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Health Briefs: June 8

| June 13, 2012 7:15 PM

Diabetes group

to meet June 12

The Diabetes Support Group will meet at 7 p.m. Tuesday, June 12, at Christ Lutheran Church, 200 West Larch St. in Libby.  

Becky Brundin, dietitian from St. John’s Lutheran Hospital, will present the program,  “Healthy Summertime Foods for Diabetics.”  

St. John’s Nutrition and Diabetes Support Services will be presenting a class “Basic Diabetes Education” in June, day and time to be determined.  

The class will be held in the hospital’s Upper Geiger Conference Room. 

Cost for the class is $30. For more information and to pre-register (required) call 283-7318. 

Healthy foods

session scheduled 

“Healthy Sumertime Foods” will be presented free to the Public Health Seminars at the Montana Athletic Club.

The session is 11:30 a.m. Tuesday, June 12.

 Becky Brundin from St. John’s Nutrition & Diabetes Support Services will present the program.

For more information, call the Montana Athletic Club at 293-4131.

Caregivers group

meets on Tuesday  

The Caregiver’s  Support Group offers information, practical support, and a warm welcome to family and friends who are caring for a loved one.  

The group meets every Tuesday at the Libby United Methodist Church from 2 to 3 p.m.

For more information, call 293-4522. 

Stroke support

to meet June 26

 The SJLH Stroke Support Group is for those individuals who have had a stroke, their families, friends and caregivers. 

The group meets on the last Tuesday of each month from noon to 1 p.m. at the Ambulance Barn.  

The meeting in June will be on June 26.  

For more information call St. John’s Rehab Services at 283-7280.

?Grief Support Group :  This is an open support group for those who have experienced the death of a loved one. Participants will explore, within a trusting and nurturing environment, their reactions to loss, learn about the grieving process, develop strategies for coping and begin to integrate this change into their lives in order to move forward.  The group meets the 1st and 3rd Tuesday of every month at 2:00 pm in the Fireside Room at Christ Lutheran Church, 200 West Larch Street in Libby.  For more information, call Amy Allison @ 293-3755 .