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For more information about our programs, contact the Community Outreach Department at UH St. John Medical Center at 440-827-5440. No screenings offered on holidays. Screenings may be canceled on days with inclement weather.
BLOOD PRESSURE SCREENINGS
THURSDAY SEPTEMBER 5, 11:30 a.m. – 1 p.m. • Westlake Center for Community Services – Community Meeting Room, 28975 Hilliard Blvd, Westlake
MONDAY SEPTEMBER 9, 10:45-11:45 a.m. • Fairview Park Senior Center – 20769 Lorain Road, Fairview Park
WEDNESDAY SEPTEMBER 11, 9:00 – 10:30 a.m. • Cove Community Center – 12525 Lake Avenue (enter off Clifton), Lakewood
THURSDAY SEPTEMBER 12, 10:45 -11:45 a.m. • North Olmsted Senior Center – Community Meeting Room, 28114 Lorain Road, North Olmsted
UH SAFETY AND WELLNESS DAY
SATURDAY SEPTEMBER 14, 100 a.m. – 1 p.m. • Westlake Recreation Center – 28975 Hilliard Blvd, Westlake
Join the city of Westlake and your University Hospitals neighborhood experts for our annual safety day event. This FREE community celebration offers family-friendly activities – plus wellness screenings, safety tips and educational materials that promote healthy lifestyles for people of all ages.
AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION – HEARTSAVER CPR/AED
This program includes instruction on adult, child and infant CPR and AED use. This program is not intended for health care providers. A course completion card will be provided. This is a free class, but you must register at www.uhems.org. For information, please call: 440-735-3513
SUPPORT GROUPS
HOPE GROUP
A support group for newly diagnosed breast cancer individuals and for breast cancer survivors.
WEDNESDAY SEPTEMBER 4, 5:30 – 7:30 p.m. • UH St John Medical Center – Community Outreach Department, SUITE R, 29160 Center Ridge Rd, Westlake. For more information, call 440-827-5440
STROKE SURVIVORS EXERCISE PROGRAM
TUESDAYS and THURSDAYS, 3 – 4:30 p.m. • Westlake Center for Community Services – 28975 Hilliard Blvd, Westlake
There are many benefits to continuing regular physical exercise after a stroke. However, stroke survivors often face many challenges when attempting to find a place to exercise.
University Hospitals Outpatient Rehab has created a program at the Westlake Community Center Exercise Room to help guide participants through their exercise program and answer questions. This program is intended for people who had a stroke and have graduated to outpatient rehabilitation and those who are looking for support while creating a regular exercise routine. People must be able to get off and on the machines independently or with help from a caregiver.
We are asking each participant to discuss this with their physician and have a medical clearance form filled out. There is a $50 initiation fee and then an ongoing $25 monthly fee to participate.
Please call UH SJMC Outpatient Rehab at 440-414-6050 with questions or to register for the program.
LEARN, LATCH, LOVE ~ BREASTFEEDING SUPPORT GROUP
Come and meet with other moms who are breastfeeding and have all your questions answered. This group facilitated by Faye Wurstner-Reagan, Lactation Consultant.
TUESDAYS, 4 – 5 p.m. & WEDNESDAYS, 11 a.m. – 1 p.m. • UH St John Medical Center – Community Outreach Department, SUITE R, 29160 Center Ridge Rd, Westlake
SENIOR SUPPER CLUB
Men and women over the age 60 may apply for a Supper Club card. Seniors can pick up their card up from the Westlake Center for Community Services or the North Olmsted Senior Center. Once they have the card, they may come to the cafeteria at UH St. John Medical Center and receive a 40 percent discount on all food except bottled beverages, specialty snacks and “Simply to Go” items. There is a $10 limit per customer for the discount: after that, the items are full price.
EVERYDAY, 4 – 5:30 p.m.
For more information, call North Olmsted Senior Center 440-777-8100 or Westlake Center for Community Services 440-899-3544. You must present your card to receive the discount.
CAR SEAT INSTALLATION
For all caregivers who need help with car seat installations or have questions about the safest way to transport their children or grandchildren in motor vehicles, getting expert advice and assistance just got a little easier. University Hospitals Rainbow Babies and Children’s along with UH St. John and Parma Medical Centers will partner with the following west side fire stations to provide car seat checking stations, by Nationally Certified Child Passenger Safety (CPS) Technicians. UH Rainbow’s Injury Prevention Center has had a car seat fitting station at the hospital’s main campus in University Circle for more than 10 years. In response to community requests, UH Rainbow is making it easier for Westside families to get expert help in choosing and installing car seats with the opening of car seat fitting stations at area fire stations. The service is provided free-of-charge, at the following fire departments, but an appointment is required. Call 440-827-5440 to schedule (if not otherwise noted).
North Royalton Fire Station – 7000 Royalton Road, North Royalton. Email Kathy Salvo for scheduling ksalvo@northroyalton.org.
THURSDAY SEPTEMBER 19, 2 – 5 p.m. – Bay Village Fire Station, 28100 Wolf Road, Bay Village. Call 440-827-5440 to schedule.
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 26, 2 – 5 p.m. – North Olmsted Fire Station, 24291 Lorain Ave, North Olmsted. Call 440-827-5440 to schedule.
North Ridgeville Fire Station (North Ridgeville Residents Only) – 7000 Ranger Way, North Ridgeville. Register www.nridgeville.org/ChildSafetySeat.aspx or call 440-327-5311.
