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 lindsay.thetford@augustachronicle.com. Please include a contact name and phone number.

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SPECIALS

Hospital tour: 7-8:30 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 3, Doctors Hospital, 3623 J. Dewey Gray Circle, Education Classroom, Medical Office Building I, Third floor, Suite 309; a tour of the obstetrical department; registration required; (706) 651-2229 or www.doctors-hospital.net

Baby's Brother & Sister: 2-3 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 13, Doctors Hospital, 3651 Wheeler Road, Medical Office Building I, Cradle Club Classroom, Suite 310; siblings ages 3 through 10 visit the facilities of the obstetrical department and newborn nursery; learn how to care for their new sibling; registration required; (706) 651-2229 or www.doctors-hospital.net

What Parents and Teachers Should Know About attention deficit hyperactive disorder: 7-9 p.m. Monday, Jan. 28, Doctors Hospital, 3623 J. Dewey Gray Circle, Education Classroom, Medical Office Building I, Third floor, Suite 309; current information on the diagnosis and treatment of attention deficit in children; free; registration required; (706) 651-2450 or www.doctors-hospital.net

Health risk assessment: Daily, University Hospital, Weight Management and Nutrition Center, 4106 Columbia Road; $35; registration required; (706) 868-3241 or www.doctors-hospital.net

pulmonary function screenings: 10-11:30 a.m. third Wednesdays, University Hospital, Professional Center 2, Suite 200; free; appointments required; (706) 774-5777

Look good ... feel better: 5-7 p.m. third Mondays, University Hospital, American Cancer Society Office, 2607 Commons Blvd.; help women cancer patients maintain their appearance and self-image during treatment, free makeup kit given to each participant; free; registration required; (706) 731-9900

child safety seat inspection: Second Wednesdays, Columbia County sheriff's substation, 650 Ronald Reagan Drive, and first Fridays, MCG Annex II, 15th Street; technicians from Safe Kids East Central teach how to use a car seat properly; free; by appointment; Kara McGahee (706) 541-3905, (706) 721-7606

CLASSES

SIGN LANGUAGE: EIGHT-WEEK COURSE GEARED TOWARD PEOPLE WITH SOME DEGREE OF HEALTH CARE TRAINING; THURSDAYS BEGINNING JAN. 3 FOR BEGINNER CLASS AND BEGINNING MARCH 13 FOR INTERMEDIATE CLASS, UNIVERSITY HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; INFORMATION AND REGISTRATION (706) 774-8559

saturday express prepared childbirth classes: 9-5 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 5, Doctors Hospital, 3651 Wheeler Road, Medical Office Building I, Cradle Club Classroom, Suite 310; one-day class covers the signs, symptoms and stages of labor; registration required; (706) 651-2229 or www.doctors-hospital.net

Prepared Childbirth Classes: 7-9:30 p.m. Monday's from Jan. 7 to Feb. 4, Doctors Hospital, 3651 Wheeler Road, Medical Office Building I, Cradle Club Classroom, Suite 310; covers the signs, symptoms and stages of labor; registration required; (706) 651-2229 or www.doctors-hospital.net

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