Health Briefs
GEORGETOWN
Many of these classes, events and meetings are sponsored by Tidelands Health, but some take place at different locations. Call the numbers listed for more information or visit www.tidelandshealth.org.
Chronic kidney disease education | Varying schedule, varying locations in Horry and Georgetown counties. Free. 866-647-9396 or visit www.ultracare-dialysis.com/TOPS.
Chronic Disease Self-Management workshop | 1:30-4 p.m. every Monday, Wachesaw Conference Center. Free. 843-520-8490 to register.
Friends and Family CPR | 6-8 p.m. Thursday, Wachesaw Conference Center. $20 per couple or $10 for individual. 843-520-8490 to register.
Sibling Preparation class | 6-7:30 p.m. Aug. 31, first-floor classroom, Waccamaw Community Hospital. 843-520-8490 to register.
SUPPORT GROUPS
▪ Mended Hearts | noon, fourth Tuesday of each month, first-floor conference room, Waccamaw Community Hospital. 843-685-3378 or rmkeilen@mercyhospice.org.
▪ Recovering couples anonymous | 7-8:30 p.m. Thursdays, open share meeting and 8:30-9:30 p.m. alternate Thursdays, step study meeting, Inlet Oasis, 4450 U.S. 17 Bypass, Suite D-5, Murrells Inlet. 602-4380 or 602-3171.
▪ Diabetes | 1:30 p.m. Thursday, first-floor classroom, Waccamaw Community Hospital. 843-652-1281 or 843-652-1638
GRAND STRAND
Blood drives sponsored by American Red Cross are scheduled as follows. Call 843-839-4483 or 800-RED-CROSS or www.redcrossblood.org.
▪ 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday, South Strand Complex, 9630 Scipio Lane, Myrtle Beach
▪ 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. Tuesday, Santee Cooper, 305A Gardner Lacy Road, Myrtle Beach
▪ 1-7 p.m. Tuesday, Langston Baptist Church, 763 S.C. 905, Conway
▪ 9:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Wednesday, Horry Georgetown Technical College, 2050 U.S. 501 E., Conway
▪ 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Thursday, Coastal Science Center, 301 Allied Drive, Conway
▪ 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Thursday, E. Craig Wall Building, U.S. 501 W., Conway
▪ 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Friday, Wal-Mart, 550 U.S. 17 N., North Myrtle Beach
▪ 1:30-6:30 p.m. Saturday, Myrtle Beach Pelicans, 1251 21st Ave. N., Myrtle Beach
▪ 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. Aug. 31, HealthPoint Center for Health and Fitness. 843-237-2205
▪ 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Sept. 1, D.R. Horton, 4070 Belle Terre Blvd., Myrtle Beach
▪ 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sept. 1, Conway City Hall, 1001 Third Ave., Conway
▪ 1:30-6:30 p.m. Sept. 2, Trinity Presbyterian Church, 2061 Glenns Bay Road, Surfside Beach
▪ 9:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Sept. 3, Horry County Public Safety, 2560 Main St., Suite #4, Conway
▪ 1-6 p.m. Sept. 3, City of Conway Parks, Recreation and Tourism, 1515 Mill Pond Road, Conway
CONWAY
Many of these classes, events and meetings are sponsored by Conway Medical Center, but some take place at the Conway Medical Wellness and Fitness Center. Call the numbers listed for more information or visit www.conwaymedicalcenter.com.
SUPPORT GROUPS
▪ Al-Anon | 8 p.m. every Tuesday, 508 Beaty St., Conway. 843-248-5083.
▪ Conway Al-Anon | 6 p.m. Wednesday, 6 p.m. Thursday and 10 a.m. Saturday, Serenity Hall, 2118 Oak St., Conway. 843-465-7416 or db0385@sccoast.net.
MYRTLE BEACH
Many of these classes, events and meetings are sponsored by Grand Strand 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 visit www.grandstrandmed.com.
BLS CPR-AED classes | First Aid; Babysitter and Family Care Giving classes and certifications offered weekly by appointment. All instructors are AHA/ARC certified. K-Loc Healthy Kids, Inc., 1435 Cannon Road, Myrtle Beach. Classes available in Georgetown and North Myrtle Beach. Registration required. 467-0068
Grief educational workshop | 3-4:30 p.m. Wednesdays, meeting room C, First Presbyterian Church, 3810 Robert Grissom Parkway, Myrtle Beach. 843-448-4496 to make a reservation.
Mercy Care offers grief program | 4-6 p.m. Tuesdays through Sept. 8, Lower Cape Fear Hospice Mercy Care, 8216 Devon Court in Myrtle Beach. Free. 843-234-6271; www.mercyhospice.org.
Workshop: Diabetes for any senior, 55 or older | 10 a.m. to noon Fridays through Sept. 11, Grand Strand Senior Center, 1268 21st Ave. N., Myrtle Beach. 843-626-3991 or 800-922-3089, ext.7585, to register or sign up at the first class.
Self-Defense class | 6-8 p.m. Monday, HealthFinders. Free. 843-692-4444.
Pre-Diabetes class | 4:30-5:30 p.m. Tuesday, HealthFinders. $10. 843-692-4444 to register.
Art Therapy class | 10 a.m. to noon Wednesday, HealthFinders. Adults only. 843-692-4444.
What Happens After I Leave the Hospital? | 6-7 p.m. Thursday, HealthFinders. 843-692-4444.
SUPPORT GROUPS
▪ Rape Crisis Center | Individual counseling, support group, 24-hour hotline for victims of sexual assault. 843-448-3180 or 843-448-7273.
▪ National Safe Haven Alliance | Operates a 24-hour hotline that women in distress can use for anonymous assistance. 888-510-2229.
▪ Unplanned pregnancy? | Free pregnancy testing, free counseling and support. Coastline Women’s Center. 843-488-9971.
▪ Addiction counseling | Narconon. Call for free assessments or referrals, 877-413-3073 or www.narconon works.com.
▪ Nar-Anon family group | 7 p.m. every Sunday, Recovery Warehouse, 3116 Shetland Lane, Unit 34, Myrtle Beach. 843-233-9017.
▪ DivorceCare | 6:30-8:30 p.m. Tuesday, conference room, First Presbyterian Church, 3810 Robert Grissom Parkway, Myrtle Beach. 843-448-4496 to register.
▪ Diabetes | 3 p.m. Tuesday, HealthFinders. 843-692-4444
▪ Transplant | 2 p.m. Aug. 31, HealthFinders. 843-692-4444
LORIS/NORTH MYRTLE BEACH
McLeod Health/Loris/Seacoast sponsors the following events, classes and meetings. The hospital system offers a physician referral line. 843-716-7527 or www.loris health.org.
Fitness classes | Center for Health and Fitness. Free for members; $5 for guest of members; $8 non-members. 843-716-7111.
SUPPORT GROUPS
▪ Al-Anon | 6:30-7:30 p.m. every Tuesday of each month, A.A. Building, U.S. 17 S., Grissettown, N.C., across from Ocean Ridge, near Calabash and Shallotte. Email el-j-em@hotmail.com or just show up at the next meeting.
▪ Grief | 10:30 a.m. first Tuesday of each month, the Center for Counseling and Wellness, 110 Ye Olde Kings Highway, North Myrtle Beach. 843-663-0770.
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This story was originally published August 23, 2015 at 11:50 AM with the headline "Health Briefs."