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EVENTS continued from P. 26
August 6-27
Hens & Chicks
2:00-3:00pm. Hens & Chicks: Fun
activities, simple stretches, and discussion topics, just for our first-time moms!
(For first-time moms and their babies age
birth - 5 mos.) FREE. Drop-ins welcome.
Baby Moon, 2891 Richmond Rd, Ste 103;
www.baby-moon.org
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Saturdays
the entertainment and activities offered in
2015 will be no exception! You won’t want
to miss this fun-filled evening under the
stars. For more information and to register,
visit http://amidsummer5k.com.
Lexington Farmer’s Market
August 9
Every Saturday at Cheapside Park visit
the Lexington Farmers’ Market! You
can purchase herbs and spices, honey,
beeswax, candles, body care products,
organic products, eggs, meats and fresh,
seasonal produce. 7am-2pm.
Breastfeeding Basics
6-7 pm, St. Joseph Hospital-East Women’s Hospital, 170 N. Eagle Creek Dr.. $15
per couple, only for those delivering here.
Register by calling 967-2229 or online at
www.saintjosephhealthcare.org/baby.
August 10
Diabetes Support Group
10-11 am, Senior Citizens Center, 1530
Nicholasville Road, Free. Sponsored by
the Lexington-Fayette Co. Health Dept.
For more information, call (859) 288-2446.
August 11
Health Chats about Diabetes
Free Educational Workshop:
Vision Therapy
August 8
A Midsummer Night’s Run
Baptist Health invites runners and walkers
of every age to gather August 8th on the
streets of downtown Lexington for an
evening of fun and fitness. A Midsummer Night’s Run has been a long-running
annual event in Lexington for more than
thirty years. Thousands of spectators have
enjoyed the downtown atmosphere and
Educational Workshop to show how vision therapy can improve, enhance and
develop visual performance by teaching
the visual system (eyes, brain, body) to
correct itself. 6:45pm – 7:30pm. Hosted
by Dr. Rick Graebe at the Children’s Vision
and Learning Center, 105 Crossfield Drive,
Versailles, KY 40383. Free; no registration required. 859-879-0089 for additional
information.
ARE YOU IN NEED OF A
MAMMOGRAM?
HAVE YOU RECENTLY BEEN
DIAGNOSED WITH CANCER?
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Diabetes: What You Need to
Know. Diabetes Academy
Educational Series
6:00pm – 7:00pm at at Apostles Anglican
Church, 200 Colony Blvd., Lexington,
KY, 40502. For people with diabetes and
interested family members. This course
is not open to pediatric patients (under
18) nor is it appropriate for patients with
gestational diabetes. A monthly education
series with topics including: Carb Counting and Reading Nutrition Facts Labels,
Checking Blood Sugar and Understanding
Your Results, Device Training, Dining Out,
Foot Care, Healthy Coping, Making a Plan
for Physical Activity, Planning Healthy
Meals and Balancing What, How Much
and When You Eat, Reducing Risks and
Problem Solving and Taking and Keeping
Track of Your Medicine for Diabetes.
Need access to healthcare?
Come to the HEALTH FAIR
hosted by HealthFirst
Bluegrass
(859) 309-1700 www.kycancerlink.org
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Give us a call today! We may be able to help you!
PUBLICATIONS
6:15-7:30, UK Polk Dalton Clinic, 217
Elm Tree Lane, Free. Sponsored by the
Lexington-Fayette Co. Health Dept. and
UK Healthcare. For more information, call
(859) 288-2446.
HEALTH
FAIR
WOULD YOU LIKE A TAKE-HOME
COLON CANCER SCREENING KIT?
Sponsored in part by:
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10:00 Am - 2:00 pm at 1640 #1 Bryan
Station Road in Lexington. Food & drinks,
entertainment & door prizes! Health assessments. Enrollment.
To apply for enrollment, please bring:
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