Health
Health
Events
Wednesday, March 10, 2010
9:00am - 10:00am
Heartland Senior Services, 205 S. Walnut Ave. will host a seniors exercise group at 9 a.m. For more information, call 233-2906.
9:30am - 11:30am
Family Nutrition Program, a free class offered by ISU Extension will be from 9:30 to 11 a.m. Mondays beginning Monday, March 1, for eight weeks, will meet at People Place, 219 6th St. All Story County families with a child under age 10, and who meet income guidelines are eligible. For more...
12:00pm - 2:00pm
Alcoholics Anonymous will meet at 12:10 p.m. at 1015 North Hyland Ave. (closed discussion meeting) or at 7 and 8 p.m. at 516 Kellogg Ave., or 8 p.m. at 1201 McCormick Ave. For more information, call 232-8642 or 382-2235 or 515-733-2928.
12:00pm - 6:00pm
Nevada community and high school blood drive will be held from noon to 6 p.m. Wednesday, March 10, at Gates Hall, 825 15th St., Nevada. Eligible donors must be at least 16 years old, in good health and weigh at least 120 pounds. For more information or to schedule an appointment , call 800-287-4903...
6:30pm - 8:00pm
Sheila Baker, C.P.N.P., M.S.N., A.R.N.P., pediatric nurse practitioner at Mary Greeley Medical Center, will present a program titled “Childhood Immunizations” at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, March 10, in Bessie Myers Auditorium at Mary Greeley Medical Center, 1111 Duff Ave. Baker will...
7:00pm - 10:00pm
Mary Greeley Medical Center will hold a CPR for family and friends program from 7 to 10 p.m. Wednesday, March 10, in the South Auditorium, Mary Greeley Medical Center, 1111 Duff Ave. This course teaches how to perform CPR in adults, children and infants and how to help a choking adults, child or...
8:30pm - 10:30pm
Narcotics Anonymous will meet at 8:30 p.m. Wednesdays at Collegiate United Methodist Church, 2622 West Lincoln Way. For more information, call 244-2277 or visit www.southcentralareaofna.org
Thursday, March 11, 2010
9:30am - 11:30am
Family Nutrition Program, a free class offered by ISU Extension will be from 9:30 to 11 a.m. Mondays beginning Monday, March 1, for eight weeks, will meet at People Place, 219 6th St. All Story County families with a child under age 10, and who meet income guidelines are eligible. For more...
10:00am - 11:00am
There will be Medicare counseling sponsored by Mary Greeley Medical Center, 1111 Duff Ave., at 10 and 11 a.m. For appointments, call 239-2210.
2:00pm - 3:30pm
Alliance for the Mentally Ill Peer-to-Peer Support Group will meet from 2 to 3:30 p.m. Thursdays in Room 44, Collegiate United Methodist Church, 2622 W. Lincoln Way. For more information, call 292-9400.
4:30pm - 7:00pm
Story County Public Health will offer walk-in H1N1 vaccination clinics from 4:30 to 7 p.m. Thursday, March 11, and Thursday, March 18, at the HOMEWARD office, located at 1114 Duff Ave. The vaccinations will be administered to anyone over the age of 6 months. Children ages 9 and younger who received...
6:00pm - 8:00pm
The Ames Free Medical Clinic is open to the public from 6 to 8 p.m. Thursdays, at First United Methodist Church, 516 Kellogg. Sign in is at 5 p.m.
7:00pm - 9:00pm
Celebrate Recovery will meet from 7 to 9 p.m. at Stonebrook Community Church, 3611 Eisenhower Ave., Ames. For more information, call Mike Boyd at 515-836-8700 or by e-mail at boyd2360@yahoo.com
7:30pm - 9:30pm
Recovery meeting will be held at 7:30 p.m. Thursdays at First Christian Church, 6th and Clark Ave. We work with a cognitive behavioral therapeutic method to help us recover from or live better with mental or emotional illness - public welcome - must be 18 or older - for information call 515-838-...
Friday, March 12, 2010
9:00am - 10:00am
Heartland Senior Services, 205 S. Walnut will host a senior exercise group at 9 a.m. For more information, call 233-2906.
9:30am - 11:30am
Family Nutrition Program, a free class offered by ISU Extension will be from 9:30 to 11 a.m. Mondays beginning Monday, March 1, for eight weeks, will meet at People Place, 219 6th St. All Story County families with a child under age 10, and who meet income guidelines are eligible. For more...
12:10pm - 2:10pm
Alcoholics Anonymous meets at 12:10 p.m., at 1015 N. Hyland Avenue. This is a nonsmoking and closed discussion meeting. There will be a 6 p.m. meeting at the Hyland location where smoking is available and the discussion is open. There are also meetings at 8 p.m., 1201 McCormick Ave. and 217 6th St...
6:00pm - 8:00pm
Ames Yoga Center, 327 Main St., will host The Sacral Chakra Workshop: Balance & Center from 6 to 8 p.m. Friday, March 12. Chakras are subtle energy centers that correspond with our physical anatomy. Within each center lies the key to our physical, mental and emotional balance. Understanding and...
Saturday, March 13, 2010
7:10am - 11:10am
The Ames Weight Watchers will meet on Saturdays with weigh-ins at 7:15 a.m., 8:30 a.m., and 9:45 a.m. and meeting at 7:45 a.m., 9 a.m., and 10:15 a.m. at Ames Main Street Center, 319 Clark Ave. For more information, call 1-800-651-6000 or go to www.weightwatchers.com
8:30am - 10:30am
There is an Alcoholics Anonymous meeting at 8:30 a.m. at 2338 Lincoln Way; this is a open discussion meeting. There is another meeting at 8 p.m., at 1201 McCormick Ave.; this is a closed discussion meeting. For more information, call 232-8642 or 382-22358 or 515-733-2928.
9:30am - 11:30am
Gamblers and All Addictions 12 Step group will meet at 9:30 a.m. Saturdays, at Cornerstone Alliance Church, 111 6th Street, Boone. For more information, call 515-232-1854 or 515-233-5007.
9:30am - 11:30am
Family Nutrition Program, a free class offered by ISU Extension will be from 9:30 to 11 a.m. Mondays beginning Monday, March 1, for eight weeks, will meet at People Place, 219 6th St. All Story County families with a child under age 10, and who meet income guidelines are eligible. For more...
Sunday, March 14, 2010
9:30am - 11:30am
Family Nutrition Program, a free class offered by ISU Extension will be from 9:30 to 11 a.m. Mondays beginning Monday, March 1, for eight weeks, will meet at People Place, 219 6th St. All Story County families with a child under age 10, and who meet income guidelines are eligible. For more...
Monday, March 15, 2010
9:00am - 10:00am
Heartland Senior Services exercise group will meet at 9 a.m., at Heartland Senior Services, 205 S. Walnut Ave. For more information, call 233-2906.
9:30am - 11:30am
Family Nutrition Program, a free class offered by ISU Extension will be from 9:30 to 11 a.m. Mondays beginning Monday, March 1, for eight weeks, will meet at People Place, 219 6th St. All Story County families with a child under age 10, and who meet income guidelines are eligible. For more...
12:00pm - 2:00pm
Alcoholics Anonymous meets at 12:10 p.m., at 1015 North Hyland Ave; this is closed discussion meeting. There is another meeting at 6:30 p.m., at 1201 McCormick Ave.; that it is a closed discussion meeting. There is also a meeting at 8 p.m. in Room 228 at Collegiate Presbyterian Church, 159 N....
5:00pm - 6:00pm
National Alliance on Mental Illness of Central Iowa will offer Family to Family, a 12-session course for family members of individuals with mental illness, starting Monday, Feb. 15. For more information or to register, call 292-9400 or e-mail namiofci@aol.com
5:30pm - 6:30pm
Taking Off Pounds Sensibly will meet at 5:30 p.m., at Collegiate United Methodist Church, 2622 West Lincoln Way, Ames. For more information, call Norma Holcomb at 515-262-4712.
5:30pm - 8:00pm
The Ames Weight Watchers, 319 Main St., will meet for weigh-in at 5:30 p.m. and meeting at 6 p.m. on Mondays. For more information, call 1-800-651-6000 or go to www.weightwatchers.com
7:00pm - 9:00pm
The Alzheimer’s Disease Support group will meet at 7 p.m., at 418 W. 4th Street. For more information, call 382-5280.
