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
Obstetrics tour | 6 p.m. Sept. 7, Waccamaw Community Hospital. 843-520-8490
Heartsaver - CPR | 6-10 p.m. Sept. 7, Tidelands Health Conference Center. 843-520-8490
Community Health BLS-CPR | 8 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Sept. 8, Tidelands Health Conference Center. 843-520-8490
Tidelands Health sponsors health screening | 7:30–10:30 a.m. Sept. 9, family life center, Belin Memorial United Methodist Church, 4182 U.S. 17 Business, Murrells Inlet. Screenings include chemistry profile $20, thyroid screen $15, diabetes (hemoglobin A1C) $15, PSA for men $15. Chemistry profile tests require a 10- to 12-hour fast. Other screenings available at no cost. 843-520-8447, or www.tidelandshealth.org
Breastfeeding class | 9-11 a.m. Sept. 10, Tidelands Community Resource Center. 843-520-8490
Handle with Care - Baby Care class | Noon to 2 p.m. Sept. 10, Tidelands Community Resource Center. 843-520-8490
Sibling Preparation class | 3-4:30 p.m. Sept. 10, Tidelands Community Resource Center. 843-520-8490
Obstetrics tour | 6 p.m. Sept. 12, Georgetown Memorial Hospital. 843-520-8490
Smoking Cessation series | 6-7:30 p.m. Sept. 12, 14, 19, 21, Tidelands Health Conference Center. 843-520-8490
Breastfeeding class | 6-8 p.m. Sept. 19, Tidelands Health Conference Center. 843-520-8490
"In the Pink" breast cancer awareness walk | 8:30 a.m. events start, 10 a.m. walk starts, begins at Waccamaw Medical Park East on U.S. 17 Bypass and winds along the Marsh Walk, Murrells Inlet. $25 before Aug. 29; $30 after. 843-652-8080 or tidelandshealth.org/breastcancerwalk to register.
TAKE OFF POUNDS SENSIBLY
<bullet>7 a.m. Fridays, disciple house, Church of the Resurrection, 8901 U.S. 17 Bypass, Surfside Beach.843-424-9573.
<bullet>6 p.m. Mondays, Low Country Community Church, 4430 Murrells Inlet Road, Murrells Inlet.843-997-9641.
SUPPORT GROUPS
▪ Survivors of Suicide-SOS | 6-8 p.m. first Wednesday of each month, meeting room, Inlet Square mall. 843-357-6848
▪ Grief | 10:30-noon first and third Wednesday, Burroughs Funeral Home, 3558 Old Kings Highway, Murrells Inlet. Free. 843-979-0304
▪ Parkinson’s | 7 p.m. second Thursday, NHC Health Care, 9405 U.S. 17 Bypass, Garden City Beach. 843-357-2306
▪ Better Breathers Club | 1-2:30 p.m. third Friday, first-floor classroom, Tidelands Waccamaw Community Hospital. 843-652-1624
▪ Diabetes | 11 a.m. to noon, first Wednesday of every month, Tidelands Community Resource Center, 1101 Highmarket St., Georgetown. Free. 843-520-8599 or krutledge@tidelandshealth.org or 843-520-8576 or lweiss@tidelandshealth.org
▪ Stroke | 3:30 p.m. Sept. 14, 28, fourth-floor dining room, Tidelands Waccamaw Community Hospital. 843-652-1875
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.
▪ 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Sept. 6, YMCA of Coastal Carolina, 5000 Claire Chapin Epps Drive, Myrtle Beach
▪ 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sept. 9, Waccamaw Community Hospital, 4070 U.S. 17 Bypass, Murrells Inlet. 843-652-1144
▪ 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sept. 9, Waccamaw Medical Park South, 4367 Riverwood Drive, Murrells Inlet
▪ 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sept. 10, Wal-Mart, 2709-A Church St., Conway
▪ 2 - 7 p.m. Sept. 12, Socastee United Methodist Church, 5575 Dick Pond Road, Myrtle Beach
▪ 7 a.m. to noon Sept. 13, Horry County Solid Waste Authority, 1886 S.C. 90, Conway
▪ 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sept. 14, E. Craig Wall Building, U.S. 501 W., Conway
▪ 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. Sept. 14, Santee Cooper - Grand Strand, 305A Gardner Lacy Road, Myrtle Beach
▪ 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sept. 15, McLeod Seacoast Medical Center, 4000 S.C. 9 E., Little River
▪ 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. Sept. 15, Healthfinders, Coastal Grand Mall, 2000 Coastal Grand Circle, #520, Myrtle Beach. 843-692-4444
CONWAY
Many of these classes, events and meetings are sponsored by Conway Medical Center. Call the numbers listed for more information or visit www.conwaymedicalcenter.com.
Obstetrics tour | 2 p.m. every Sunday, Conway Medical Center. 843-347-8108
Breastfeeding class | 7-9 p.m. Sept. 6. private dining room #2, Conway Medical Center. 843-347-8108
Spine seminar | Noon Sept. 9, Conway Medical Center. 843-347-8108
Freedom from Smoking Class series | every Tuesday beginning Sept. 13 and ending Oct. 20, Conway Medical Center. $50. 843-347-7107
Prostate screening | 5:30 p.m. Sept. 14, Atlantic Urology Clinics, 394 Singleton Ridge Road, Conway. $20 and includes a digital exam and a PSA laboratory blood test. 843-347-8765 and press Option 2.
Sensory Friendly Saturdays | 11 a.m. Sept. 17, Conway Library, 801 Main St., Conway. Sensory friendly movie, arts & crafts, snacks and drinks. 843-283-3033, ace@sos-healthcare.com
Childbirth class | 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Sept. 17, Conway Medical Center. 843-347-8108
SUPPORT GROUPS
▪ Al-Anon | 8 p.m. every Tuesday, 508 Beaty St., Conway. 843-450-5620
▪ 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
Breast Cancer 5:30 p.m. Sept. 13, CMC Outpatient Diagnostic Center, 801 Farrar Drive. 843-234-7309
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 MyGrandStrandHealth.com/Events.
Seminar: Find help at DivorceCare | 6:30-8:30 p.m. Sept. 6-Nov. 15, conference room-Grissom campus, First Presbyterian Church, 3810 Robert Grissom Parkway, Myrtle Beach. For people who are separated or divorced. 843-448-4496 for pre-registration.
Prepared Childbirth course | 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sept. 10, Grand Strand Medical Center. $50. 843-692-4444
Sensory Friendly Saturdays | 11 a.m. Sept. 10, Carolina Forest Library, 2250 Carolina Forest Blvd., Myrtle Beach. Sensory friendly movie, arts & crafts, snacks and drinks.843-283-3033, ace@sos-healthcare.com
Seminar: Weight Loss Surgery | 6-7 p.m. Sept. 13, HealthFinders. 843-692-4444
Infant Care class | 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Sept. 17, HealthFinders. Free. 843-692-4444
Breastfeeding class |1:30 – 3:30 p.m. Sept. 17, HealthFinders. Free. 843-692-4444
Sibling Preparation class for children ages 3-10 | 2-3 p.m. Sept. 18, Grand Strand Medical Center. Free. 843-692-4444
Obstetrics tour | 3:30-4 p.m. Sept. 18, Grand Strand Medical Center. Free.
Grief Workshop | 3-4:30 p.m. Sept. 20, Mercy Care office, 8216 Devon Court, Myrtle Beach. Free. 843-234-6271 or www.mercyhospice.org
Grief Educational workshop | 3-4:30 p.m. Wednesdays beginning Sept. 21, meeting room B, Grissom campus, First Presbyterian Church, 3810 Robert Grissom Parkway, Myrtle Beach. Free, 6 sessions. 843-448-4496 to register.
Infant/Child CPR and First Aid class | 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Sept. 24 , HealthFinders. $15 per person. 843-692-4444
SUPPORT GROUPS
▪ Brain and Stroke Injury | 6:30-8 p.m. second Thursday, September through May, room A, Base Recreation Center, 800 Gabreski Lane, Myrtle Beach. 843-918-2380
▪ Myasthenia Gravis - Myrtle Beach | 1-3 p.m. second Saturday, AA Health, 4620 Dick Pond Road, Myrtle Beach. 843-504-8063 or 843-997-9119
▪ Recovering couples anonymous | 7-8:30 p.m. Sundays, 48th Avenue North, Myrtle Beach. Call for directions, 843-602-4380 or 843-602-3171
▪ Mended Hearts | 11:30 a.m. second Monday, Mercy Care, 8216 Devon Court, Myrtle Beach. 843-685-3378 or rmkeilen@gmail.com
▪ Grief | 3-4:30 p.m. first and third Tuesday, meeting room A, Grissom campus, First Presbyterian Church, 3810 Robert Grissom Parkway, Myrtle Beach. 843-448-4496 to make reservation
▪ Adult Survivors’ | 5:30-7:30 p.m. Thursdays, 1551 21st Ave. N., Myrtle Beach. 843-448-3180
▪ Spinal Cord Injury | 6-7 p.m. Sept. 7, HealthFinders. 843-692-4444
▪ Cushing’s | 1-2 p.m. Sept. 13, HealthFinders. 843-692-4444
▪ Stroke | 2-4 p.m. Sept. 13, HealthFinders. 843-692-4444
▪ La Leche Breastfeeding | 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Sept. 14, HealthFinders. 843-692-4444
▪ Prostate Cancer | 6-7 p.m. Sept. 14, HealthFinders. 843-692-4444
LORIS/NORTH MYRTLE BEACH
Hospice Volunteering 101 class | 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sept. 10, auxiliary room, the McLeod Seacoast 4000 S.C. 9 E., Little River. Lunch provided. 843-366-2028.
SUPPORT GROUPS
▪ Al-Anon | 6:30-7:30 p.m. every Tuesday, 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, the Center for Counseling and Wellness, 110 Ye Olde Kings Highway, North Myrtle Beach. 843-663-0770
▪ Alzheimer’s Caregiver | 11 a.m. to noon second Tuesday, Loris Library, 4316 Main St. Free and open to the public. 843-655-7192
▪ Parenting of Teens | 6-8 p.m. second and fourth Tuesday, the Brunswick County Courthouse, 310 Government Center Drive NE #1, Bolivia, N.C. Free. 910-253-4087 or mmount@cisbrunswick.org to pre-register.
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This story was originally published September 2, 2016 at 4:27 PM with the headline "Health Briefs."