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Health Happenings: Week of Feb. 10

Shirley Taft
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Blood drives

• American Red Cross will host these blood drives:

— Noon-5:30 p.m. today, Saint Vincent College, 300 Fraser Purchase Road, Unity

— 11 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Thursday , Seton Hill University McKenna Center, Seton Hill Drive, Greensburg

Appointments: 800-733-2767 or redcrossblood.org; walk-ins welcome

Classes/programs

• Tours of the Family Additions Maternity Center is planned 2 p.m. Sunday in Excela Westmoreland Hospital, 532 W. Pittsburgh St., Greensburg. Details: 877-771-1234

• Cornerstone Ministries is presenting a Substance/Behavioral Addiction recovery program at 2200 Cornerstone Lane, Murrysville. Meetings are held 7-8:15 p.m. every Thursday. If you or a loved one are suffering from an addiction, contact us at 724-733-0070 or recovery@cornerstonelive.net.

• Breastfeeding Success, a weekender version is planned 9-11:30 a.m. Saturday at Excela Westmoreland Hospital, 532 W. Pittsburgh St., Greensburg. Details: 877-771-1234

• Ideal Protein Information sessions held by the Weight Management Center 4-5 p.m. today, 11 a.m.-noon Feb. 19 and 4:30-5:30 p.m. Feb. 26 in Excela Westmoreland Hospital. Details: 877-771-1234

Meetings

• Grief Without the Stigma meetings will be held 6:30 p.m. Wednesday and Feb. 26 in Sage’s Army Headquarters, 216 Fourth St., Irwin. Details: sagesarmy.com.

Support groups

• Family Reinforcement/Recovery Session for information and guidance for family members who need to deal with addiction in the family along with ongoing support, held by Carmen Capozzi 6:30 p.m. Thursday and Feb. 27 in Sage’s Army Headquarters, 216 Fourth St., Irwin. Details: sagesarmy.com

• Blackburn Center Against Domestic & Sexual Violence has a support group for victims of intimate partner violence that meets on a weekly basis. If you are a victim of domestic violence and would like to learn more about this support group or about in-person counseling and advocacy services, please call our 24-Hour Hotline: 724-836-1122 or 1-888-832-2272 for more information. All services are free.

• Al Anon meeting at 7 p.m. every Monday at 936 W. Main St., Mt. Pleasant.

Shirley Taft is a Tribune-Review staff writer. You can contact Shirley at 724-836-4970 or staft@tribweb.com.

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