724-222-4750. Must attend both sessions.

-- First aid, 5:30 to 10 p.m. Dec. 11, Washington County location. Cost: $35. Call 724-222-4750.

Support groups

• Self Help Group Network, a service of HelpLine, provides a database of support groups. Call 412-255-1155.

Special opportunities

• APPRISE is holding a Medicare enrollment session from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Dec. 4 at the Benedictine Center, 4530 Perrysville Ave., Ross. Representatives from Family Services of Western Pennsylvania, Social Security and other partners are offer one-on-one counseling, including on prescription costs. Call 412-661-1438.

• St. Clair Hospital is conducting a pregnancy loss memorial service fron 7 to 9 p.m. Dec. 8. For information or reservations, call 412-942-5882.

• The pastoral care department of Canonsburg General Hospital is hosting a dinner for those who have lost loved ones at 6 p.m. Dec. 12 in its McNary Conference Center. The cost is $5.50, and reservations are required by Dec. 8. To register, call 724-745-6100 ext. 4118.

First published on December 3, 2008 at 12:00 am