Health Calendar

The Health Calendar is a listing of support groups, activities and lectures. Send information to Health Calendar, The Augusta Chronicle Newsroom, P.O. Box 1928, Augusta, GA 30903-1928. Send information by fax to (706) 722-7403 and send e-mail to angel.robinson@augustachronicle.com. Please include a contact name and phone number.

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SPECIAL

COMMUNITY HEALTH SCREENINGS: SPEECH AND HEARING SCREENINGS: Monday-Friday by appointment; University Hospital Speech and Hearing Center, 1430 Harper St., Suite C3 or Professional Center 2, Suite 102, 4321 University Parkway, Evans; $10 for children and adults; (706) 774-5777

SIBLING BIRTHDAY PARTY: 3-4 p.m. Tuesday, July 24; University Hospital cafeteria; free; registration required; (706) 774-2825

MOM-TO-BE TEA: 2-4 p.m. Sunday, July 8; University Hospital Women's Center classroom, third floor; free; registration required; (706) 774-2825

HOME CARE ASSESSMENT: University Home Health Services provides skilled in-home clinical care or personal aides; free; (706) 774-4160

FREE BLOOD PRESSURE CHECKS: Provided by the Medical College of Georgia Cardiovascular Center every Wednesday in June, July and August at various locations in the MCG Medical Center; www.MCGHealth.org or (706) 721-2426

CLASSES

CHILDBIRTH PREPARATION CLASS: 7-9:30 p.m. Mondays: July 9, 16, 30, Aug. 6, 13, 20; Tuesdays: July 10, 17; Wednesdays: July 11, 18, Aug. 1, 8, 15, 22; University Hospital's Women's Center classroom, third floor; $75; registration required; (706) 774-2825

UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL COMMUNITY EDUCATION - PAIN MANAGEMENT: Dinner at 6 p.m. and speaker at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, July 24; University Hospital Cafeteria Dining Rooms 1-3; free; reservations required; (706) 828-2502 or (866) 591-2502

JOINT EFFORTS: 11-11:45 a.m. Thursdays; Augusta Orthopedic Clinic, 1521 Anthony Road; seminar on hip and knee pain, tips for treatment, medicine, food, exercise; (706) 481-7604

MY BROTHAZ HOME INC.: HIV prevention education and health education and risk-reduction counseling; weekly educational groups; (706) 798-0244

ARTHRITIS AQUATICS: 9-9:45 a.m., 10-10:45 a.m. and 12:15 to 1 p.m. Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays; Walton Rehabilitation Hospital's Outpatient Building; $37.50 a month; (706) 823-5294

FIBROMYALGIA AQUATICS: Noon to 1 p.m. Tuesdays, Thursdays; Walton Rehabilitation Hospital's Outpatient Building; $32 a month; (706) 823-5294

BREAST CANCER SURVIVOR EXERCISE: 6-7 p.m. Tuesdays, Walton Rehabilitation Hospital; (706) 823-5294

BREAST SELF-EXAM CLASSES: 4 p.m. second Mondays; Breast Health Center, Professional Center 2, Suite 205, 1350 Walton Way; free; registration required; (706) 774-4141

CAR SEAT CLASSES: 9:15 a.m. to noon third Monday of each month; Medical College of Georgia Children's Medical Center classroom BT 1805; classes about children and restraint safety, education and training; $10 per child and families receive a $10 gift card if they attend a child safety seat inspection after the class; registration required; call Rene Hopkins (706) 721-7606 or visit MCGHealth.org/SafeKids

CHILDBIRTH EDUCATION AND PARENT PREPARATION: 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. second Saturday of every month; Medical College of Georgia Children's Medical Center Conference Center, first floor; offers expectant women or couples the opportunity to gain skills and support needed for a confident childbirth experience; $50; registration required; (706) 721-9351

PROJECT LINK LECTURE SERIES: 6:30-8 p.m. first Tuesday of every month; Medical College of Georgia Children's Medical Center main conference center BT 1810; the lecture is free and open to the public; educational resources and guidance for families who have children with developmental disabilities and special health concerns; (706) 721-5437

SUPPORT GROUPS

SKIP TO MY LUPUS: 6:30-8:30 p.m. July 14, Aug. 11, Sept. 8, Oct. 13, Nov. 10 and Dec. 8; Doctors Hospital, Medical Office Building I, Suite 309, Classroom 1; a support group for those who suffer with lupus and similar disorders; (706) 496-2558 or www.skiptomylupus.org