GEORGETOWN

Many of these classes, events and meetings are sponsored by Georgetown Memorial Hospital, but some take place at different locations. Call the numbers listed for more information or visit www.georgetownhospitalsystem.org.

Chronic kidney disease education | Varying schedule, varying locations in Horry and Georgetown counties. Free. (866) 647-9396 or ultracare-dialysis.com/TOPS

Health screenings | Tuesdays, mall area, Georgetown Memorial Hospital; Thursdays, front lobby, Waccamaw Community Hospital. Finger-stick lipid profiles with blood sugar test: $20; diabetes screening-hemoglobin A1C: $15; blood sugar levels: $3. Free blood pressure screenings from 7:30 a.m. to noon. 546-0623

Lecture: Orthopaedic Care for the Aging Athlete | noon, Thursday, Wachesaw Conference Center, Murrells Inlet. Free. Lunch provided. 520-7842 to reserve your seat.

Seminar: Obesity Surgery | 5 p.m. Thursday, Wachesaw Conference Center, 4367 Riverwood Drive, Suite 160, Murrells Inlet. 545-8850 to register.

Obstetrics tour | 6 p.m. Thursday, Waccamaw Community Hospital. Pre-registration required, 520-8490.

Prepared Childbirth class | 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Saturday, first-floor classroom, Waccamaw Community Hospital. $50. Pre-registration required, 520-8490

Handle with Care-Baby Care class | 6-8 p.m. Aug. 7, Waccamaw Community Hospital. Free. Pre-registration required, 520-8490

I Can Cope Education series | 5:30-7:30 p.m. Aug. 8, Waccamaw Community. Free. Pre-registration required, 652-1640.

Lecture: What Can Be Done for Disintegrating Discs, Broken Back Bones, and Other Causes of Back Pain | noon, Aug. 14, Wachesaw Conference Center, Murrells Inlet. Free. Lunch provided. 520-7842 to reserve your seat.

Support groups

•  Young stroke survivors between ages 20 and 65 | 11:30 a.m. third Wednesday each month, first-floor classroom, Waccamaw Hospital or 5:30 p.m. education center, Georgetown Memorial Hospital. 655-2835 or visit YoungStroke.org.

•  Bosom Buddies | 6-7 p.m. Monday, Wachesaw Conference Center, 4367 Riverwood Drive, Suite 160, Murrells Inlet. 237-8787

•  Obesity surgery | 6:30 p.m. Thursday, Wachesaw Conference Center, 545-8850

•  Alzheimer’s | noon, Monday, Prince George Episcopal Church. 237-2845

•  Alzheimer’s | 10 a.m. Aug. 8 and 22, Belin Memorial Methodist Church, Murrells Inlet. 651-9711

•  Stroke | 3 p.m. Aug. 8 and 22, fourth-floor dining room, Waccamaw Community Hospital. 652-1875

•  Parkinson’s | 7 p.m. Aug. 9, Timber Lake Baptist Church, S.C. 707. 650-8756

•  Autism | 6-8 p.m. Aug. 14 and Sept. 11, St. Mary Our Lady of Ransom Catholic Church, 317 Broad St., Georgetown.

•  Amputee | 1 p.m. Aug. 15, fourth-floor dining room, Waccamaw Community Hospital. 652-1839

GRAND STRAND

Blood drives sponsored by American Red Cross are scheduled as follows. Call 839-4483 or (800) RED CROSS.

• 3-8 p.m. Monday, Evergreen Free Will Baptist Church, 4070 U.S. 501 W., Conway. 234-4769

• 1-6 p.m. Tuesday, Georgetown Pentecostal Holiness Church, 2525 N. Fraser St., 546-8642

• noon to 5 p.m. Tuesday, Horry County Public Works, Privitts Road, Conway. 915-5390

• 1-6 p.m. Wednesday, St. Mary Our Lady of Ransom Catholic Church, 317 Broad St., Georgetown. 546-7416

• 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Thursday, Horry County, 2560 Main St., Conway, 915-5000

• 1-6 p.m. Thursday, McLeod Medical Center, 301 E. Jackson St., Dillon. 487-1397

• 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Friday, Georgetown Memorial Hospital, 606 Black River Road, Georgetown. 527-7173

• 8 a.m. to noon Saturday, Shepherd of the Sea Lutheran Church, 2637 U.S. 17 S., Garden City Beach. 357-3131

HORRY COUNTY

Many of these classes, events and meetings are sponsored by Grand Strand Regional Medical Center, but some take place at the YMCA on 62nd Avenue North in Myrtle Beach or at HealthFinders in Coastal Grand mall. Call the numbers listed for more information or log on to www.grandstrandmed.com.

Walk-in screenings | 10 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. Monday through Saturday, HealthFinders. $7 for cholesterol screening; $20 for lipid panel; $20 for A1C testing; blood pressure and weight screenings free. A 12-hour fast is required for lipid profile. 692-4444

Total cholesterol and lipid profile screening | 10 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. Monday through Saturday, HealthFinders. 12-hour fast required. 692-4444

BLS CPR/AED classes | 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays, K-Loc Healthy Kids, Inc., 1700 N. Oak St., Myrtle Beach. Registration required, 467-0068.

Addiction counseling | Narconon. Call for free assessments or referrals, (877) 413-3073 or www.drugsno.com.

Obstetrics tour | 2 p.m. Sundays, The Birthplace, Conway Medical Center, 300 Singleton Ridge Road, Conway. 347-8108

Nar-Anon family group | 7 p.m. Sundays, Recovery Warehouse, 3116 Shetland Lane, unit 34, Myrtle Beach. 233-9017

Parents Anonymous | 5-7 p.m. every Wednesday, Conway Medical Center. 347-8108.

Thyroid screenings | 8-10 a.m. Wednesday, Conway Wellness and Fitness Center, 2369 Cypress Circle, Conway. $25. 347-8068 to schedule a screening.

Prepared Childbirth course | 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, Grand Strand Regional Medical Center. $50. 692-4444 to register.

Prepared Childbirth course | 7 p.m. Aug. 6, 13, and 20, Grand Strand Regional Medical Center. $50. 692-4444 to register.

Finger-stick screenings | 9-10 a.m. Aug. 8, Grand Strand Regional Medical Center and 8:30-9:30 a.m. Aug. 15, YMCA, 62nd Avenue N. extension. $7 for cholesterol screening; $20 for lipid panel. A 12-hour fast required for lipid profile.692-4444

Dyslexia Informational workshop | 10 a.m. Aug. 9, Myrtle Beach Family Learning Center, 3101 Oak St., 839-1695 to register.

Infant Care class | 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Aug. 11, HealthFinders. Free. 692-4444 to register.

Breastfeeding class | 1:30-3:30 p.m. Aug. 11, HealthFinders. Free. 692-4444 to register.

Childbirth class | 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Aug. 11 and Sept. 15. Conway Medical Center. 347-8108

Infant/Child CPR | 1-4 p.m. Aug. 18, HealthFinders. $15. 692-4444 to register.

Sibling Preparation class for children ages 2-10 | 10-11:30 a.m. Aug. 18, Grand Strand Regional Medical Center. Free. 692-4444 to register.

Weight Loss workshop | 6 p.m. Aug. 21 and 7 p.m. Sept. 24, Conway Medical Wellness & Fitness Center, 2369 Cypress Circle, Conway. $15 members and $20 non-members. 347-1515

Freshstart smoking cessation | 5 p.m. Sept. 17, 18, 24 and 25, Conway Medical Wellness & Fitness Center, 2369 Cypress Circle, Conway. Free. 347-1515.

Support groups

•  Rape Crisis Center | individual counseling, support group, 24-hour hotline for victims of sexual assault. 448-3180 or 448-7273

•  Grief Share | 3:30 every other Tuesday, National Healthcare Center, 9405 U.S. 17 Bypass, Murrells Inlet. 349-4400

•  Non-offending parents of child victims of sexual assault | 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Tuesdays, Conway. Visit www.victimtosurvivor.org or 448-3180.

•  Young stroke survivors between ages 20 to 65 | 11:30 a.m. fourth Friday each month, meeting room, Rotelli’s restaurant, U.S. 501, Conway. 655-2835 or visit YoungStroke.org.

•  Epilepsy | 4-5:30 p.m. Saturday, HealthFinders. 692-4444 or visit www.scepilepsy.org or contact karen@scepilepsy.org.

•  Multiple Sclerosis | 7-9 p.m. Aug. 8. Conway Medical Center. 347-8108

•  Mended Hearts | 11:30 a.m. Aug. 13, Grand Strand Regional Medical Center. 692-4444

•  Fibromyalgia | 10:30 a.m. Aug. 16, HealthFinders. 692-4444

•  Grand Strand Breathers | 3 p.m. Aug. 16, Grand Strand Regional Medical Center. 692-4444

LORIS/NORTH MYRTLE BEACH

McLeod Health/Loris/Seacoast sponsors the following events, classes and meetings. The hospital system offers a physician referral line, 716-7527 or online at www.lorishealth.org.

Injury screenings | 7 a.m. to noon every Wednesday, North Myrtle Beach Aquatic and Fitness Center. (360) 213-3620 or 281-3737 to schedule an appointment.

Zumba | 6 p.m. Thursdays during July, Center for Health & Fitness. $5 members and $8 non-members. 716-7111

AARP Safe Driver’s course | 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Aug. 16, Center for Health & Fitness. $12 members and $14 nonmembers. 390-8327

Adults Who Have Had a Child Die | 6-8 p.m. Tuesdays, through Aug. 28, SECU Hospice House of Brunswick, 955 Mercy Lane, Bolivia, N.C. Registration deadline is July 27, (910) 754-5356.

Living with Grief | 2:30-4:30 p.m. Wednesdays, through Sept. 5, SECU Hospice House of Brunswick, 955 Mercy Lance, Bolivia, N.C. (910) 754-5356.

Living with Grief | 10 a.m. to noon Thursdays, through Sept. 6, Seaside United Methodist Church, Sunset Beach, N.C. (910) 754-5356.

Support groups

•  Diabetes | 10 a.m. Aug. 31, McLeod Seacoast, 716-7736