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CALENDAR: Sept. 17

Tuesday -- Stroke/Brain Injury Support Group, 5:30 to 7 p.m. at Central Illinois Neuroscience Foundation, Bloomington; Peggy Jones, director of State Health Alliances, American Heart Association, will talk about top 10 ways to feel empowered as a survivor; (217) 935-5476.

Thursday --New possibilities for people with heart failure seminar with Dr. Patrick Murphy and Dr. Ruel Wright of Illinois Cardiovascular & Thoracic Surgery, 6 to 7:30 p.m. at OSF St. Joseph Medical Center's Business and Conference Center, Bloomington; register at (309) 662-5506, ext. 29. Deadline is today.

Friday -- Balance and hearing screening, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. at Central Illinois Institute of Balance, Bloomington; free. Call (309) 663-4900 for appointment.

Saturday -- 19th annual fall fundraiser, sponsored by Auxiliary of Meadows Mennonite Retirement Community, 4 to 8 p.m. at Meadows Mennonite Church building on the retirement campus, Chenoa; includes face painting, bake sale, silent auction, free blood pressure checks, entertainment, quilt auction, pork chop dinner and talk on tips for quality aging; (309) 747-3628.

Saturday -- Adult CPR/AED, Infant and Child CPR and First Aid, 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. at the American Red Cross chapter house, Bloomington; $55; register at (309) 662-0500.

Saturday -- Adult CPR/AED, Infant and Child CPR, 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. at the American Red Cross chapter house, Bloomington; $45; register at (309) 662-0500.

Sept. 25 -- "Screening and Prognostic Indicators for Prostate Cancer" talk by Dr. Brad Collett, radiation oncologist, from 6 to 7 p.m. at the Community Cancer Center, Normal. Program will include discussion of screening procedures, family history, blood work, biopsies and what test results mean. Free. Register at (309) 451-8500.

Sept. 25 -- Laser Vision Correction and NearVision CK seminar by Dr. Dennis Lockhart; 6 p.m. at Gailey Eye Clinic, Bloomington; free; call (309) 829-5311 or (800) 325-7706.

Sept. 25 -- Breast disease, diagnostic procedures and treatment options, 6:30 p.m. at Flanagan Community Building, Flanagan; presented by OSF Saint James-John W. Albrecht Medical Center and the Livingston County Health Department; free; for reservations call (815) 844-7174.

Sept. 25 -- Childbirth education review, 7 to 9:30 p.m. at OSF Saint James-John W. Albrecht Medical Center, Pontiac; $10; register at (815) 842-4545.

Blood drives

Thursday -- American Red Cross, 3 to 7 p.m. at Water Tower Place, Leroy; (309) 962-3791.

Thursday -- American Red Cross, 3 to 7 p.m. at First Christian Church, Bloomington; (309) 827-9327.

Thursday -- American Red Cross, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Streator City Hall Community Room, Streator; (800) GIVELIFE ext. 5.

Saturday -- American Red Cross, 7:30 to 11:30 a.m. at the Red Cross chapter house, Bloomington; (309) 662-0500.

Saturday -- American Red Cross, 1 to 5 p.m. at Meadows Mennonite Retirement Center, Chenoa; (309) 727-3628.

Sept. 24 -- American Red Cross, 3 to 6:30 p.m. at the American Red Cross chapter house, Bloomington; (309) 662-0500.

Sept. 25 -- American Red Cross, noon to 4 p.m. at ISU Bowling & Billiard Center, Normal; (800) GIVELIFE, ext. 5.

Sept. 25 -- American Red Cross, noon to 6 p.m. at Flanagan High School, Flanagan; (815) 796-2291.

Sept. 26 -- American Red Cross, noon to 6 p.m. at Walton Centre, Fairbury; (815) 692-3107.

Sept. 26 -- American Red Cross, 11:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. at Pontiac VFW, Pontiac; (815) 358-2444.

Submit Health Calendar items to Health Editor Paul Swiech at pswiech@pantagraph.com.

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