Health Bulletin board

Today

Yoga and Pilates Classes – Six-week yoga session begin today and will be held Tuesdays and Thursdays from 5:15-6:15 p.m. The cost is $99. Warehouse Athletic Facility, 800 N. Hamilton. Call Katie at (509) 484-2670 or e-mail Katie@warehouseathletics.com.

Health-care Provider CPR – Initial – This class is for health-care professionals who respond to cardiac and respiratory emergencies meets today from 7:45 a.m.-4 p.m. at St. Luke’s Rehabilitation Institute, 711 S. Cowley. The cost is $90, and registration is required. For more information, call the Community Health Education and Resource office at (509) 232-8138.

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Culturally Competent Care: Challenges and Opportunities – Featured speaker will be women’s health advocate Afaf Meleis will speak at this event, Thursday from 5-6 p.m. at the Washington State University Riverpoint Campus auditorium, 668 N. Riverpoint Blvd. For more information, call the WSU Intercollegiate College of Nursing, (509) 324-7339.

The Importance of Fatherhood – This class features parent educator Dan Wolfley, who will speak about the importance of men in children’s lives, Wednesday from 4-5 p.m. at Deaconess Health and Education Center, 800 W. Fifth. Registration is required. For more information, call the CHER office at (509) 232-8138.

Thyroid Problems – This class will discuss information regarding thyroid conditions, Thursday from noon-1 p.m. at Valley Hospital Health and Education Center, 12606 E. Mission Ave. The class is free and includes a light lunch. Registration is required. For more information, call the CHER office at (509) 232-8138.

Prepared Childbirth – This five-week class will meet on Thursdays from 6-8 p.m. starting Sept. 14 at Sacred Heart Medical Center, 101 W. Eighth Ave. Topics will include breathing techniques, the stages of labor, relaxation and more. The cost is $65 and registration is required. For more information, call the CHER office at (509) 232-8138.

Adult CPR – For the lay rescuer, this class will meet Friday from 8-10 a.m. at St. Luke’s Rehabilitation Institute, 711 S. Cowley. The cost is $25, and registration is required. For more information, call the CHER office at (509) 232-8138.

Inland Northwest Candlelighters – Mayor Dennis Hession will proclaim September as Childhood Cancer Awareness Month, Friday from 6-8 p.m. in the covered picnic area at Manito Park at 20th Avenue and Grand Boulevard. For more information, call the Candlelighters at (509) 474-2759.

Yuen Method Demonstrations – Linda Leith and Kari Wagler will present these classes that will demonstrate the Yuen method of easing pain, improving circulation, weight loss and quitting smoking, Friday from 11 a.m.-1 p.m. at the Providence Center for Faith and Healing of Sacred Heart Medical Center, 101 W. Eighth Ave. and from 6-8 p.m. at the Unity Church of Truth, 2900 S. Bernard St., where a free-will offering will be accepted. There will also be training workshops Saturday and Sunday from 9 a.m.-6 p.m. at the Providence Center. For more information, call Wagler at (509) 534-7374.

Baby-sitting Basics – For children ages 10 to 15 years old interested in baby-sitting, this class will meet Saturday from 9 a.m.-3 p.m. at the Holy Family Health Education Center, 5633 N. Lidgerwood. The cost is $38, and registration is required. For more information, call the CHER office at (509) 232-8138.

Group Health Kids Bike Race Series – Bicycle riders age 11 and younger are invited to a cycling event Sunday at Pavillion Park, 727 N. Molter Road, Liberty Lake, Sept. 24 at Mirabeau Point Park, 13500 E. Euclid, Spokane Valley, and Oct. 1 at Audubon Park on Northwest Boulevard and Milton. Ages 5 and younger begin at noon and each age after that will start in 15-minute intervals. No registration is required. For more information, call Group Health at (509) 326-6983

Parkinson’s Disease Telehealth Educational Meeting – Dr. David Greeley will discuss plans for a new Parkinson’s research center at the University of Washington, Monday at 2 p.m. in room 200 of St. Luke’s Rehabilitation Institute, 711 S. Cowley. For more information, call (509) 473-2490.

Multiple Myeloma Overview – Karen Groth of Cancer Care Northwest will speak at this seminar from 5:30-8 p.m. Sept. 21 in the second-floor conference room of the Service Station, 9315 N. Nevada. The cost is free for all cancer patients, their family members and friends. For more information, call Jackie Personett at the Washington/Alaska Chapter of the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society at (888) 345-4572.

Upcoming

Insulin Pump Support Group – This group will meet Wednesday at 6 p.m. on the fourth floor of Rockwood Clinic, 400 E. Fifth. For more information, call Deborah Crum at (509) 838-1391.

Free Peripheral Artery Disease Screenings – The Community Health Education and Resource office is offering free PAD screenings by appointment. The times available are between 8 a.m.-4 p.m. Sept. 18, 19 and 22. Registration is required. For more information, call (509) 232-8154.

Happiest Baby on the Block – Learn to calm your crying baby on the 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 next class will meet Sept. 19. The cost is $45, and registration is required. For more information, call (509) 474-2400, or visit www.intouchwithyourbaby.com.

Diabetes: Getting Started – For those recently diagnosed with diabetes, this class will meet Sept. 19 from 9:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. in 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.

T.O.P.S. (Take off Pounds Sensibly) – Meets Thursdays at St. Luke’s Lutheran Church, 9704 N. Division. Weigh-in is at 5:45 p.m. and the meeting starts at 6:30. Call Sandy at (509) 487-4416, or visit www.tops.org.

First Aid/CPR Classes – Offered the first and third Tuesdays and Thursdays of the month in Spokane and the second and fourth Tuesdays or Thursdays of the month in Coeur d’Alene. Classes are four to eight hours long, and the cost varies, $45-$55, depending on the class you take. Registration is required. For more information, location and times, call Rick Bennett at (509) 979-0849, e-mail nwss2@hotmail.com, or visit www.northwestsafetyservices.com.