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NEWS AND EVENTS

TAKE ACTION,
GET SCREENED
Screenings can help doctors
find diseases early, when they
are easier to treat.
FREE BLOOD
PRESSURE SCREENINGS
(Educational materials
also provided)
Harford Mall in Bel Air
Thursdays, May 9, June 13,
July 11, 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Walmart in Abingdon
Saturdays, May 11, June 8,
July 13, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.
MEDICAL MOBILE VAN
HEALTH SCREENINGS
Free blood pressure, body
composition and osteoporosis
screenings. For a comprehensive
list of all other paid screenings
(including A1C and cholesterol),
call 800-515-0044.
Harford Mall,
Macy's parking lot
May 28, June 25,
July 23, 4 to 7 p.m.

WEIGHT-LOSS
SURGERY
INFORMATION
Farewell, diabetes and high
blood pressure. Hello, life! Info
sessions are offered monthly
at UM HMH and UM UCMC.
Attend one and learn more
about your options for lasting
weight loss. Visit umuch.org/
healthy for dates and locations.

SPORTS
PHYSICALS
The Upper Chesapeake Sports
Medicine team will offer sports
physicals this spring for high
school athletes. Physicals will
be valid from the date of the
exam through June 2020.
Please watch our Facebook
page for dates, times and
details: facebook.com/
UpperChesapeakeHealth

ANNUAL TEDDY BEAR CLINIC
The Teddy Bear Clinic is a
great chance for parents and
kids to check out our Pediatric
Emergency Department. Your
child can have his or her teddy
bear "treated" and participate in
some fun-filled and educational
good health activities with
members of our emergency
team. Call 443-643-4200 for
more information.
May 18, 9 to 11 a.m., at
the Pediatric Emergency
Department, UM Upper
Chesapeake Medical Center

KAUFMAN CANCER
CENTER FUNDRAISERS
6TH ANNUAL AMANDA
HICHKAD CCA
CELEBRATION WALK
Annual community fundraising
event that honors and memorializes family and friends in
the fight against cancer while
supporting Cancer LifeNet at
the Kaufman Cancer Center.
Saturday, May 18
The John Carroll School
Day-of registration opens
at 7:30 a.m. Ceremonial
program and walk begins at
8 a.m. For more information,
visit uchfoundation.org.
SENATOR BOB HOOPER
HOUSE HOSPICE REGATTA
Saturday, June 1, 5 to 10 p.m.
Next to Concord Point
Lighthouse in Havre de Grace.
A magical evening event that
supports the Senator Bob
Hooper House. Guests will
enjoy the annual sailboat race,
a delicious meal, live music,
gaming wheels and live auctions. For more information,
contact the Foundation at
443-643-3460 or email
ufoundation@uchs.org.

FAMILY BIRTHPLACE
Family Birthplace services
don't end after the hospital
stay is over. For full details on
these and other offerings, visit

1 3 T H A N N UA L

CANCER
SURVIVORS DAY
Sunday, June 2, 1 to 3 p.m.,
Kaufman Cancer Center
Grab your sombrero! We're
celebrating life fiesta-style!
Cancer survivors, friends and
family are welcome to enjoy
refreshments, activities and
prizes. For more information and to register, call
800-515-0044.

umuch.org/healthy or call
800-515-0044 to register.
Car Seat
Safety Checks
Childbirth Refresher
Expectant Parent Classes
Infant CPR/Infant Safety
Maternity Unit Tour
Newborn Baby
Care Class
Prenatal Breastfeeding
Prepared Childbirth
Classes
Sibling Class
Sitter Safety

SUPPORT GROUPS
Alcoholics Anonymous
Amputees
Behavioral Health
Food Addicts in Recovery
Heart Club
Lupus
Overeaters Anonymous
Stroke Club
CANCER LIFENET SUPPORT
Visit umuch.org/healthy
for a full schedule or call
866-393-4355 for information.

NOT ALL WOUNDS
ARE VISIBLE
A COMMUNITY CONVERSATION:
LET'S TALK ABOUT HOW
ADVERSE CHILDHOOD
EXPERIENCES (ACEs)
IMPACT WHO WE ARE
Wednesday, June 19, 9 a.m. to
4 p.m., UMB Campus Center,
621 W. Lombard St., Baltimore
Join the University of Maryland Medical
System and the University of Maryland,
Baltimore for a FREE community conversation about the impact of adverse childhood
experiences (ACEs)-stressful or traumatic events that
strongly affect health outcomes throughout a person's life.
Trauma survivor Tonier Cain-Muldrow will share lessons
learned about the consequences of untreated trauma on
individuals and society at large, including mental health
problems, addiction, homelessness and incarceration.
For more information or to RSVP, visit umuch.org/healthy.

 Find schedule information for these and other events at umuch.org/healthy.

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