Oct 8, 2013 2 min read

Healthy Eating Supermarket Tours will be conducted from 2 to 4 p.m. Thursday at Finleyville Giant Eagle. The tours begin at Healthy Directions, the walk-in health care facility at Giant Eagle. Health care professionals from Monongahela Valley Hospital’s Center for Diabetes and Endocrinology will conduct the tours and discuss “Portion Control.” Free bone density screenings will be offered. The program is free, but registration is required by calling 724-258-1483.

Depression Screening Day will be held from 8:30 a.m. to 8:30 p.m. Friday at Healthy Directions at the Finleyville Giant Eagle. No appointment is necessary. For more information, call 724-348-6699.

Advanced Carbohydrate Counting will be held from 6 to 8 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 16, in the Education Conference Center at Monongahela Valley Hospital. Topics range from how to measure the upward drive each meal has on blood sugar to information on the glycemic index. Completion of the three-day “Diabetes Self-Management Training” is a prerequisite. Registration is required at least one week in advance. For more information or to register, call 724-258-1483.