EDGEWOOD, KY (FOX19)  —Gateway Community and Technical College will begin a new program in phlebotomy in January and can provide tuition assistance as well as other benefits to qualifying students.

Financial support is available to low-income students through the Health Profession Opportunity Grant funded by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Tuition assistance and other services may be available to TANF, KTAP, or Pell-grant eligible individuals, or to those living within 150 percent of federal poverty guidelines.

The one-semester phlebotomy program trains students to take blood samples in hospitals, blood banks or clinics. Students who successfully complete the program will sit for a national certification exam at the completion of the course. The median salary for a phlebotomist in Northern Kentucky is about $29,000 a year.

Enrollment is currently under way for classes that begin Jan. 9.

ANDERSON TOWNSHIP, OH (FOX19) - The Dentists at Rogers Family Dentistry are redefining the phrase “put your money where your mouth is.”  This Halloween, trick-or-treaters can bring their excess candy to Rogers Family Dentistry on Beechmont Avenue and receive $1 per pound of candy.  Dr. Douglas Rogers, Dr. Julie Vilardo, Dr. Jettye Nagy and Dr.

MELBOURNE, KY (FOX19) - St. Philip Church Health Ministries and St. Elizabeth Healthcare will sponsor the Fifth Annual Kate Geiger Memorial Breast Cancer Walk on Sunday, October 16 at Pendery Park in Melbourne, Kentucky. The walk will begin at 10 a.m. with registration beginning at 9 a.m. Registration is $15 for adults and $10 for students.

All proceeds from this event remain local, aiding the Holbrook-Minning Fund through the St. Elizabeth Healthcare Foundation, which provides financial assistance to breast cancer patients. All donations are fully tax deductible as allowed by law.

Bicyclists, runners, strollers, pets on a leash and all ages are welcome. The first 250 registrants will receive a gift bag, and every participant will be entered into a raffle to win prizes.