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Here are a selection of health-related news items from this week's paper edition, and possibly a few news briefs that didn't make it in the paper.
Bangor High School to host flu shot clinic
There will be a community flu clinic at Bangor High School on Nov. 18, from 3:30 to 5 p.m. in the school district board room. The cost is $20 per shot. For more information, call Lori Schwarz at 486-5250.
Tri-State offers mobile flu shot service
Patients who are unable to travel to a flu shot clinic can benefit from the mobile flu shot clinic program offered by Tri-State Ambulance.
Paramedics will vaccinate patients right in their home. To schedule a flu vaccine at home, patients should call Tri-State Ambulance at 784-1568 weekdays from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. The appointments are scheduled for a two-hour window and on-call ambulance personnel make the house calls to give vaccinations between ambulance calls.
The cost of the program is $20 through Tri-State Ambulance and Gundersen Lutheran, and Tri-State will submit the information to the patient’s insurance company so the patient can be reimbursed for the cost.
County nurses plan flu shot clinics
The La Crosse County Health Department’s Public Health Nursing Division will offer community flu clinics throughout October and November.
Cost for the flu shot is $20 for adults (billable with insurance card to Medicare Part B, Medical Assistance and Gundersen Lutheran). Shots are free for youths from 6 months to 18 years old.
Appointments also are available at the La Crosse County Public Health Nursing Department. Call 785-9723 to set up an appointment.
Here are the clinics remaining:
Nov. 8: La Crosse, Quillin’s Village, 8:30 to 10 a.m.
Nov. 8: Onalaska, Festival Foods, 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Nov. 11: Onalaska Middle School, 3 to 6 p.m.
Nov. 14: Onalaska, Woodman’s, 3 to 7 p.m.
Nov. 21: Quillin’s Foodfest, 4 to 6:30 p.m.
Nov. 22: La Crosse, Festival Foods, 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.
County plans evening immunization clinics
The La Crosse County Health Department has two evening immunization clinics planned for November.
One will be held Tuesday, Nov. 4, at Onalaska Middle School, 711 Quincy St, from 5:30 to 6:50 p.m. There also will be one Tuesday, Nov. 11 at West Salem Elementar, 475 Mark St. N., from 5:30 to 6:50 p.m.
All childhood immunizations are available; including meningococcal for ages 11-18 and HPV for girls 18 and younger. There is an administration fee of $10 per visit.
Adult vaccines are available with an administration fee of $10, plus the following variable fees: hepatitis B, $37; pneumovax, $30; tetanus, no charge; MMR, $45; Tdap, no charge; and hepatitis A, $22.
Call 785-9723 for an appointment or more information.
Talk to focus on living with fibromyalgia
Two Franciscan Skemp doctors, Heather Christensen and Tiffany Gulinson, will present a talk on “Living Well with Fibromyalgia” on Thursday, Nov. 20, at 6 pm in the lower level of the Onalaska Clinic, 191 Theater Road.
The presentation is free and open to all. Refreshments will be served. To register, call 392-9717.
Pre-diabetes talk planned at clinic
A free presentation on pre-diabetes will be presented by Franciscan Skemp certified diabetes educator Jacqueline Andrews, RN.
The presentation will be offered Tuesday, Nov. 18, from 6 to 7 p.m. at Franciscan Skemp’s La Crosse campus St. Francis Building, Marycrest Auditorium (second floor), 700 West Ave. S.
There is no charge for this presentation, but seating is limited. Register at least a week prior to presentation by calling (608) 392-7824 or logging on to www.franciscanskemp.org.
Program focuses on grief during holidays
For the sixth year, Gundersen Lutheran will host a series of programs on how to deal with grief during the holidays called Turkey, Tinsel and Tears.
One will be held Thursday, Nov. 13, at the Gundersen Lutheran Onalaska clinic, beginning at 5:30 p.m. with refreshments and an opportunity to visit informational displays.
Onalaska’s event will feature Susan Moss, Gundersen Lutheran hospice bereavement coordinator, and Waneeta Everson, Gundersen Lutheran bereavement/end of life coordinator. Everson lost her sister at a young age and also has lost both of her parents.
After the featured speakers, a panel of community members will share their experiences of loss and then allow the audience to ask questions.
The event is free and open to all.
Clinic to host senior resource fair Nov. 1
Gundersen Lutheran’s Onalaska clinic will host its second annual Senior Resource Fair on Saturday, Nov. 1, from 9 a.m. to noon.
There will be informational booths from a variety of Gundersen Lutheran departments and other participating agencies. Participants will have an opportunity to have free blood pressure readings, skin cancer screenings, hearing screenings by audiology technicians, foot health screenings and peripheral artery screenings.
Gundersen Lutheran’s mobile mammography unit also will be on hand to provide mammograms. Participants can also listen to presentations on power foods and caregiving issues.
This event is free and intended for older adults, their family members and caregivers. It is being held in conjunction with the flu shot clinic, which runs from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Onalaska clinic. Regular fees apply for the flu shot clinic and mammogram screenings.
Sponsors include Gundersen Lutheran Senior Preferred, Degen Berglund Pharmacy, Gundersen Lutheran Medical Foundation and the La Crosse County Aging Unit.
For more information, contact Gundersen Lutheran Community & Preventive Care Services at 775-3964.
Education night to feature Brewers doc
Gundersen Lutheran Sports Medicine will host a throwing mechanics and injury prevention event for youth baseball and softball coaches, parents and athletes on Friday, Nov. 14, from 7 to 9 p.m. in the Rasmus Center Auditorium at Gundersen Lutheran Medical Center, 1900 South Ave., La Crosse.
The event will include presentations by Craig Young, Milwaukee Brewers team physician and professor at Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, and Glenn Fleisig, biomechanist and researcher with the American Sports Medicine Institute, Birmingham, Ala.
Admission is free but pre-registration is requested. To register or for more information, call Gundersen Lutheran Sports Medicine at 775-8600.
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