Health notes
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WARREN HEALTH: The Warren City Health District will be providing a public COVID / flu vaccine clinic 9 to 11 a.m. and 1 to 3 p.m. Wednesday at the Health District, 258 E. Market St., Warren. No appointment is needed. Until supplies last.
• The Health District’s Wellness on Wheels mobile unit will be onsite 12:30 to 2 p.m. Wednesday at St. Vincent DePaul Church, 540 Main Ave. SW, Warren, along with Trumbull Mobile Market.
• The Warren City Health District would like to introduce its new digital vending machine, located in the first-floor lobby of the health district, 258 East Market St., Warren. Free health aid Items include NARCAN spray, fentanyl test strips, COVID test strips kit, and male and female safer sex kits.
All services are available for Warren residents as well as surrounding areas. For more information, call 330-841-2596.
VOLUNTEERS NEEDED: Those interested in becoming a volunteer with hospice, contact Mary Seybert, volunteer coordinator, Patriot Hospice at Mseybert@ patriotathome.org or 330-306-9651, ext. 228.
ANXIETY EFFECTS: McKinley Memorial Library will present “Understanding Anxiety” with Cadence Care Network, 2 to 3:30 p.m. Saturday at the McKinley Birthplace Home.
Learn about anxiety and its causes with Ms. Barb, LISW with Cadence Care Network and adjunct professor at YSU. She will also discuss how anxiety affects the brain and how to train the amygdala, a small structure in the brain that deals with emotions. Registration is required at 330-652-1704, ext. 3.
MAMMOGRAMS: Mercy Health-Youngstown will host mobile mammography screening dates in Trumbull County. For more information or to schedule your mammogram, call 330-480-2654.
• Today, 8-10:30 a.m. — Mercy Health-Youngstown Primary Care, 2031 Belmont Ave., Youngstown.
• Today, 11:45 a.m.-1:45 p.m. — Mercy Health-Hubbard Primary Care, 55 Hall Ave., Hubbard.
• Thursday, 8 to 10:30 a.m. — St. Joe’s at the Mall, 5555 Youngstown Warren Road #202, Niles.
• Thursday, 11:45 a.m. to 1:45 p.m. — Niles Wellness Center, 213 Sharkey Drive, Niles.
• Tuesday, 8 a.m. to 1:45 p.m. — Mercy Health-Howland Primary Care, 1932 Niles-Cortland Road, Warren.
GRIEFSHARE: GriefShare session 2: Your Grief Journey, will be 4 to 6 p.m. Sunday at Life Church in the Family Life Center classroom #2, 610 S. Leavitt Road, Leavittsburg. Cost is $25, which includes a workbook. To register online, go to www.griefshare.org. For more information, call Life Church at 330-898-1131, or go online to www.lcogoh.com
ST. JOE’S AT THE MALL: St. Joe’s at Eastwood Mall regular hours are 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday. All classes are open to anyone with a St. Joe’s at the Mall membership. Screenings and programs are open to the public. Call 330-652-7542 for information, registration or an appointment.
• Wednesday — 12:30 to 1:30 p.m., Talk with the Doctor- Dr. Jennifer Lamonna PhD, “Beating the Wintertime Blues” Call to register. Lunch is available for $5.
• Thursday — 8 to 11 a.m., Mercy Health Mobile Mammography bus will be at St. Joe’s at the Mall parking area by Target. Mercy Health Mobile Mammography offers women screening mammograms in 15 minutes. Also available is 3D mammography. Call to schedule your visit.
• Feb. 28 — Mobile Dental Clinic in the Target parking lot. Call 330-652-7542 for an appointment.