North Coast Health Ministry Offers Free Flu Shots and Patient Education Classes

North Coast Health Ministry will offer two free flu shot clinics and two education classes to registered patients this fall.

Free flu shots will be offered Monday, October 7, 2013, and Monday, November 4, 2013 from 9 to 11 a.m. at Lakewood United Methodist Church.  To receive a free flu shot, individuals must be registered in advance as a NCHM patient. To become a patient, call 216-228-7878 or go to: http://www.nchealthministry.org/patient-application.

Free education classes offered this fall address fitness and diabetes management.  The first is “Get Moving! How to Begin a Fitness Program” and will take place Thursday, September 26, 2013 from 5 to 6 p.m. at the Lakewood Chamber of Commerce building at 16017 Detroit Ave., Lakewood, Ohio  44107.   All participants will receive a free pedometer.  Registrations for this class must be made by Wednesday, September 25, 2013. 

The second class is “Taking Control of Your Diabetes:  Four Steps to Managing Your Diabetes” and will take place Thursday, November 21, 2013 from 5 to 6 p.m. at North Coast Health Ministry at 16110 Detroit Ave., Lakewood, Ohio  44107.  Registrations for this class must be made by Wednesday, November 20, 2013.  

Spaces in both classes are limited.  Individuals must be registered as a NCHM patient to take part and must call in advance to register to participate in either class.  To become a patient, call 216-228-7878 or go to: http://www.nchealthministry.org/patient-application. If you are already a patient, registration for either class can be made either in person or by calling 216-228-7878 between 8:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday.