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Stroke Awareness – This event includes a resource fair and a presentation by Dr. Madeline Geraghty and Dr. Stefan Humphries, Thursday 6-8:30 p.m. at the Deaconess Health and Education Center, 800 W. Fifth Ave. The event is free and registration is required. Call the Community Health Education and Resource office at (509) 232-8138.
Prepared Childbirth – For expectant mothers in their last trimester of pregnancy, this class will discuss breathing techniques, management and the stages of labor, relaxation and muscle toning. The class meets on Saturday and Aug. 12 from 9 a.m.-3 p.m. at the Deaconess Health and Education Center, 800 W. Fifth Ave. The cost is $65 and registration is required. Call the CHER office at (509) 232-8138.
Get in Touch with Your Baby – This class will discuss infant massage on Tuesdays from 9:30-11 a.m. or on Saturdays from 10:30 a.m.-noon at Sacred Heart Women’s Center, 101 W. Eighth Ave. The cost is $80 for four weeks. For more information, visit www.intouchwithyourbaby.com, or call (509) 474-2400.
Happiest Baby on the Block – Learn to calm your crying baby; first Saturday of the month from 1-3 p.m. or the third Tuesday of the month from 6:30-8:30 p.m. 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, or visit www.intouchwithyourbaby.com.
Baby Care Basics – For all new parents, this four-week class will discuss the first few days and weeks after taking your new baby home; Mondays from 6-8 p.m. starting Aug. 7 at St. Luke’s Rehabilitation Institute, 711 S. Cowley. The cost is $50 and registration is required. Call the CHER office at (509) 232-8138.
Baby-sitting Basics – For boys and girls ages 10 to 15 who are interested in baby-sitting, this class will discuss infant and child CPR, first aid, the responsibilities of the parent and sitter and more; Aug. 12 from 9 a.m.-3 p.m. at Sacred Heart Medical Center, 101 W. Eighth Ave. The cost is $38 and registration is required. Call the CHER office at (509) 232-8138.
Upcoming
Pre-Diabetes: What to Do – This class will discuss the diagnosis and problems associated with diabetes; Wednesday from 9:30-11:30 a.m. at the Riverfront Medical Center, 322 W. North River Drive. Call Group Health Cooperative at (509) 459-1086 or visit www.ghc.org.
Diabetes: Getting Started – This class, for those who have been recently diagnosed with diabetes, meets Aug. 8 from 9:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. at the Riverfront Medical Center, 322 W. North River Drive. Call (509) 459-1086 or visit www.ghc.org.
Other programs
Hands-on First Aid, CPR Classes – Northwest Safety Services is presenting this class on the first and third Tuesdays of the month in Spokane, and the second and fourth Tuesdays in Coeur d’Alene. The cost is $45. Call for locations and times. For more information, call Rick at (509) 979-0849.
Adult, Child and Infant CPR and First Aid Review, American Red Cross Course – Meets from 3:30-5:30 p.m. every Friday at the Gladish Community Center, Room 313 in Pullman. The cost is $20 per person. To register, call (509) 332-2304.
CPR, First Aid and Automated External Defibrillator Classes – Offered by the American Red Cross. Classes are scheduled on Tuesdays from 5-9 p.m. and Thursdays from 8 a.m.-4 p.m. and 5-8 p.m., or Saturdays from 8 a.m.-4 p.m. Inland Northwest Chapter, 315 W. Nora. Cost is $38, call (509) 326-3330, ext. 211 for more information, or visit www.spokaneredcross.org. Other classes include blood borne pathogens, HIV education, pet first aid and disaster preparedness.
Free Depression Screenings – offered by Vista Consulting Services, 607 S. Government Way, Spokane. Call (509) 456-2190..