HEALTH BRIEFS: Jan. 16, 2012
To submit a health brief, email submissions to oalife@oaoa.com. Entry deadline is 5 p.m. Tuesday for consideration for the following Monday’s edition.
MCH volunteer training
Medical Center Hospital Volunteer Services Department has scheduled volunteer training sessions for anyone interested in volunteering with the MCH Auxiliary, MCH Friendship Home and other volunteer teams.
Training sessions will be held from 4:30 p.m. to 5 p.m. for new auxiliary and from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. for all volunteer teams today at the Lincoln Towers small dining room, 311 W. Fourth Street.
For more information, call 640-2249.
ON THE NET
>> www.mchodessa.com
Ronald McDonald Care Mobile schedule
Medical Center Health System and the Ronald McDonald Care Mobile has scheduled the following mobile hours and locations for January for the children of the Ector County Independent School District.
Mobile hours are from 8:30 a.m. to 11:15 a.m. and 1 p.m. to 2 p.m. Monday through Thursdays and from 8:30 a.m. to 11:15 a.m. Fridays.
Mobile locations on the following dates will be at:
>> Tuesday through Friday: Goliad Elementary School, 501 E. 52nd St.
>> Jan. 23-27: Pease Elementary School, 1800 W. 22nd St.
>> Jan. 30-31: Zavala Elementary School, 1201 Clifford St.
Visits may also be made from 2:30 p.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Thursdays and from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. Fridays at the Family Health Clinic, 840 W. Clements St. All day visits may be made from 8:30 a.m. to 11:15 a.m. and 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. Jan. 16 at the clinic.
Walk-in patients are accepted until 10:30 a.m. and are seen on a first-come, first-served basis.
To make an appointment or for more information, call 640-5437.
ON THE NET
>> www.mchodessa.com
Permian Basin Suicide Coalition meeting
MIDLAND The BCA Permian Basin has scheduled a Permian Basin Suicide Coalition meeting from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Thursday at BCA, 3300 S. FM 1788, Midland.
BCA offers educational resources in schools, community organizations and to provide a comprehensive site for community resources to help reduce suicide numbers.
For more information, call 425-5645 or email eve.gamboa@bca-corp.com.
ON THE NET
>> www.bcapermianbasin.com
Alzheimer’s contest focuses on keeping memories alive
Home Instead Senior Care is conducting “I Will Remember for You Family Reunion Giveaway” Reunion Giveaway contest to help keep memories alive for families coping with Alzheimer’s disease.
Participants may submit a story in either written or video format about their experience with a family member living with Alzheimer’s disease or other dementias for a chance to win a family reunion. Essays and videos need to:
>> Share how Alzheimer’s has impacted their life.
>> Talk about the role that memories and remembering have played in their family, especially with regard to a family member who now has or had Alzheimer’s.
>> Share specific stories or examples of how you and your family members cope or coped with challenges of Alzheimer’s disease.
>> Tell why you deserve to win this family reunion.
Entries must be submitted by 11:59 p.m. EST Jan. 31.
Three finalists will be notified by a judge’s panel by Feb. 15.
Online voting to select the grand prize winner will occur from March 28 through June 30.
The grand prize winner will be publicly revealed in November, following the family reunion event.
ON THE NET
>> www.rememberforalzheimers.com or www.helpforalzheimersfamilies.com
OAWT sets luncheon, meeting
MIDLAND The Ostomy Association of West Texas has scheduled a meeting at 2:30 p.m. Feb. 19 and March 18 at Midland Memorial Hospital, West Campus.
Refreshments will be provided.
For more information, call 684-8886 or 694-7853.
ON THE NET
>> www.ostomy.org
Junior volunteers needed
Medical Center Hospital Health System is accepting applications for the 2012 Junior Volunteer Teen Leadership Program through April 1.
For more information, call at 640-2249 and applications can be found online.
ON THE NET
>> www.medicalcenterhealthsystem.com/VolSer/Pages/Junior-Volunteer.aspx
OC announces meningitis vaccination requirements
Beginning with the spring semester, a new state law requires students entering college to show evidence of receiving a bacterial meningitis vaccination or booster dose during the five year period prior to enrollment.
Those entering students required to receive the vaccination or booster must meet the following requirements: under the age of 30, have never attended another Texas college or university, or did not attend during the 2011 fall semester.
The following is acceptable evidence of vaccination or receiving a booster dose:
>> The signature or stamp of a physician or his/her designee, or public health personnel on a form which shows the month, day and year the vaccination dose or booster was administered.
>> An official immunization record generated from a state or local health authority.
>> An official record received from school officials, including a record from another state.
OC requires its students at the time of registration to provide proof of receiving either the vaccination or a booster. Other colleges may have other requirements.
The following locations have been confirmed to have the vaccination available:
>> Health Department: Free only if student cannot afford the vaccination. If student is 25 and younger, must bring shot record. Call for availability at 498-4141.
>> Family Health Clinic: $5. Call for availability at 332-8870.
>> Walgreens: $133.99. The pharmacy will process the student’s health insurance to determine co-pay amount if insurance covers immunization.
>> HEB Pharmacy: $130. The pharmacy will process the student’s health insurance to determine co-pay amount if insurance covers immunization.
>> Wendover Family Medicine: The clinic will process the student’s health insurance to determine co-pay amount if insurance covers immunization.
>> Town & Country Drug: For cost or information, call 366-2828.
ON THE NET
>> www.odessa.edu
