Health notes
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LUPUS SUPPORT: Trumbull Mahoning Lupus Support Group will meet 6 p.m. Feb. 11 at Panera Bread, U.S. Route 422, Niles. Meetings are free and held the second Tuesday of each month.
For more information, call Rhonda at 330-978-3749.
MAMMOGRAMS: Mercy Health — Youngstown will host mobile mammography screening dates. For more information or to schedule your mammogram, call 330-480-2654.
Mobile mammography screening dates at locations near you in February are:
• Wednesday, 8 to 10:30 a.m., Mercy Health — Churchill Primary Care, 4694 Belmont Ave., Youngstown;
• Wednesday, 11:45 a.m. to 1:45 p.m., Mercy Health — Struthers Primary Care, 53 State St., Struthers;
• Thursday, 11:45 to 1:45 p.m., Mercy Health — Cornersburg Primary Care, 2955 Canfield Road, Youngstown.
For more information on the Joanie Abdu Comprehensive Breast Cancer Center visit mercy.com/locations/special ty-locations/cancer-care-oncol ogy/joanie-abdu-comprehensive-breast-care-center.
NAR-ANON GROUP TO MEET: NAR-ANON family group meets 7 p.m. on Wednesdays in Girard. NAR-ANON was established to give support and hope to those who have a friend or loved one suffering from addiction. For more information, call 330-770-4576.
OA MEETS: Overeaters Anonymous meets 7 p.m. Mondays. OA is for anyone with addictive issues with food, including compulsive overeating, bulimia, anorexia and other food-related problems. For further location information, contact Mary Beth at 330-301-0891 or check OA.org for more meetings.
HEALTH CLINIC: The Midlothian Free Health Clinic Inc., located inside First Presbyterian Church, 201 Wick Ave., Youngstown, is open the second and fourth Thursday evenings of each month. The clinic is available to those ages 18-64 who are uninsured and have an annual income less than 200% of U.S. Health and Human Services poverty guidelines.
Services available include primary care medicine, diabetic clinic, women’s health, dental clinic, specialty doctors, eye care services, prostate clinic, asthma clinic, physical therapy, nursing services, dietary education, exercise training and education, social work, HIV testing, prescription assistance and laboratory services.
Call 330-788-3330 for more information or to make an appointment.
ADDICTION HELP MEETINGS: SMART Recovery’s four-point program is the organization’s flagship secular program serving those with addictive behavior, including both substance and activity / process addictions. Trained volunteer facilitators lead effective mutual support group discussions noon to 1 p.m. every Tuesday and 7 to 8:30 p.m. every Thursday on topics such as building and maintaining motivation; coping with urges and cravings; managing thoughts, feelings and behaviors; and living a balanced life.
Read the program description at https://meetings.smartrecovery.org/meetings/7343.
All meetings are free and no registration is needed.