Upper Chesapeake Health

Upper Chesapeake Health is offering a free informational class, "Bariatric Surgery: New Course for Life," at 5:30 p.m. Tuesday in the Havre de Grace Room at Harford Memorial Hospital. Participants can learn from the staff of Upper Chesapeake Bariatric Surgery whether this procedure is right for them. A monthly support group for people who have had the surgery will meet after the class at 7 p.m. Information: 800-515-0044. Cancer support offered in group Upper Chesapeake Medical Center will hold a "Man to Man Prostate Support Group" at 7 p.m. Wednesday in the Fallston Room.

Upper Chesapeake HealthLink's New Medical Mobile Van will be in the Upper Chesapeake Medical Center's parking lot M, MacPhail and Tollgate roads, Bel Air, from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. Tuesday. Free blood pressure, sleep disorder and body fat screenings will be offered. Also available are: cholesterol screenings for $10; osteoporosis screenings for $15; and cardiac risk assessments for $20 (cash or check only). Oteoporosis screenings require a bare foot scan. Information: 800-515-0044. Fundraising walk is Sat. at stadium Dan and Heidi Wright are organizing a walk and wheel-a-thon, "Walk With Isaac," to benefit the Osteogenesis Imperfecta Foundation from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday at Ripken Stadium in Aberdeen.

Upper Chesapeake Health will offer a free information session on Laparoscopic Gastric Banding, a new procedure recently added to the Bariatric Surgery Program. The session will be held at 5:30 p.m. Aug. 21 at Harford Memorial Hospital in the Havre de Grace Room. Information: 443-843-6360. Free seminar to give tips on joint pain Upper Chesapeake Health will hold a free seminar on joint pain with William Cook, a board certified orthopedic surgeon, from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. Aug. 21 at Harford Memorial Hospital in the side section of the cafeteria.

Class to be offered on bariatric surgery Upper Chesapeake Health is offering a free informational class on "Bariatric Surgery: New Course for Life" at 5:30 p.m. Aug. 14 in the Havre de Grace Room at Harford Memorial Hospital. The program is an American College of Surgeons Accredited Center of Excellence program. Information: 800-515-0044. Program to focus on cancer patients The American Cancer Society is sponsoring a "Look Good, Feel Better" program for cancer patients from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Aug. 14 at Upper Chesapeake Medical Center in Bel Air. The program provides makeup and hair techniques to combat the effects of treatment.

The Upper Chesapeake Medical Center Emergency Department will shift operations to the ED addition during the next phase of construction, which began Wednesday. The ED addition is on the ground floor of the patient tower next to the original ED. The entrance moves to the front of the patient tower, where a parking lot will open. Automobile entry to the ED will not change. Drivers will continue to use the hospital's MacPhail Road entrance and follow the signs to the parking lot. During construction, the original ED will be closed for renovations.

A mobile health van will expand its hours and cover more territory throughout the county. The homeless and the uninsured will have easier access to a primary care clinic. Service agencies will work with area hospitals to provide more counseling for addicts. Those are among the expected results of a $625,000 federal grant awarded to Harford and Baltimore counties to help address health problems among the homeless. The approach is to provide better care to the homeless populations in both jurisdictions before their illnesses reach critical stages and they land in a hospital emergency room, officials said.

Upper Chesapeake Health will offer screenings for head, neck or oral cancer. Anyone who has a lump or sore that will not heal, a sore throat that will not go away, difficulty swallowing or hoarseness can schedule a free screening with otolaryngologist Dr. Steven Marks. Screenings will be held from 9 a.m. to noon July 17 at 615 W. MacPhail Road, Suite 205. Information: 800-515-0044. Seminar to focus on joint pain Upper Chesapeake Health will hold a free seminar on joint pain with orthopedic surgeon Dr. Brian DeMuth from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. July 17 at Harford Memorial Hospital, in the side section of the cafeteria.