Health News Diabetes program in Ransom Memorial Hospital
The American Diabetes Association Franklin County Support Group sponsors a 7 p.m. June 18 presentation in Conference Room A at Ransom Memorial Hospital. Dietician Brenda Prizermier will discuss stress and eating and healthy stress management, with a diabetic-friendly dinner at 6 p.m. in RMH cafeteria. Reservations: Gilbert Martin at 242-6556. The group meets the third Thursday monthly, excluding July, August, December. For more information, call Martin. Nursing home advocacy group gets grant from Kansas Department on Aging.
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