Health Choices
To register for any
programs listed in
Health Choices or
for more information,
please call Direct
DoctorsSM Plus
physician referral
service and class
registration line at
Family Life
Education
Breast-Feeding for
Expectant Parents
Help for making breastfeeding
a positive, successful
experience. Parents and
support persons may attend.
Dates: Aug. 6, Oct. 8
Time: 7 9 PM
Location: ARMC, 6th Floor,
Classroom A
Registration: Required
Fee: $5 (single or couple)
Childbirth Preparation
This four-week course --
exclusively for patients of
ARMC -- helps prepare you
for the birth of your child.
Dates: July 25 26,
Sept. 8 29, Nov. 3 24,
Time: 9 AM 3:30 PM
Dates: Dec. 12 13
Time: 6:30 9:30 PM
Location: ARMC, 6th Floor,
Classrooms AB
Registration: Required
Fee: $25
Modern Grandparents
Topics include changes
over the years in bathing,
teething, colic, cord care,
feeding and child safety.
Dates: Aug. 18, Oct. 27
Time: 7 8 PM
Location: ARMC,
Classroom A
Registration: Required
Fee: $5
Sibling Class
For children age 3 to 10 and
their parents. Bring a doll or
teddy bear. Dinner included.
Dates: July 16, Sept. 14,
Nov. 2
Time: 6 8 PM
Location: ARMC, 6th Floor,
Classroom A
Registration: Required
Fee: $5
First Aid and CPR
Family and Friends CPR
Learn the basics of CPR and
relief of foreign body airway
obstruction for adults, infants
and children. Course DOES
NOT result in certification.
Instructor: Lauren Harris,
RN, BSN, Certified
American Heart
Association BLS
Dates: Sept. 17, Dec. 3
Time: 6:30 8:30 PM
Location: ARMC, 6th Floor,
Classrooms AB
Registration: Required
Fee: $10
Standard First Aid,
CPR and AED
Covers breathing and
cardiac emergencies in
adults, infants and children;
caring for bleeding, illness
and injury; and preventing
disease transmission
and automated external
defibrillators (AEDs).
Instructor: Lauren Harris,
National Safety Council
First Aid/CPR Instructor
Dates: Sept. 19, Dec. 5
Time: 9 AM 3:30 PM
Location: ARMC, 6th Floor,
Classrooms AB
Registration: Required
Fee: $45
Health Education
Free Hip and
Knee Pain Seminar
Learn about the causes
of hip and knee pain and
available medications,
nutrition and exercise.
Dates: Sept. 8, Dec. 8
Time: 11 AM noon
Location: ARMC,
Classroom A
Registration: Required
For Kids
and Teens
American Red Cross
Babysitter's Training
Students age 11 to 15 learn
about leadership, safety, basic
care and first aid in order to
provide safe, responsible care.
Drinks provided.
Instructor: Helen Thompson,
OBST, Certified American
Red Cross Babysitting
Instructor
Date: July 22
Time: 8 AM 3 PM
Dates: Aug. 22, Oct.17
Time: 9 AM 4 PM
Location: ARMC, 6th Floor,
Classroom A
Registration: Required
Fee: $30, includes babysitting
text and certificate
Home Alone
Children ages 8 to 11 learn
the information and skills
necessary to take care of
themselves. Topics include
emergencies, boredom,
fear, loneliness and how to
establish a support system.
Date: Aug. 29, Nov. 7
Time: 10 AM 12:30 PM
Location: ARMC, 6th Floor,
Classroom A
Registration: Required
Fee: $10
Teens Under Fire (TUF)
A prevention/intervention
program that looks at youth
drug abuse, violence and
crime by exposing teens
age 12 to 18, to the harsh
consequences of high-risk
decisions. Call Mary Alice
Baxter at
Facilitator: Gail Lofgren
Dates: Sept. 22, Oct. 27,
Nov. 24, Dec. 15
Time: 4 6 PM
Location: ARMC, Cafeteria
Dining Rooms AC
Registration: Required
Support Groups
AA Meeting
Designed for open discussion.
Dates: Every Sunday and
Wednesday evening
Time: 7:15 PM
Location: Aurora Pavilion
"Aiken Cares"
Alzheimer's Support
Group
For family members and
caregivers.
Facilitators: Robert Swartz,
Liz Neal
Dates: July 14, Aug. 11,
Sept. 8, Oct. 13, Nov. 10,
Dec. 8
Time: 11 AM noon
Location: Aurora Pavilion
Bereavement -- Grief
Support for Adults
Offers support to those who
have experienced the loss of
a loved one.
Facilitator: Chaplain
Cathy Cole
Dates: Aug. 5, Sept. 2,
Oct. 7, Nov. 4, Dec. 2
Time: noon 1 PM
Location: ARMC, Cafeteria
Dining Room A
Registration: Required
Please call
Cancer Support Group
Emotional, educational and
spiritual support for people
living with cancer and their
immediate families. Lunch
available for purchase.
Facilitator: Chaplain Cathy
Cole, available to answer
questions at
Dates: July 15, Aug. 19,
Sept. 16, Oct. 21, Nov. 18,
Dec. 16
Time: 3 4 PM
Location: First Baptist
Church Parlor
Registration: Not required
CanHope
The Savannah River Cancer
Foundation's Aiken/Barnwell
support group provides
hope and education to
anyone dealing with cancer.
Facilitators: Pat Williamson,
Georgina Riley
Dates: Sept. 19 (special
luncheon at Golden Corral),
Oct. 12, Nov. 16
Time: 10 11 AM
Location: Cancer Care
Institute of Carolina
at ARMC
Registration: Not required
Please call
CSRA Dream Catchers --
Traumatic Brain Injury
and Disability Support
Group
Peer and skilled support for
those seeking assistance for
and information or education
on head and spinal cord
injuries and other disabilities.
Facilitator: Les Paul Morgan
Dates: Aug. 3, Sept. 7,
Oct. 5, Nov. 2, Dec. 7
Time: 6 7:30 PM
Location: ARMC, Dining
Room C
Registration: Not required
Call
Diabetes
Support Group
Join others to discuss how to
manage your diabetes better.
Dates: Sept. 8, Oct. 13,
Time: 3 4 PM
Date: Nov. 16 -- Dining
with Diabetes luncheon
Time: 11 AM 1:30 PM
Location: O'Dell Weeks
Center
Registration: Required
Please call
Essential Tremors
Support Group
Participants share articles,
books and other information.
Family members may attend.
Instructor: James Ross
Dates: Sept. 21, Oct. 19,
Nov. 16, Dec. 21
Time: 2 PM
Location: St. Paul's
Lutheran Church
Registration: Not required
Please call 803-641-0393.
Look Good
Feel Better
A free program for female
cancer patients actively
undergoing or about to start
treatment. Learn how to cope
with appearance-related side
effects of chemotherapy and
radiation.
Dates: July 20, Aug. 17,
Sept. 21, Oct. 19, Nov. 16,
Dec. 21
Time: 1 2:30 PM
Location: Cancer Care
Institute of Carolina
at ARMC
Registration: Call 641-6044
Mended Hearts
A volunteer organization
consisting of those who
have had heart disease,
their families and medical
professionals and other
interested individuals.
Dates: July 10, Aug. 14,
Sept. 11, Oct. 9, Nov. 13
Time: 10:30 AM 1:30 PM
Location: USCAiken
Conference Center
Registration: Call 649-7615.
Pink Ribbonettes
The American Cancer
Society Breast Cancer
Self-Help Group for women
diagnosed with breast cancer.
Guest speakers often cover
topics of interest to survivors,
patients and caregivers.
Facilitators: Peggy Piesch,
Zelda Clayton
Dates/Locations: Sept. 1,
Dec. 1, ARMC, Dining
Rooms AB; Oct. 6, Nov. 3,
Millbrook Baptist Church
Time: 10:30 AM noon
Registration: Please call
Peggy at 803-648-1911 or
Zelda at 803-649-9412.
Community Education
Please call ARMC Direct DoctorsSM Plus physician referral service and class registration line atWise Outrageous
Women (WOW)
All women are invited for
learning and fun as we
celebrate the joy of being
women.
Dates: July 8, Aug. 12,
Sept. 9, Oct. 14, Nov. 11
Time: noon 1:30 PM
Location: Charles Wesley
Methodist Church
Registration: Not required
Senior Driving Program
AARP's program helps you
improve skills, brush up on
driving-related knowledge
and defensive-driving
techniques and avoid traffic
crashes and violations.
South Carolina residents age
55 or older who complete
the course are eligible for
discounted auto insurance
rates.
Facilitator: Jerry Wright,
Certified AARP Instructor
Dates: Sept. 25, Nov. 6
Time: 8:30 AM 3:30 PM
Location: ARMC,
Classrooms AB
Registration: Required
Fee: $14, payable to AARP
at first class; $2 discount
with proof of membership
Senior Wellness Breakfast Club
Exclusively for seniors, this monthly breakfast and seminar program addresses healthcare or wellness topics. Please call the Direct DoctorsSM Plus physician referral service and class registration line atRegistration: Required
When It Seems Too
Good To Be True, It
Probably Is!
You can combat fraud
and scams -- learn how!
Speaker: Lt. Andre Bauer
Date/
Time: July 10, 9 AM
Location: USC-Aiken
Business Conference
Center
Complimentary breakfast
included
Congestive
Heart Failure
Congestive heart failure
(CHF) is a condition in
which the heart can't
pump enough blood to
the body's other organs.
Without treatment, it
can progressively become
worse. Learn about the
diagnosis and treatment
of CHF.
Speaker: Asif Hashmi, MD
Date/
Time: Aug. 14, 9 AM
Location: USC-Aiken
Business Conference Center
Complimentary breakfast
included
Prostate Cancer:
Symptoms Men
Can't Ignore
Learn about symptoms,
diagnosis and treatment
options. Plus, make an
appointment for a free
screening at the Cancer
Care Institute on
September 12, between
9 AM and 1 PM.
Speaker: Ahmad N. Gill,
MD
Date/
Time: Sept. 11, 9 AM
Location: Christian
Heritage Church
Complimentary breakfast
included
To join Senior Wellness, call
Registration: www.aikenregional.com
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