HEALTH
Gastric Bypass support

The monthly meeting of the Gastric Bypass Support Group of St. James Mercy Health System will be held on the third Monday of every month from 7-8:30 p.m. in the Cafeteria at St. James Mercy Hospital. The next support group will be held Feb. 18.

The free support group is open to anyone who has had a gastric bypass or is considering one.

For more information, contact Faith Mills at 324-5869 or

tmrcj@yahoo.com.

Diabetes support

The monthly meeting of the Diabetes Support Group of St. James Mercy Health System is held the third Tuesday of every month at 3 p.m. in the cafeteria at MercyCare on Bethesda Drive in North Hornell. The next support group will be held Feb. 19.

Grief Support Group

The new Evening Grief Support group; "Good Grief Group" will be held the second and forth Monday of every month at 7 p.m. The next meeting will be held on Feb. 25.

For more information contact Deacon Bob McCormick in the Spiritual Care Office at 324- 8153.

Immunizations

If your child is in need of immunizations, the Steuben County Public Health and Nursing Services will sponsor the following clinics for Feb. under the direction of the local Meidical Director. Adults are encouraged to attend the immunization clinic to receive Tetanus/Diphtheria vaccine which is recommended eary 10 years. The cost for that vaccination is $20. The clinics are as follows:

• From 5-7 p.m. Feb. 27 at the Steuben County Public Health and Nursing Services, County Office Building - G3 off D.S.S. lobby, Bath.

Anyone with special needs or for further information call the Steuben County Public Health and Nursing Services office in Bath at 664-2438 or (800) 724- 0471.

Traumatic brain injury

A Taumatic Brain Injury Support Group meeting will be held the third Monday of every month from 5:30-7 p.m. in the conference room, rear entrance of Pro-Action building, 117 E. Steuben St., Bath. The next support group will be held Feb. 18. The meeting is for people with Brain Injury and their families. For more information contact Gail Cochrane, IBI Coordinatior at (585) 382-3959.

Alzheimer's support

The Alzheimer's Association offers a monthly caregiver support group in Elmira for people who have a loved one with Alzheimer's disease or related dementia. Meetings will be held on the first Tuesday of each month from 1:30-2:30 p.m. at Staffkings Health Care, 221 W. Church St. The next support group will be held March 3.

For more information contact the Alzheimer's Association at (585) 760-5400.

Blood pressure clinic

The Steuben County Public Health and Nursing Services will sponsor a blood pressure clinic from 12-1 p.m. Feb. 28 at the County Office Building, Bath. For anyone with special needs or for further information call the Steuben County Public Health and Nursing Services office at 664-2438 or (800) 724-0471.

Want to quit smoking?

The Bath VA is offering the Quit Smart Program to assist eligible veterans to stop smoking. To find out if you are eligible and/or to enroll, contact the Behavioural Health Clinic at

664-4300.

Brain injury

Traumatic Brain Injury Support Group meeting will be held from 5:30-7 p.m. on the third Monday of every month in the conference room located at the rear entrance of the Pro- Action building, 117 E. Steuben St., Bath. The meeting is for people with brain injury and their families.The next support group will be held Feb. 18.

For more information contact Gail Cochrane, TBI

Coordinator, (585) 747-3959.

STD/HIV clinics

The Steuben County Public Health and Nursing Services will sponsor free HIV and Sexually Transmitted Disease clinics, by appointment only, as follows:

• From 9-11 a.m. Feb. 28 at the Steuben County Public Health and Nursing Services Clinic Rooms, County Office Building, 3 East Pulteney Square, Bath.

These clinic services are available to all residents of Steuben County for HIV counseling and testing and for testing and treating sexually transmitted diseases which include Gonorrhea, Chlamydia, and Trichomonas.

For an appointment or information, call the Steuben County Public Health and Nursing Services at the Bath office at 664-2438 or (800) 724-0471.

Diabetes support group

A "Diabetes On Target" Education and support group schedule is as follows:

• 7 p.m. Feb. 18 at the Savona Federated Church, 20 Church Street, Savona.

• 7 p.m. March 12 at St. Thomas Episcopal Church, 122 Liberty St., Bath.

Whenever school closings and/or weather conditions become unsafe for traveling on any day of a scheduled meeting, that meeting will be cancelled. Check the local radio stations for cancellations.