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VACCINES THIS WEEK: Vaccines will be distributed to older Ohioans. Each week, the minimum age for vaccinations will drop five years until all Ohioans age 65 have access.

A vaccine provider search will be available at coronavirus.ohio.gov, allowing Ohioans to search by county, ZIP code, and category to find a provider in their area to administer the vaccine.

The schedule for the coming weeks is:

• This week, Ohioans 75 and older, and residents with severe congenital or developmental disorders;

• The week of Feb. 1, Ohioans 70 and older and employees of K-12 schools;

• The week of Feb. 8, Ohioans 65 and older.

Direction Home of Eastern Ohio is the local Area Agency on Aging servicing Ashtabula, Trumbull, Mahoning and Columbiana counties. While the Area Agencies on Aging do not give shots, staff will help answer questions on the safety of the vaccine, how to get to a provider and how to connect to any other community resources available. Call Direction Home at 330-505-2300 or 1-800-686-7367.

MENTAL HEALTH ART CONTEST: Mental Health is Vital, a multifaceted campaign of Alta Care Group to raise awareness of mental wellness throughout the Valley, is looking for artists to participate in its Mental Health is Vital Art Contest.

The contest, in partnership with The Ryan Giambattista HELMS Foundation of the Mahoning Valley’s annual fundraiser, is looking for artists 10 and older to submit work that expresses how mental health is vital to them. The winner of the art contest will have his or her work featured on one or more billboards throughout the Valley and receive a $300 cash prize. Cash prizes of $100 also will be awarded to category and age group winners. Categories for art include paint, sculpture / 3D, collage and mixed media.

Art must be submitted by 8 p.m. Feb. 5. Full contest rules and entry forms can be found www.mhisvital.com.

Additionally, all art submitted will be auctioned off through an online auction with 100 percent of the proceeds going to support the work of the HELMS Foundation. An auction preview will be held 5 to 8 p.m. Feb. 26 and 27 at Alta’s new space in the Mahoning Valley Campus of Care, 4891 E. County Line Road, Mineral Ridge.

For more information on Mental Health is Vital, visit mhisvital.com.

GLENBEIGH OFFERS FREE VIRTUAL SUPPORT: Glenbeigh Outpatient Center of Niles, 29 North Road, Niles, as part of its response to the limitations placed on social interactions, Bridges to Recovery discussions are being offered through a series of Zoom events.

Join Glenbeigh for online recovery support with other people in recovery with alcohol and drug addictions. These virtual sessions are free and open to the entire recovery community. Connect for various topics, by linking through www.facebook.com/glenbeighhospital or by texting the word “Glenbeigh” to 41411 (text rates may apply) to receive meeting information. More information is available at www.glenbeigh.com/events.

RADON ACTION MONTH: January is National Radon Action Month.

For more information about National Radon Action Month, go to the following websites:

• Environmental Protection Agency: www.epa.gov/radon/national-radon- action-month-information;

• Center for Disease Control: www.cdc.gov/radon/index.html;

• World Health Organization (WHO):www.who.int/news-room/fact-sheets/detail/radon-and-health;

• Ohio Radon Resources and State Radon Program Information: www.swat-radon.com/radon-mitigation/ohio.

Learn more at www.swat- radon.com/.

ST. JOE’S AT THE MALL: St. Joe’s at Eastwood Mall’s hours are 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday, next to JCPenney and Kay Jewelers. All classes are open to anyone with a St. Joe’s at the Mall membership. Screenings and programs are open to the public. All classes are by registration only due to social-distancing guidelines. Call 330-652-7542 to register. For a limited time, some of the classes will be on St. Joe’s at the Mall Facebook Live page.

St. Joe’s at the Mall is a SilverSneakers, Silver and Fit, and Renew Active site. For more information, call 330-652-7542.

• Cardio Jam group exercise, 8:15 a.m. Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays;

• New Cardio Jam 2 with Terri Dean, 9:30 a.m. Monday and Friday;

• SilverSneakers cardio class, 10 a.m. Mondays and 10:15 a.m. Wednesdays;

• SilverSneakers Classic, 9:30 and 10:45 a.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays;

• Easy yoga class, 11:15 a.m. Mondays and 10 a.m. Thursdays (cost involved);

• Chair yoga, 9:30 a.m. Mondays, 10 a.m. Wednesdays and Fridays;

• Parkinson’s and movement disorder exercise class, 11:30 a.m. Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays;

• Zumba, 8:15 a.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays ($3 per class for non-SilverSneakers members).

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