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14 | November 8, 2018 | The New Lenox Patriot NEWS
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Silver Cross offers free ‘Taking
Charge of Diabetes’ event Nov. 10
Submitted by silver cross
hospital
The Silver Cross Diabetes
Center will host Taking
Charge of Diabetes Saturday,
Nov. 10.
The free event will be
held from 8:30 a.m.-noon
in the Silver Cross Hospital
Conference Center, Pavilion
A, 1890 Silver Cross Blvd.
in New Lenox. Convenient
parking and complimentary
shuttle service are available.
“Since 1996, we have
helped thousands of diabetics
and their family members
to live with this chronic
disease that if not cared for
appropriately, could lead
to heart disease, blindness
and amputation” says Tina
Bona, Registered Dietitian/
Certified Diabetes Educator
with the Silver Cross
Diabetes Center. “Holding
this event is just one of the
ways we are committed to
improving the quality of
life for our patients and area
residents living with diabetes.”
Attendees will be able to
participate in a variety of
lectures and interactive programs
about diet, exercise,
carb counting, holiday eating
tips and more. Participants
will leave with tools
to help manage diabetes for
life. Speakers include endocrinologist
Dr. Veena Nadkarni
and certified diabetes
educators. Other highlights
include “Ask the Pharmacist”
and free body mass
index (BMI) measurements
and blood pressure checks.
To register, visit www.sil
vercross.org.
Village offers free bleeding control training
Classes take place
at LWW on Nov. 15
Submitted by Village of New
Lenox
The Village of New Lenox
and its Safe Communities
America Coalition, in partnership
with Lincoln-Way
School District 210 are offering
two free Bleeding
Control classes, called “Stop
the Bleed” on Thursday,
Nov. 15, at Lincoln-Way
West High School, 21701
Gougar Road in New Lenox.
The first “Stop the Bleed”
session will be held at 3:30
p.m. and the second session
will be held at 6 p.m.
Skills learned from completing
“Stop the Bleed”
training can make the difference
between life and death
when it comes to home injuries,
work-related injuries,
motor vehicle crashes or
mass shootings. “Stop the
Bleed” focuses on the immediate
response to bleeding,
recognition of life-threatening
bleeding and appropriate
ways to stop bleeding.
During the 90-minute session,
participants will have
an opportunity to practice
with tourniquets, apply direct
pressure to simulated
wounds and learn how to
pack wounds with medical
gauze.
Additional information
regarding “Stop the Bleed”
can be found at www.bleed
ingcontrol.org.
Registration is required
and is being handled via
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• 3:30 p.m. session:
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• 6 p.m. session www.
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ets-51303793026.
Those attending the training
should enter the school
through the main entrance.
From there, attendees will
be directed to the Warrior’s
Lodge where the training
will be held.
Additional questions regarding
this training may be
directed to Daniel Martin,
Safe Community Coordinator
at the Village of New
Lenox, at dmartin@new
lenox.net or (815) 462-6493.