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Resources & Support Groups

NAMI Mental Health CAnCEr SuPPort meetings involve sharing, educational segments
4th Thursday, 7 – 9 p.m. grouPS and guest speakers. You do not need to be a patient
United Methodist Church of Anacortes at Island Hospital to attend.
Contact: Virginia, 360-421-7331 Art & Healing for Cancer Patients Call for dates
Parkinson’s Cancer patients are welcome to join art therapist, Merle Cancer Care Center Conference Room
Contact: Danah, 360-588-2082
3rd Thursday, 1:30 – 3 p.m. Margaret Carpenter Arnett BSN, ATR, to reduce Cancer Caregiver
Fidalgo/Burrows Rooms, Island Hospital stress and improve emotional well-being through
Contact: Jerry, 360-293-2185 art therapy. no artistic skills required. A supportive space for anyone caring for someone,
Restless Leg Syndrome 1st & 3rd Wednesdays, 2 – 4 p.m. or is affected by someone, living with cancer.
2nd Monday, 3 – 4 p.m.
Merle Cancer Care Center Conference Room
Call for dates Contact: Danah, 360-588-2082 Merle Cancer Care Center Conference Room
Fidalgo/Burrows Rooms, Island Hospital Contact: Danah, 360-588-2082
Contact: Charlotte, 360-293-7328 Better Together – Supporting Rooms and times are subject to change. Please call
Women with All Cancers contact before attending any support group. For
Women with a current diagnosis of any cancer are more information about these support groups,
welcome to join a community of support. Weekly please call 360-299-1309.

Health Screenings

Sponsored by the Island Hospital Foundation and needed medications only. Your results will be
Balance Screening sent to you in the mail. No appointment required.
Please do not arrive prior to 7:30 a.m. Call 360-
Our physical therapists can help determine where 299-1309 for questions.
your body is vulnerable and help you develop strat- When: Tuesday, April 10, 8 – 11 a.m.
egies to prevent falls. Appointments are required. Where: Health Resource Center
When: Tuesday, February 20, 10:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. Cost: $10 (insurance may cover the cost of your
Where: Physical, Occupational & Speech Therapy at screening)
Island Hospital
Cost: FREE Colon Cancer Screening
Blood Pressure Checks Colon cancer is one of the leading causes of death
from cancer in the United States, but with early
Blood pressure indicates the health of detection it can be treated much easier. This screen-
BEAT IT! your heart and blood vessels.
Fight Heart Untreated, elevated blood pressure ing will provide you with a take-home stool sample
Disease kit that can detect hidden blood, which can be a
can result in stroke. Get your blood symptom of growths within the colon. Just com- When: Tuesday, February 27, 9:30 a.m. – 4 p.m.
pressure checked regularly at one of the following plete the kit at home and return it to Anacortes Where: Health Resource Center
locations: Family Medicine. Your results will be mailed to you. Cost: FREE
Health Resource Center No appointment required, just stop by to pick up a
Every Wednesday, 9 a.m. – noon kit. you must be present to get a kit! Memory Awareness Screening
Anacortes Senior Activity Center If you have insurance (other than Medicare or Are you or a loved one becoming more forgetful or
Last Tuesday of the month, 9 – 10:30 a.m. Medicaid), please bring your insurance card. Most maybe have started to misplace things more often?
Bone Density Screening insurance plans cover a set of preventative screening Have you become lost in a familiar place or noticed
a change in mood, behavior or personality? If so,
This non-intrusive test provides an estimate of your tests at no cost to you. We will bill your insurance so this screening can be a first step in helping deter-
bone density by scanning your heel. If you already you can get credit for this screening. If your insurance mine if you might suffer from memory loss. This
have a diagnosis of osteoporosis confirmed by a doesn’t cover the cost of the screening, your cost will examination consists of a series of questions and
more complex imaging test, this is not the screen- be $10. Call 360-299-1309 for questions. tasks designed to test memory, language, thinking
ing for you. This screening is accurate for women When: Tuesday, March 6, 9 – 11 a.m. and other intellectual functions. Appointments are
only. Appointments are required. Where: Anacortes Family Medicine, required.
When: Tuesday, April 3, 9 – 11 a.m. 2511 M Ave. Suite B When: Tuesday, March 20, 9 – 11 a.m.
Where: Health Resource Center Cost: $10 (insurance may cover the cost of your Tuesday, May 1, 9 – 11 a.m.
Cost: $5 screening) Where: Health Resource Center
Cholesterol & Glucose Screening Hearing Screening Cost: FREE
This blood test determines your total Are you having a hard time hearing as well as you Pulmonary Function Screening
BEAT IT! cholesterol, HDL, LDL, triglyceride and used to? Help is available and easy once you have If you get short of breath while getting dressed,
Fight Heart glucose levels, which can be indicators confirmed hearing loss. This screening will provide
Disease climbing stairs or walking with a friend, or if you
of cardiovascular disease or diabetic you with a simple hearing test provided by Dr. Holly have smoked for 10 years or more, this screening
tendencies. A 12-hour fast is required with water Kennedy of the Anacortes Hearing Center. can help determine your lung function. You and
Appointments are required.
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