Health news

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 June 17.

For more information call Judy Griffith at 324-8139.

• "Diabetes On Target" Education and support group meeting will be held at 7 p.m. June 11 at St. Mary's Roman Catholic Church, 32 East Morris St. Bath. The meeting is open to the public. For questions call 776-4065 x1.

• "Diabetes On Target" Education and support group meeting will be held at 7 p.m. June 16 at the Savona Federated Church, 20 Church St., Savona. The meeting is open to the public. For questions call 776-4065 x1.

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. in the Hospital Chapel on the ground floor. The next meeting will be held on June 9.

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

• A Grief Support Group will be offered at 1 p.m. the second Wednesday of every month in the McAuley Manor Chapel located on the second floor of St. James. The next meeting will be held on June 11.

For more information contact Deacon Bob McCormick at St. James Mercy Hospital Spiritual Care Office at 324- 8153.

Free health care services

Free health care services are now available in Bath for people who have no health insurance or means of payment.

Call for an appointment, 776- 8085 Ext. 218. Health Ministry of the Southern Tier, Bath Community Care Center, 23 Liberty Street, Bath.

Traumatic brain injury

A Taumatic Brain Injury Support Group will be held at 5:30 p.m. every third Tuesday of each month at Pro Action of Steuben and Yates, Inc., 117 East Steuben Street, Bath. The next support group will be held on June 17. The support group is for individuals or families of a person with a brain injury. For more information call Sharon Johnson at (315) 538- 8018.

Alzheimer's support

• TheAlzheimer'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 June 3.

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

• The Office For The Aging will hold an Alzheimer's Disease support group from 10:30 a.m. to 12 p.m. June 9 at the Steuben County Health Care Facility, 7009 Rumsey St. Extension, Bath.

Senior home care

The Steuben County Office for Aging can assist senior citizens and their families explore the many options for home care and support services for eligible senior citizens.

Call the Office of the Aging for more information at 776- 7813.

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. June 5 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.

Coping with Cancer

The June session of Coping with Cancer will be held at 7 p.m. June 4 at the Centenary United Methodist Church in Bath. The speaker will be Michelle Kreamer of Southern Tier Legal Services. Cancer & Social Security Disability Insurance will be the topic. Coping with Cancer is an educational series in collaboration with the American Cancer Society and the Wellness Council of the Southern Tier, a service of St. James Mercy Health System. This is a free program open to all. For more information, contact Patricia Lauzze at 776-2289.

"In Sickness and In Wealth"

Inequality and illness are shockingly related in the PBS documentary that will be shown by the League of Women Voters of Steuben County at its annual meeting on Saturday, June 21st. "In Sickness and in Wealth" dramatically demonstrates that it is more than genes, choices like smoking or access to health care that affect our well-being.

The meeting is free and open to the public. It will be held at St.

Thomas' Episcopal Church on Liberty Street in Bath. Refreshments at 10 a.m. will be followed by the movie. For more information call 739- 9141.

Multiple Sclerosis support

The Multiple Sclerosis meetings will be the first Wednesday of every month. The next meeting will be June 4 at 10 a.m. at Friendly's in Hornell. For more information call Roberta Staub at 545-6404 or Donna Boag at 295-9852.

Brain Injury support

The Bath Brain Injury support group will meet the third Monday of every month at 6 p.m. at Kinship Family & Youth Services, 130 Rumsey St., Bath. The next meeting, a "meet and greet," will be June 16. A light snack will be provided. Contact Sharon Johnson at 315-538-8018 or sjohnsonbia@ rochester.rr.com to RSVP.

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.