HEALTH NOTES
Blood drive is scheduled
Oral Surgery Specialists of Oklahoma will host a blood drive from 10 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Saturday at 4320 McAuley. The American Red Cross reported a shortfall in blood donations in May and June, and urges anyone who can give blood to do so. Donors must weigh at least 110 pounds and be in good health. Teens as young as 16 can give blood with parental consent.
To schedule an appointment, go to OklahomaCityOralSurgery.com/blood. Donors will receive two tickets to the Science Museum Oklahoma.
New clinic set to open
Variety Care will cut the ribbon on its new Britton Health Center at 5 p.m. Aug. 14. The clinic is at 721 W Britton Road. Tours will be available from 4-6 p.m. that afternoon. To sign up, go to bit.ly/brittonribboncutting.
Eye doctors urge exams
The Oklahoma Association of Optometric Physicians urges parents to schedule eye exams for their children as they head back to school. Vision problems can cause headaches and poor school performance, which children may mask by acting out. To find an optometrist, go to www.aoa.org/doctorlocator-search.
Support group training offered
The National Alliance on Mental Illness will offer training in September for people who have a loved one with a mental health condition and want to lead a support group. The training is free, but those who attend must commit to lead a group for at least one year. The two-day sessions run from 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. both days.
The first training will be in McAlester on Sept. 15 and 16, with registration due Aug. 28. To sign up, go to http://bit.ly/FSGMcAlester.
The second training will be in Enid on Sept. 22 and 23, with registration due Sept. 5. To sign up, go to http://bit.ly/enidtraining.
Medical association president takes over
Dr. Jean Hausheer, a Lawton ophthalmologist, was installed as president of the Oklahoma State Medical Association earlier this year. She is the first president of the organization to come from Lawton, where she works at a branch of the Dean McGee Eye Institute, Comanche County Memorial Hospital and Lawton Indian Hospital.