Sign up online to join our event($ 15 per table plus raffle item).
Voter Registration Day Saturday, April 14, 10 a. m. to 1 p. m. Are you ready for the vote? Come to the library for help registering for the 2018 elections. Dedicated computers and staff will be available to help you register online; paper forms will also be available. Note: April 16 is the last day to register before the May 15 election. Can’ t make the Voter Registration day? Stop in the library any time during open hours for voter information and registration forms.
Birding in Your Backyard Saturday, April 28, 10 a. m. Learn the identifying characteristics and calls of some of the most common backyard birds. Please register online.
Community Blood Drive @ The Library Saturday, May 5, 9 a. m. to 2 p. m. Central Blood Bank is once again holding a Blood Drive at the library. Check back for details on the website and sign up online to participate in this worthy cause. Walk-ins are also welcome!
HEALTH DEPARTMENT TO OFFER FREE LEAD TESTING FOR CHILDREN
The Allegheny County Health Department( ACHD) will be offering free blood lead level testing for uninsured and underinsured children in Allegheny County, starting Thursday, January 11.
Testing will be done at ACHD’ s Immunization Clinic on Tuesday( 9 a. m.- 12 p. m.) and on Thursday( 12-4 p. m.) of each week. No advance appointment is necessary. The clinic is located on the fourth floor of the Hartley Rose Building( 425 First Avenue, Pittsburgh PA 15219), but patrons are advised to enter the building via Cherry Way.
“ To support the new universal lead screening regulation in Allegheny County, we are pleased to announce our new lead testing services for uninsured and underinsured children,” said Dr. Karen Hacker, ACHD Director.“ In Allegheny County, children can be exposed to lead from multiple sources including paint, dust, soil and water. Blood lead testing is an important strategy to identify children who have been exposed, and intervene.”
Blood lead level tests at the Immunization Clinic will be done via a
capillary screen or what is commonly referred to as a“ finger stick.” Parents and / or guardians should call the Health Department at 412.687.2243 to find out if they qualify for these services.
Children with elevated test results from the capillary screen will be referred to their primary care provider to have a required confirmatory blood draw( a venous test) at another location as prescribed by the child’ s health care provider.
ACHD is reminding parents and providers of the regulation requiring all children in the county, unless otherwise exempted, to have their blood lead levels tested, which went into effect on January 1, 2018. The regulation, applying to all residents and schools of Allegheny
County, is meant to boost early detection and treatment of lead poisoning and reduce the incidence, impact and cost of the problem. It also will enhance countywide surveillance of childhood lead poisoning.
For more information about ACHD’ s approach to preventing lead exposure, visit achd. net / lead.
HERITAGE VALLEY WELCOMES OB / GYN SARA ROPER, M. D.
Heritage Valley Tri-State Obstetrics and Gynecology welcomes Sara Roper, M. D., to the practice of Cathy L. Saunders, M. D.
Before joining Heritage Valley, Dr. Roper completed an obstetrics and gynecology residency at TriHealth and Bethesda North hospitals in Cincinnati, Ohio. She received her medical degree from Medical College in and her undergraduate degree from Xavier University in Cincinnati. n
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