Health calendar 8/26/08

CALENDAR

Sept. 2

• Preparation for childbirth class: 5:30 to 9 p.m. at the Saint Francis Medical Center. Comprehensive guide to expected bodily changes, labor signs and stages, pain control techniques and basic infant care. Tips on relaxing, positioning and breathing will also be discussed. Refreshments will be provided. Bring your "Pregnancy, Childbirth and Parenting Kit." To register, call 877-231-2229.

BLOOD DRIVES

Wednesday

• Sears Grand, Cape Girardeau, noon to 4 p.m.

Thursday

• Lynwood Baptist Church, Cape Girardeau, 2 to 6 p.m.

Friday

• Cape Girardeau Career & Technology Center, 8:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.

Sunday

• St. Joseph Catholic Church, Scott City, 8 a.m. to noon

Monday

• Cape West 14 Cine, Cape Girardeau, 1 to 5 p.m.

BRIEFLY

Saint Francis offers fall coaches clinic

Saint Francis Medical Center is hosting its fall 2008 coaches clinic from 8 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Sept. 10, at the Saint Francis Health and Wellness Center. Programs focus on sports psychology, team building and coaching philosophies. The program is free. For more information or to register, contact Joyce Streiler at 331-5877 or e-mail jstreiler@sfmc.net.

— From staff reports