Gastric Bypass Group meets tonight

PLATTSBURGH -- The Plattsburgh Gastric Bypass surgery support group meeting will be at 7 p.m. today at 7 p.m. at the United Way Building on the Tom Miller Road. For more information, call Gloria Durivage at 493-3593.

Blood drives ongoing

PLATTSBURGH -- North Country Regional Blood Donor Center staff will conduct several community blood drives in November: 11 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. today at Adirondack Medical Center in Saranac Lake; 5 to 8 p.m. Thursday at Beekmantown Fire Department; 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Friday at Clinton County Government Center in Plattsburgh; 1 to 4 p.m. Monday, Nov. 10 at Evergreen Valley Nursing Home in Plattsburgh; 11 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 11, at Plattsburgh State; noon to 4 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 12, at Mountain Lake Services, Port Henry; 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Friday, Nov. 14, at Lyon Mountain Correctional Facility; 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Friday, Nov. 14, at ACAP in Elizabethtown; 3 to 6 p.m. Monday, Nov. 24, at Keene Valley Neighborhood House; 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 25, at St. Lawrence County Human Services Department, Court St., Canton; 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Friday, Nov. 28, CVPH Medical Center, auditoriums A&B, Plattsburgh.

The Blood Donor Center is closed Thursday, Nov. 27, for Thanksgiving.

For more information, call 562-7406.

Alzheimer support groups to meet

PLATTSBURGH -- The Alzheimer's Disease Assistance Center offers free monthly support groups in the tri-county area for caregivers of individuals with Alzheimer's disease or a related dementia.

The next sessions are 6 to 7 p.m. Wednesday: at the Alzheimer's Disease Assistance Center, Plattsburgh State, Sibley Hall, Room 227, Rugar Street, in Plattsburgh, and from 7 to 8 p.m. at the Third Age Adult Day Center, 24th Fourth St., Suite 7, Malone (on the Alice Hyde Medical Center Campus). A session is held the second Wednesday of every month from noon to 1 p.m. at Horace Nye Nursing Home, conference room, Park Street, Elizabethtown. The second Tuesday from 4 to 5 p.m. is the time for the group at Inter-Lakes Health, Ethan Allen Library, 1019 Wicker St., Ticonderoga.

And in Saranac Lake, a group is held on the fourth Thursday of every month from 6 to 7 p.m. at Adirondack Medical Center, first floor conference room, Lake Colby Drive.

AMC to host

flu-shot sessions

SARANAC LAKE -- Adirondack Medical Center is hosting flu clinics for anyone older than age 18 at the following times and locations next month: 2 to 4 p.m. Friday at Lake Placid Health Center, 29 Church St., Lake Placid; 2 to 4 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 13, at Tupper Lake Health Center, 55 Church St., Tupper Lake; and 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Friday, Nov. 14, at Mountain Health Center, State Route 73, Keene.

For those who do not have Medicare, there is a $10 charge for the flu vaccine, which is partially funded by the AMC Foundation.

Appointments for children's flu shots may be made at one of the AMC health centers.

Call 523-1717 for more information.

Essex County immunizations available

ELIZABETHTOWN -- On Monday, Nov. 10, Elizabethtown Essex County Public Health will hold an immunization and lead-screening clinic at its Elizabethtown office, 132 Water Street, from 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. by appointment; and a immunization clinic at Adirondack Medical Center on Church Street in Lake Placid from 4 to 6 p.m.

Call 873-3500 for further information.

Clinton County clinics scheduled

PLATTSBURGH -- The Clinton County Health Department offers immunizations for all ages, lead screening for children and confidential and anonymous HIV testing.

Immunizations take place at the Old Court House, 32 Court St., Plattsburgh, on Mondays -- Nov. 10, 17 and 24 -- from 12:30 to 3:15 p.m.; Thursday, Nov. 6, 13 and 20; and Wednesday, Nov. 26 -- from 1 to 3:15 p.m.

Also, there will be immunization clinics and from 9 to 11 a.m. Friday, Nov. 14, at the Old Court House and from 4 to 6 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 18, at Clinton Community College's Science and Technology Building.

A Well Child Clinic is set for 8 a.m. to noon Monday, Nov. 10, at the Old Court House. A lead-screening clinic will take place from 9 to 10 a.m. Thursday, Nov. 20.

HIV testing is set for 10:30 a.m. to noon on Thursday, Nov. 20.

Call 565-4490 to hear a recorded message 24/7 on immunizations, infectious conditions, family health and seasonal topics or visit: www.clintonhealth.org. For specific questions, call 565-4848.

Heart support group to meet Nov. 10

PLATTSBURGH -- Mended Hearts of CVPH, Chapter 316, will meet at 5:30 p.m. Monday, Nov. 10, in Auditorium A, CVPH Medical Center in Plattsburgh.

Marla Givens, CVPH nutritionist, will present "Heart Healthy Holiday Recipes," with samples to taste.

The public is invited. For more information, call Bill Conway at 293-8331.