November is National Epilepsy Awareness Month...
Get Seizure Smart!
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| November is National Epilepsy Awareness Month. The Epilepsy Foundation is launching a nationwide campaign to make 1 million Americans seizure smart this November. We need you to help us spread the word!
The Epilepsy Foundation has created a website, GetSeizureSmart.org. The website is complete with a video and a Get Seizure Smart! quiz. By taking the quiz or watching the video, you can learn about seizure recognition and first aid. If you want to take the quiz now, click on the icon to the left.
Help us spread the word! Epilepsy affects 3 million Americans. If each of us told a few others about it, we would make America seizure smart in no time!
For a list of local Epilepsy Awareness Month activities, please scroll on down.
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In honor of
"National Epilepsy Awareness Month"
The Epilepsy Foundation of Greater Southern Illinois
Is proud to present the following events
November 3
A support group will be held with the topic being ?Epilepsy and Driving?. After the presentation the group will also have pizza and play BINGO. The activities will be at the main office located at 140 Iowa Avenue Suite A Belleville, IL.
November 10
?Get Seizure Smart? activities. The residential staff of EFGSI will be presented with
this information at the monthly staff meeting.
November 13
Three ?Get Seizure Smart? sessions will be held at the Bethalto United Methodist Church at 240 Sherman in Bethalto, IL between the hours of 830am and 1130am.
November 15
EFGSI will host a ?Talk about it? pizza party. We will have the ?Talk about it? meal at the main office (140 Iowa Street Suite A, Belleville, IL 62220) from 6pm to 8pm. The guest list includes local doctors, consumers, and community members.
November 16
Training, training and more training!!!!! New H.O.P.E. mentors will be trained at the main office from 9am to 5pm.
November 17
?Get Seizure Smart? activities will be held during the St. Clair county transitional committee meeting. The location of the meeting is to be determined at a later date. The time will be at 2:45pm.
November 19
Training, training and more training!!!!! New H.O.P.E. mentors will be trained at the main office from 9am to 5pm.
November 22
Purple Day at Illini Elementary School Fairview Heights, IL /Get Seizure Smart
Activities will be done with each grade level throughout the day.
November 28
?Get Seizure Smart? teacher training - Mascoutah Middle School Mascoutah, IL.
PLEAS CALL 618-236-2181 EXT. 108 OR EXT. 109 TO INQUIRE ABOUT ANY OF THE ABOVE MENTIONED EVENTS!
Epilepsy Foundation of Greater Southern Illinois ? Southern Region
November 29 and 30
EFSI will be hosting Twitter discussions on the following dates and times.
Nov. 29th @ 1:30p.m.CST-Driving with epilepsy in Illinois-Do you know Illinois driving law and epilepsy? Hash Tag-#DrivEpiIL
Nov. 30th @ 1:30p.m.CST-1st Aid for Seizures-What will you do when someone has a seizure? Hash Tag-#Seizure1stAid
Nov. 30th @ 2:30p.m.-Get Seizure Smart-Now that Epilepsy Awareness Month is coming to an end, are you Seizure Smart? Hash Tag-#AreUSeizureSmart
PLEASE CALL 618-244-6680 TO INQUIRE ABOUT ANY OF THE ABOVE MENTIONED EVENTS FOR THE SOUTHERN ILLINOIS REGION!
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