GENEVA—From 7 to 8:30 p.m. on Tuesday, March 16, LivingWell Cancer Resource Center, a provider of non-medical support at no cost for people living with cancer, is offering a program on Preventing and Managing Lymphedema.

Geneva—Delnor Home Health Care has been named to the 2009 HomeCare Elite™, a compilation of the top performing home health agencies in the United States.

Elburn—Lora Windsor, LCSW, CADC, CT, has been helping families in the valley area for 15 years and has specialized in grief counseling for the past five years.

Elgin—Cornhole, bags, baggo; whatever you may call it, there is no denying that it is rapidly becoming one of the most popular recreational sports to come out in the last decade. It’s a sport where anyone can win, regardless of size or strength.

Sugar Grove—More than 25 vendors invite potential customers to enjoy an evening of appetizers, wine-tasting, massages and more at the Bliss Creek Golf Club on Thursday, Feb. 11, while contributing to a good cause.

Springfield—With the winter fully set in, Illinois Department on Aging Director Charles D. Johnson is encouraging older people and their families to recognize that winter poses a special threat to seniors.

Kane County—Kane County was awarded a $360,000 grant from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) to improve opportunities for physical activity and access to affordable healthy foods for children and families in the county.

Kane County—It’s never too late to get a flu shot, and what better time to protect yourself than National Influenza Vaccination Week, Jan. 10-16?

Geneva—Approximately 82,000 people in the U.S. are awaiting a life-saving kidney transplant. People in need have been receiving transplants from family and friends and anonymous donors for many years; however, it is rare to be an altruistic donor, one who just donates to help out their fellow man.

Kane County—The Kane County Health Department will begin scheduling appointments for the H1N1 vaccine for all Kane County residents, now that the Illinois Department of Public Health announced that all Illinoisans will be eligible to receive the H1N1 flu vaccination.

Kane County—The Kane County Health Department is advising residents that Unilever United States, Inc., is conducting a nationwide voluntary recall of all Slim-Fast ready-to-drink products in cans.

Geneva—LivingWell Cancer Resource Center, a provider of non-medical support at no cost for people living with cancer, will host a Nutrition Boot Camp.

Kane County—The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF), the nation’s leading health care philanthropy, has recognized Kane Kares as a Nurse-Family Partnership (NFP) program that outpaces the national average for Nurse Family Partnership outcomes.

Kane County—The Kane County Health Department received another shipment of H1N1 vaccine and will partner with the Visiting Nurses Association to conduct a number of appointment-only clinics at the VNA’s Aurora location.

Kane County—The Kane County Health Department received a shipment of the H1N1 vaccine Nov. 5, clearing the way for the department to begin scheduling appointments again.