Health notes
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OSTOMY SUPPORT: The Youngstown Area Ostomy Support Group will meet at 6 p.m. July 9 at the Tibbetts Wick homecare office, 979 Tibbetts Wick Road, Suite A, Girard.
The group offers education, encouragement and support to anyone whose life is affected by an ostomy. Light refreshments will be served.
For more information, contact Anna Fitzgerald at Anna-Fitzgerald@mercy.com or call 330-480-3440.
MOBILE MAMMOGRAPHY: Mercy Health — Youngstown announced the following mobile mammography screening dates at locations near you in July. For more information or to schedule your mammogram, call 330-480-2654.
• 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 a.m. to 1:45 p.m., Mercy Health – Austintown Primary Care, 5533 Mahoning Ave., Austintown;
• July 7 — 8:30 to 10:30 a.m., Mercy Health — Salem Primary Care, 564 E. 2nd St., Salem;
• July 7 — 11:45 a.m. to 1:45 p.m., Mercy Health — Sebring Primary Care, 605 E. Ohio Ave., Sebring.
For more information or to schedule your mammogram, call 330-480-2654.
For more information on the Joanie Abdu Comprehensive Breast Cancer Center visit: https://www.mercy.com/locations/specialty-locations/cancer-care-oncology/joanie-abdu-comprehensive-breast-care-center.
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.
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. Tuesdays and 7 to 8:30 p.m. Thursdays.
Read the program description at meet ings.smartrecovery.org/meetings/7343.
ALZHEIMER NETWORK: The Alzheimer Network has scheduled the following volunteer support groups for Alzheimer caregivers:
• AUSTINTOWN: 7 p.m. second Tuesday of the month, Redeemer Lutheran Church, 2305 S. Canfield Niles Road;
• BOARDMAN: 7 p.m. second Wednesday of the month, St. Charles Catholic Church, Boardman-Canfield Road;
• CANFIELD: 10 a.m. fourth Friday of the month, Canfield Christian Church, 123 S. Broad St.;
• GIRARD: 6 p.m. third Tuesday of the month, Guiding Light Presbyterian Church, 890 Churchill Hubbard Road;
• HERMITAGE, Pa.: 7 p.m. first Tuesday of the month, New Virginia Methodist Church, 1100 S. Keel Ridge Road;
• POLAND I: 12 p.m. first Saturday of the month, Wickshire Senior Living, 355 W. McKinley Way;
• POLAND II: Third Thursday of the month, Prince of Peace Lutheran Church, 2985 Center Road (call for time);
• SALEM: 6:30 p.m., fourth Tuesday of the month, Emmanuel Education Building, 251 S. Broadway Ave.
For information on any of the meetings or to verify times and dates, call 330-788-9755.
The Network is a non-profit organization serving Mahoning, Trumbull and Columbiana Counties in Ohio and Mercer County in Pennsylvania.
Meetings are free and no registration is needed.
CELEBRATE RECOVERY: Celebrate Recovery, a support group to help those recovering from addiction or any kind of mental health issue, meets 6 to 9 p.m. Wednesdays at 6779 Belmont Ave., Girard.
NAR-ANON GROUP TO MEET: NAR-ANON Family Group meets 7 p.m. 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.