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

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

I Can Cope Education series | 5:30-7:30 p.m. Wednesday, 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.

Sibling Preparation class | 9-10:30 a.m. Aug. 18, first-floor classroom, Waccamaw Community Hospital. Pre-registration required, 520-8490 or online.

Breastfeeding class | 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Aug. 18, Waccamaw Community Hospital or 6-8 p.m. Aug. 20, education center, Georgetown Memorial Hospital campus. Free. Pre-registration required, 520-8490 or online.

Car Seat Safety class | 6-8 p.m. Aug. 21, Wachesaw Conference Center, 4367 Riverwood Drive, Suite 160, Murrells Inlet. Free. Pre-registration required, 520-8490 or online.

Blood borne pathogens | 6-7 p.m. Aug. 21, education center, Georgetown Memorial Hospital campus.

Friends & Family CPR | 6-8 p.m. Aug. 23, Wachesaw Conference center, 4367 Riverwood Drive, Suite 160, Murrells Inlet, $10 per couple or $5 for individual. Pre-registration required, 520-8490 or online.

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.

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

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

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

•  Parkinson’s | 7 p.m. Thursday, 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

Heart Failure education | 1-2:30 p.m. Aug. 20, 2 East Conference Room, Waccamaw Community Hospital. 652-1624

•  Diabetes | 1:30 p.m. Aug. 23, first-floor classroom, Waccamaw Community Hospital. Call 652-1281 or 652-1638.

GRAND STRAND

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

• 2-7 p.m. Monday, Socastee United Methodist Church, 5575 Dick Pond Road, Myrtle Beach. 650-3373

• 7 a.m. to noon Thursday, Time Warner Cable, 1901 Oak St., Myrtle Beach. 913-7958

• 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Friday, Wyndham Resorts, 1000 Second Ave. S., North Myrtle Beach. 281-3466

• 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, Wal-Mart, 2709-A Church St., Conway. 839-4486

• 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Sunday, St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, 710 Main St., Conway. 248-3443

• noon to 5 p.m. Aug. 13, Ocean Drive Presbyterian Church, 410 Sixth Ave. S., North Myrtle Beach. 249-2312

• 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. Aug. 14, Belin United Methodist Church, 4183 U.S. 17 Business, Murrells Inlet. 267-0752

• 7 a.m. to noon Aug. 15, Horry Telephone Cooperative, 3480 U.S. 701 N., Conway. 369-8714

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.

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

Finger-stick screenings | 9-10 a.m. Wednesday, 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. Thursday, Myrtle Beach Family Learning Center, 3101 Oak St., 839-1695 to register.

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

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

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

Seminar: Hypothyroidism | 5 p.m. Aug. 13, HealthFinders. 692-4444 to register.

Foot screenings | 5:30-7:30 p.m. Aug. 15, HealthFinders. Free for children from birth to age 18. 692-4444 to register.

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

Seminar: Stroke Awareness for Diabetics | 3 p.m. Aug. 28, HealthFinders. 692-4444 to register.

Seminar: Peripheral Artery Disease | 2 p.m. Aug. 29, HealthFinders. 692-4444 to register.

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.

•  Multiple Sclerosis | 7-9 p.m. Wednesday, 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

•  Grief | 1:30 p.m. Aug. 21, HealthFinders. 692-4444

Stroke | 2 p.m. Aug. 21, Grand Strand Senior Health-Carolina Forest. 692-4444

•  Thyroid Cancer | 6 p.m. Aug. 21, HealthFinders. 692-4444

•  Diabetes | 3 p.m. Aug. 28, HealthFinders. 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

Support groups

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