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Today
Cancer Support Group – 5:30-7 p.m., Holy Family Hospital, Health Education Center, Room 6, 5633 N. Lidgerwood St. Free. Call Beryl Anderson at (509) 474-5490 for more information.
Diabetes: Know Your Healthy Options – Learn about dealing with the complications of diabetes, including depression, stress management and sexual dysfunction; 6-8 p.m., Holy Family Hospital, Health Education Center, 5633 N. Lidgerwood St. Free. Call Beryl Anderson at (509) 474-5490 for more information.
New listings
Breast Cancer Support – Wednesday, 6-8 p.m. at Providence Cancer Center at Holy Family Hospital, 5633 N. Lidgerwood St. Free. Call (509) 325-8716 for information.
Prepared Childbirth – Four-week class for expectant parents in last trimester. Begins Wednesday, 6-8 p.m., Valley Hospital Health and Education Center, 12606 E. Mission Ave., Spokane Valley. Cost: $75 per couple. For registration and information, call (509) 232-8138.
Healing Foods Kitchen – Learn how whole-foods cooking contribute to health and well-being after cancer. Thursday, 5:30-7 p.m., Holy Family Education Center, 5633 N. Lidgerwood St. Cost: $10 per person. For information, call (509) 474-5490. Pre-registration required.
Infant and Child CPR – Provides CPR techniques for infants (up to 1 year) and children (up to 8 years); Monday, 6:30-8:30 p.m., St. Luke’s Rehabilitation Institute, 711 S. Cowley Ave. For registration and information, call (509) 232-8138.
Upcoming
Dystonia Support Group – Thursday, 1:30-3 p.m., St. Luke’s Rehabilitation Institute, Lower Level Board Room, 711 S. Cowley St. Call Denise Gibson at (509) 891-9131 more information.
Stroke Support Group – For inpatients, discharged patients, families and caregivers. Thursday, noon-1 p.m., Holy Family Education Center, 5633 N. Lidgerwood St. Cost: $75 per couple. For information, call (509) 482-3957.
Holy Family Hospital Maternity Center Tour – Thursday, 8 p.m. or by appointment, Holy Family Hospital, 5633 N. Lidgerwood St. Free. Call (509) 482-BABY for more information or to make an appointment.
Pampering and Protecting the Skin You’re In – Learn about skin cancer, anti-aging therapies, acne and psoriasis. Saturday, 9 a.m.-noon, Holy Family Hospital, Health Education Center, 5633 N. Lidgerwood St. Cost is $15. Call (509) 232-8138 to pre-register and for more information.
Discover Your Personal Wisdom – Be conscious about your aging and explore the curriculum of the second half of your life. Thursday-Saturday. Offered through St. Joseph Damily Center. Cost: $75-90. Fee assistance is available. Call (509) 483-6495, ext. 12 for times and more information.
Heart Walk – Saturday, 8:30 a.m.-noon, Riverfront Park. All proceeds provide funding for heart and stroke research and educational programs in our community. Visit www.heartwalk.kintera.org/spokanewa to register and for more information.
Empowering Relationships – Learn about the common mistakes in communication and discover how to manage the daily offenses that are a part of everyday living, both at home and at work. May 16, 6:30-10:30 p.m. and May 17, 9 a.m.-6 p.m. Cost: $55 per person or $99 per couple. Offered through Newman Conference Center. Call (509) 226-5390 to register and for more information.
Other programs
First Aid/CPR Classes – Adult, child and infant first aid/CPR classes, new student and refresher courses, are available through The Safety Center, 1317 W. Kiernan Ave. Prices range from $35-$55. Registration is required. For more information, location and times, call Rick Bennett at (509) 979-0849 or e-mail nwss2@hotmail.com.
Health for All – This community-based healthcare access project links uninsured individuals and families in Eastern Washington with state health insurance programs and assists those who do not qualify for state-sponsored coverage by linking them with appropriate community resources. Call (866) 444-3066; in Spokane County, call (509) 444-3066.
Master Home Environmentalist Program – The American Lung Association of Washington is offering trained volunteers to offer solutions for indoor environmental health problems in your home. To schedule an appointment, call (509) 325-6516 or e-mail vjohnson@alaw.org.
Metaphysical Research Society – Meets the first Thursday of each month, 7:30 p.m. Call (509) 838-8155 for more information.
Polio Outreach of Spokane – For information about post-polio syndrome, call Sharman Collins, (509) 448-8517, or e-mail sharmanrcollins@msn.com.
Power Wheelchairs Available – Miracle on Wheels for nonambulatory senior citizens age 65 and older, also available to the permanently disabled of any age. Call (800) 749-8778 or go to www.durablemedical.com.
Reflexology – These individual foot and hand sessions will work to improve circulation, relieve tension and more with certified reflexologist Linda Bussard at 12 E. Rowan Ave., Suite L4. To schedule an appointment call (509) 998-1062.
Statewide Health Insurance Benefits Advisors HelpLine – The SHIBA HelpLine is free, confidential and impartial counseling with trained volunteers to help callers understand their healthcare and health insurance rights and options. Call (509) 458-2509 at Aging and Long Term Care of Eastern Washington or the SHIBA HelpLine at (800) 562-6900.
Speech, Language and Hearing Screenings – Washington State University Spokane’s Speech and Hearing Clinic, Health Sciences Building, 310 N. Riverpoint Blvd. Open to children and adults. Appointments necessary. Call (509) 358-7580.
Striders – A community walking and exercise program promoting fitness, fun, friends and health education since 1995. Meets Mondays and Wednesdays from 8-9 a.m. at the Spokane Valley YMCA, 2421 N. Discovery Place, and in Coeur d’Alene. For more information, call Carol at (509) 926-1697, or in Idaho call (208) 772-6381.
Drug and alcohol
Daybreak of Spokane – Offers residential and outpatient treatment for adolescents with emphasis on family. Downtown outpatient and residential, 960 E. Third St., (509) 444-7033; Valley outpatient, 11711 E. Sprague Ave., (509) 927-1991.
Nar-Anon – For friends and families of drug addicts. Group meets Mondays at 6:30 p.m. at Bethany Presbyterian Church, 301 S. Freya St. Call Walt and Lois, (509) 489-6368, or visit www.naranon.org.
Tobacco Cessation Classes – Community Health Education and Resources Office is offering free tobacco cessation classes throughout Spokane. Call (509) 232-8138 or (509) 232-8139.
Tobacco Cessation Classes – Free for Group Health members. For a list of dates and times, call (509) 459-1086 or visit www.ghc.org.
Parenting/Childbirth
Parent/Childbirth Education at Holy Family Hospital – Four-week class for expectant parents in last trimester. Wednesdays, 6-8 p.m., Holy Family Education Center, 5633 N. Lidgerwood St. Cost: $75 per couple. For registration and information, call (509) 232-8138.
Free Developmental Screenings – For infants and toddlers under age 3 living in Spokane County. Screenings include: language, physical strength and coordination, vision, hearing, feeding and behavior. Several sites are available. To make an appointment, call the Spokane Regional Health District’s Infant Toddler Network at (509) 324-1651.
Get in Touch with Your Baby – Learn infant massage in the Peaceful Place at the Women’s Health Center of Sacred Heart Medical Center, 101 W. Eighth Ave. The cost is $80, and registration is required. For class times, call (509) 474-2400 or visit www.intouchwithyourbaby.com.
Infant and Developmental Massage Classes – Individual and group classes offered in the Spokane area, call Lori at (509) 466-8435.
Happiest Baby on the Block – Learn to calm your crying baby; two-hour class at the Sacred Heart Women’s Center, Peaceful Place, 101 W. Eighth Ave. The cost is $45, and registration is required. Call (509) 474-2400 for class times or more information, or visit www.intouchwithyourbaby.com.
La Leche League– The breast-feeding support group meets the third Tuesday of each month at 6 p.m. at Manito United Methodist Church, 3220 S. Grand Blvd.; the second Friday at 10 a.m. at the Maternity Support Services Center, 235 E. Rowan Ave.; the second Monday at 9:30 a.m. at the Airway Heights Library, 1213 S. Lundstrum St.; the first Thursday at 10:30 a.m. at the Liberty Lake Water and Sewer Building, 22510 E. Mission Ave. Call (509) 534-3674 for more information.
Holy Family Hospital Maternity Center Tour – Meets the first and third Wednesdays of each month, 8 p.m. or by appointment, Holy Family Hospital, 5633 N. Lidgerwood St. Free. Call (509) 482-BABY for more information or to make an appointment.
Parenting Classes – For single parents of children up to 1 year, sponsored by Catholic Charities Childbirth and Parenting Alone Program. Call for times and dates. CAPA offices, 820 N. Summit Blvd., Suite 100. Free; for registration and more information, call (509) 325-7667.
Parent/Childbirth Education – Classes at Holy Family Hospital, 5633 N. Lidgerwood St., are offered through Community Health Education and Resources and include: Baby Care Basics, Breast-feeding 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.
Cancer support
Breast Cancer Support – Meets Wednesdays from 6-8 p.m. at Providence Cancer Center at Holy Family Hospital. Free. Call (509) 325-8716 for information.
Breast Cancer Support – The group meets the first and third Wednesdays of each month from 6-8 p.m. at the Holy Family Hospital ER Conference Room, 5633 N. Lidgerwood St. Call Kathy Jo Avery at (509) 448-5660 for more information.
Cancer Support – The Providence Cancer Support Services group hosts a “telehealth” meeting for the education and support and cancer patients and their caregivers on the second and fourth Wednesday of each month from 4-5 p.m. at the Sacred Heart Medical Center Doctors Building Suite 120, 105 W. Eighth Ave. Call (509) 474-5490 for more information.
Cancer Support Group – Meets the first, third and fifth Tuesdays of each month, 5:30-7 p.m., Holy Family Hospital, Health Education Center, room six, 5633 N. Lidgerwood St. Cost is free. Call Beryl Anderson at (509) 474-5490 for more information.
Look Good… Feel Better – A program offered by the American Cancer Society to help women diagnosed with cancer learn how to apply cosmetics and choose wigs and other head wear. The group meets twice monthly. For locations, time and more information, call Bonnie Abernethy at (509) 455-3440, option 3.
Reiki Healing Arts – Cancer support for patients and caregivers. Meets the third Wednesday each month, 11 a.m.-1 p.m., Reiki Healing Arts, 1042 W. Mill Ave., Suite 103, Coeur d’Alene. Free. Call (208) 665-5862 to schedule an appointment or for more information.