Community Health Screening
Union Hospital will bring a community health screening to the Dover Public Library on Friday, July 26, from 9:00 am – 11:00 a.m. The library is located at 525 N. Walnut St. in Dover.

Participants will have the opportunity to have finger stick screening tests for blood glucose and total blood cholesterol. Fasting for these screening tests is optional. Blood pressure checks will also be available.

Participants will also have the opportunity to have an instant lipid panel analysis. The lipid panel includes LDL (bad cholesterol), HDL (good cholesterol), triglycerides and total cholesterol. This is a finger stick test and results are available to the participant after 5 minutes. Twelve hours of fasting is recommended for accurate results. No appointment is necessary but participants will be required to register and be seen in order of registration. The public is welcome.

Cost of the lipid panel is $9.00. All other tests are free of charge. For information about the screening at the Dover Library, call Union Hospital’s Department of Community Health and Wellness at (330) 602-0779.

Caregiver Support Meetings
The Alzheimer's Association will be holding their monthly Caregiver Support Groups on the following dates:

• Wednesday, July 21 at 1:00 p.m. at the Wooster United Methodist Church, 243 N. Market St., Wooster.
• Wednesday, July 28 at 1:00 p.m. at Trinity United Methodist Church, 1556 Rex Drive, Orrville.

For more information, call the Alzheimer's Association at (330) 966-7343 or 1-800-272-3900.

Health Screening
As part of Affinity Medical Center's commitment to educating the community about important health issues, the Hospital’s WellnessWatchsm program volunteer nurses will conduct a public health screening on Tues, July 20.

The health screening will take place at Affinity Medical Center off of the Eighth Street lobby, from 8:30 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. Lipid Profiles are available for $15. The Lipid Profile includes testing of Triglycerides, Total Cholesterol, HDL & LDL Cholesterol & Glucose, and requires 12 hour fasting.

To schedule an appointment for a health screening, call Affinity’s Occupational Health Center at 330-830-3258. Appointments are not required but are appreciated as individuals with a scheduled appointment will take precedence over walk-ins.

BP Checks
Country Lawn Centers will be doing Blood Pressures on the first Wednesday of each month at Belloni Foods in Brewster between the hours of 2:30-4:00pm.

This is a free service to the community.