Staff at Murray-Calloway County Hospital and the Center for Health & Wellness will be offering educational health promotion events during the month of June to community members, Wellness Center members and MCCH employees.
A free Hearing Loss Workshop will be held Tuesdays in June (4, 11, 18 and 25) from 9-10:30 a.m. at the Center for Health and Wellness. Susan Brown, the clinical audiologist at the Murray State University Speech and Hearing Clinic, and four of her graduate students are offering a class on ways to improve understanding for people with hearing problems. They will teach different communication strategies, practice speech reading and learn tips that have worked for many others. This workshop is being offered for adults with hearing loss and their significant others. Individuals are welcome to come on their own, but often the best benefits come from attending with someone you have difficulty hearing. A spouse, child or good friend can learn what they can do to help the person with hearing loss understand better.
Registration is required and space is limited. For more information or to register, call Brown at 270‐809‐6821 or email her at brown1@murraystate.edu.
The Center for Health and Wellness will host free blood pressure, osteoporosis heel scan, BMI and blood sugar screenings by appointment on Tuesday, June 18 from 8-11 a.m. and 12-3 p.m. Call 270-762-1348 to make an appointment.
A free nutrition education event titled “Ice Cream 101” will be held Friday, June 21 from 10-10:30 a.m. in the Center for Health and Wellness. Living a healthy lifestyle doesn’t mean you have to give up everything you love to eat. Maintaining healthy lifestyle changes requires you to learn how to enjoy the things you love in a new and healthy way. Join Rebecca Wright, Registered Dietitian, and learn how you can incorporate an American favorite, ice cream, into a healthy lifestyle.
Looking ahead to July, a Living Well Workshop is planned to help those struggling with chronic diseases such as arthritis, diabetes, depression, chronic pain, etc. Call 270-762-1348 for more information.
For more information on programs or FREE screenings available from Murray-Calloway County Hospital, and the Center for Health and Wellness, call 270-762-1348.
Wellness Works to Offer Free Screening
Murray-Calloway County Hospital’s Wellness Works program will be offering seven free community health screenings for pulmonary function in June.
· Saturday, June 1, from 7:30-10:30 a.m. at the Stewart County Health Fair, Lipids and Blood Sugar screenings.
· Thursday, June 6, from 8-11 a.m. at the Trigg County Senior Citizens Center, 127 Joy Lane, Cadiz, Pulmonary Function and Blood Pressure screenings.
· Tuesday, June 11, from 8:30-11:30 a.m. at the Weaks Community Center, 607 Poplar Street, Murray, Pulmonary Function and Blood Pressure screenings.
· Wednesday, June 12, from 8-11 a.m. at Spring Creek Health Care, 1401 South 16th Street, Murray, Blood Pressure, BMI and Osteoporosis Heel Scan screenings.
· Thursday, June 13, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Mayfield-Graves County Senior Center, 901 N. 15th Street, Mayfield, Pulmonary Function and Blood Pressure screenings.
· Tuesday, June 18, from 8-11 a.m. and 12-3 p.m. at the MCCH Center for Health and Wellness, 716 Poplar Street, Murray Pulmonary Function, Blood Pressure, BMI and Osteoporosis Heel Scan screenings.
· Wednesday, June 19, from 8:30-11:30 a.m. at the Marshall County Senior Center, 1713 Golf Course Road, Benton, Pulmonary Function and Blood Pressure screenings.
The screenings are free to the communities visited by Wellness Works and are provided to detect diseases in the earliest stages when there are often no symptoms.
For more information on the Wellness Works schedule or about the screenings offered, call 270-762-1348.
Murray-Calloway County Hospital June Support Group Dates
Murray-Calloway County Hospital will be offering several support group meetings during the month of June, which are free to everyone in our region.
The Dialysis Support Group will meet Tuesday, June 11 at 4 p.m. at the Center for Health and Wellness. For more information, call Tasha Mitchell at (270) 759-3080.
The Fibromyalgia Support Group will meet Monday, June 10 at 6:30 p.m. in the MCCH Center for Health and Wellness and will be led by Molly Rogers, Licensed Massage Therapist. Call (270) 762-1348 for more information.
The ALS (Lou Gehrig’s Disease) Support Group will meet Thursday, June 13 at 6 p.m. in the MCCH Center for Health and Wellness. For more information, contact Mitzi Cathey at (270) 293-1748.
The Alzheimer’s Support Group will meet Tuesday, June 11 at 5 p.m. at Shared Care located in the George Weaks Community Center. For more information, call Connie Stalls, LPN, at
270-753-0576.
The Lap Band Support Group will meet Thursday, June 6 from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at the Bariatric Solutions office and from 5:30-6:30 p.m. at the Center for Health and Wellness. For more information, contact Bariatric Solutions at (270) 762-1547.
The Sleeve Gastrectomy Support Group will meet Thursday, June 6 from 5:30-6:30 p.m. at the Center for Health and Wellness and on Tuesday, June 11 from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at the Bariatric Solutions office. For more information, contact Bariatric Solutions at (270) 762-1547.
The Breast Cancer Support Group will meet Tuesday, June 25 from 6:30-7:30 p.m. at the Center for Health and Wellness. For more information, contact Evelyn Wallis at (270) 489-2462.
The Mental Illness (NAMI) Support Group for families and friends of persons suffering from mental illness will meet Thursday, June 20 at 6:30 p.m. in the MCCH Educational Services Building located on 8th Street. For more information, call 270-748-6133 or 270-748-6923.
The Parkinson’s Support Group will meet Tuesday, June 11 at 12 p.m. at the George Weaks Community Center. Come at 11:30 a.m. if you plan to eat with the Senior Citizens. Contact Dixie Hopkins at 270-753-6001 for more information.
The Stroke/Head Injury Support Group will meet Thursday, June 20 at 5:30 p.m. at the Center for Health & Wellness. For more information, contact Cheryl Crouch at 270-762-1557.
