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Today
Car Seat Safety Workshop – For parents, grandparents and caregivers, this class will discuss proper installation techniques and requirements for car seats, 6-8 p.m. at the Spokane Regional Health District, 1101 W. College. The cost is $60 per family and includes a certified car seat. Registration is required. For more information, call the Community Health Education and Resource office at (509) 232-8138.
Developmental Screenings – Today is the last day to make an appointment for a free screening for infants and toddlers under age 3, living in Spokane County. Tests can determine ability to move, learn, communicate, relate to others, see, hear and eat, and there are several sites available. For more information, call the Spokane Regional Health District Children with Special Health Care Needs Infant Toddler Network at (509) 324-1651.
Smart Health for Seniors Workshop – The East Central Senior Center, 500 S. Stone St., presents this event that will include discussions about preventing falls, pandemics and more, 10 a.m.-2 p.m. There will be flu shots available, as well as blood glucose checks. The flu shots can be billed to Medicare. For more information, call the center at (509) 625-6693.
Living Well with Chronic Conditions – This class will meet Tuesdays for six weeks starting today to discuss how to manage your condition and improve your quality of life, 2-4:30 p.m. at the Riverfront Medical Center, 322 W. North River Drive. For more information, call Group Health Cooperative at (509) 459-1086, or visit www.ghc.org.
BLS Instructor Renewal – For those who wish to renew their current American Heart Association BLS instructor card, 8 a.m.-1 p.m. at St. Luke’s Rehabilitation Institute, 711 S. Cowley. The cost is $50 and registration is required. For more information, call the CHER office at (509) 232-8138
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Lilac City Volksport – Meet for a 5k or 11k walk Saturday at the Liberty Lake Sewer and Water District Building, 22520 E. Mission Ave., Liberty Lake. Start times are between 9 a.m. and noon and walkers must finish by 3 p.m. The cost is $3 for credit, but nonpaying walkers are welcome. Bring strollers at your own discretion. No wheelchairs. For more information, call Barb Midkiff at (509) 255-9615.
Spokane Celiac Explorers – For those with celiac disease who can’t eat gluten, this group will meet Saturday at 12:30 p.m. at the Good Samaritan Community Center, 17121 E. Eighth Ave. Bring recipes to share. For more information, call Janet Scott at (509) 253-4541.
Eating to Help Control Your Diabetes – For diabetics using diet, pills or insulin to control blood-sugar levels, this class will meet Oct. 24 from 9:30-11:30 a.m. at the Riverfront Medical Center, 322 W. North River Drive. Attendants should have completed “Diabetes: Getting Started.” For more information, call Group Health Cooperative at (509) 459-1086, or visit www.ghc.org.
Your Healthy Back – A Group Health Cooperative physical therapist will conduct this class Oct. 26 from 6-7:30 p.m. at the Riverfront Medical Center, 322 W. North River Drive. For more information, call (509) 459-1086 or visit www.ghc.org.
Author to speak – Ann Louise Gittleman, best-selling author of “The Fat Flush Plan,” will speak at Borders Book Store, 450 W. Wilbur Ave., Coeur d’Alene, Oct. 26 at 6 p.m. For more information, call Roz Livingston at Uni Key Health Systems, (800) 888-4353.
Health Beauty Spa Show – This two-day event will include sample spa treatments such as massage, skin care and anti-aging treatments. $10 for three mini-treatments. Oct. 28 from 10 a.m.-8 p.m. and Oct. 29 from 11 a.m.-6 p.m. at the Best Western Coeur d’Alene Inn, 414 W. Appleway. Admission is $5. For more information, visit www.healthbeautyshow.com, or call Rachel Grafmiller at (509) 218-6519.
Upcoming
Diabetes: Getting Started – For those recently diagnosed with diabetes, this class will meet Wednesday from 9:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. at the Riverfront Medical Center, 322 W. North River Drive. For more information, call Group Health Cooperative at (509) 459-1086 or visit www.ghc.org.
Healthcare Provider CPR Renewal – For those who wish to renew their current American Heart Association Healthcare Provider card, this class will meet Thursday from 7:45 a.m.-noon at St. Luke’s Rehabilitation Institute, 711 S. Cowley. The cost is $55 and registration is required. For more information, call the CHER office at (509) 232-8138.
Breastfeeding Basics – For expectant families and breastfeeding mothers, this class will discuss the benefits of and techniques for breastfeeding your baby, Thursday from 6-8 p.m. at the Holy Family Health Education Center, 5633 N. Lidgerwood. The cost is $25 and registration is required. For more information, call the CHER office at (509) 232-8138.
Prepared Childbirth – For expectant mothers in their last trimester of pregnancy, this five-week class will meet on Thursdays through Nov. 16 from 6-8 p.m. at Scared Heart Medical Center, 101 W. Eighth Ave., or on Wednesdays starting Oct. 25 from 6-8 p.m. at Holy Family Health Education Center, 5633 N. Lidgerwood. The cost is $65 and registration is required. For more information, call the CHER office at (509) 232-8138.
Prepared Childbirth – For expectant mothers in their last trimester of pregnancy, this two-week class will meet Saturday and Oct. 28 from 9 a.m.-3 p.m. at Valley Hospital Health Education Center, 12606 E. Mission, or at Holy Family Health Education Center, 5633 N. Lidgerwood. The cost is $65 and registration is required. For more information, call the CHER office at (509) 232-8138.
Yoga Classes – The Warehouse Athletic Facility, 800 N. Hamilton, offers classes one Tuesdays and Thursdays from 5:15-6:15 p.m. for six weeks starting next Tuesday. The cost is $99 for a six-week session. For more information, call Katie at (509) 484-2670 or e-mail Katie@warehouseathletics.com.
Parenting/Childbirth
Happiest Baby on the Block – Learn to calm your crying baby on the first Saturday of the month from 1-3 p.m. at the Sacred Heart Women’s Center, Peaceful Place, 101 W. Eighth Ave. The cost is $45 and registration is required. For more information, call (509) 474-2400, or visit www.intouchwithyourbaby.com.
Maternity Center Tour – Free Holy Family Hospital tours, second and fourth Wednesday of each month, 8 p.m. or by appointment. Call (509) 482-BABY for information or appointment.
Mother Baby Time Support Group – Wednesdays from 10-11 a.m. at the Sacred Heart Women’s Center, Peaceful Place, 101 W. Eighth Ave. Call (509) 474-2400.
Parenting Classes – for single parents of children up to 1 year, sponsored by Catholic Charities Childbirth and Parenting Alone Program, Wednesdays, 2-4 p.m., CAPA offices, 707 N. Cedar, Suite B. Free; for registration and information, call (509) 325-7667.
Parent/Childbirth Education – Classes at Holy Family, 5633 N. Lidgerwood St., are offered through Community Health Education and Resources and include: Baby Care Basics, Breastfeeding Basics, Prepared and Refresher Childbirth, Sibling Preparation, Infant/Child CPR, Children at Birth, Sensational Beginnings, Communicating with your Baby, and Infant Massage. For dates and times call Community Health Education Resources Office at (509) 232-8138.
Yoga
Introduction to Yoga – This class will focus on stretching, relaxing and awareness of your body’s intelligence, Tuesdays from 7:15-8:45 p.m. and Wednesdays from 5:30-7 p.m. at the Radha Yoga Center, 405 S. Coeur d’Alene St., Suite T. The cost is $11 a class, or $55 for a six-week session. For information, call (509) 838-3575.
Yoga Classes – Earthshine Yoga and Medical Lake Parks and Recreation are presenting these classes on Mondays and Thursdays from 7-8 p.m. at Medical Lake City Hall, 124 S. Lefevre, Medical Lake. The cost is $30 per month. For more information, call (509) 565-5000 or (509) 299-9128 or visit www.earthshineyoga.com.
Yoga for Health and Healing – The Radha Yoga Center, 406 S. Coeur d’Alene St., Suite T, is offering classes for individual with chronic conditions or persons seeking gentle yoga, Tuesdays and Thursdays from 10-11 a.m. The cost is $40 for six weeks, or $8 per class. For information, call the center at (509) 838-3575.
Positive Power Yoga and Pilates Studio – 9107 N. Country Homes Blvd., Suite 7, offers a variety of classes including: yoga, Tuesdays from 4-5 p.m., the first class is free and $10 after that; yoga and Pilates fusion class, Saturdays from 9-10:30 a.m.; $5 donation and the proceeds will go to the Vanessa Behan Crisis Nursery; strength and core training with weights, Mondays from 9:30-10:30 a.m. and Tuesdays from 9:30-10:30 a.m., $10; Pilates, Wednesdays, 9:30-10:30 a.m., $10; yoga over 50, Fridays from 9-10:30 a.m. Call (509) 467-9199.
Qi-Gong – The St. Joseph Family Center, 1016 N. Superior St., is offering this class, pronounced “chee-goong,” to help boost self-confidence, firm the body and relieve depression every Wednesday from noon-1:15 p.m. The cost is $40 for six sessions. Call the center at (509) 483-6495.
Serenity Yoga – Yoga classes are now available for all ability levels at Serenity Yoga inside the Ninth Avenue Medical Building, 315 W. Ninth. For schedules and prices, call (509) 230-8070.
Other programs
Abuse, Control, Possessive and Addictive Relationships – Facilitated men’s group to heal and reverse unproductive behaviors. Meets Saturday afternoons; call Life Directions Counseling for information and registration at (509) 922-3915.
Adult Children from Dysfunctional Families and Co-Dependents – How to grow out of these dysfunctional patterns in a 26-week program of group therapy and support with tools for the results you want. Groups meet various weekday evenings from 7-9 p.m., or Saturday daytime, at Life Directions Counseling Center in the Valley. For information, call (509) 922-3915.
Adult Day Center – Holy Family Adult Day Centers offer structured programs designed to meet the needs of physically, mentally and functionally impaired adults and elderly by providing social services, nursing, rehabilitation, therapeutic recreation and a hot meal at noon. Two locations: 4827 S. Palouse Highway and 6018 N. Astor. Call (509) 482-2475.
Alzheimer’s Association Helpline – In Spokane, call 483-8456; Coeur d’Alene, call (208) 666-2996 or (800) 256-6659. Available Monday-Friday, 9 a.m.-5 p.m.
Anger Management for Men – Ongoing six-week men’s group, Wednesdays, 5-6:30 p.m., St. Joseph Family Center, 1016 N. Superior. Cost: $15/session; for information, call (509) 483-6495.
Back Care – How to prevent back injury, offered through Group Health. For dates and times, call (509) 459-1086 or visit www.ghc.org.
Bereavement Support Groups – Hospice of Spokane offers various support groups. Spouse Grief, Wednesdays, 1:15-2:15 p.m., for those who have lost a spouse through death. General Grief, Mondays, 6-7 p.m., for those who have lost anyone through death. Life After Loss group, call for information and registration. Call the Hospice of Spokane Bereavement Department at (509) 456-0438.
Bereaved Parents of the USA, Coeur d’Alene – meets the third Thursday of every month at St. Pius X Church, room 3, 625 E. Haycraft Road. Contact (208) 765-1705.
Bipolar Support Group – Meets on the third Monday of the month, 6:30 p.m., Sacred Heart Hospital, Mary Bede Room, L3, east of cafeteria. For information, call the National Alliance for the Mentally Ill at (509) 838-5515.
Free Bone Density and Blood Pressure Screenings – Deaconess Medical Center Health and Education Building, 901 W. Fifth is offering these screenings every Monday and Thursday from 9 a.m.-noon and 3-5 p.m. in the Osteoporosis Resource Center. Call (509) 473-3058.