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“I Know I Need Exercise, but…” Do You Have Diabetes or Pre-Diabetes – This class will discuss ideas to get more exercise into your daily life, at Deaconess Health and Education Center, 800 W. Fifth Ave. Everyone who attends will get a free pedometer. The class is free and registration is required. Call the Community Health Education and Resource office at (509) 232-8145.

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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.-1 p.m. at St. Luke’s Rehabilitation Institute, 711 S. Cowley. If you need a book for the class, call EMS Training at (509) 242-4264. To register for the class or for more information, call the CHER office at (509) 232-8138.

Breast-feeding Basics – This class for expectant and breast-feeding mothers will discuss the benefits and techniques, Thursday from 6-8 p.m. at Sacred Heart Medical Center, 101 W. Eighth Ave. The cost is $25 and registration is required. Call the Community Health Education and Resource 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. Call the Community Health Education and Resource office at (509) 232-8138.

North Idaho College Nursing Program Admissions Information Session – Pre-nursing students interested in applying for this program at NIC are invited to attend this informational session Friday at 1 p.m. in the Meyer Health and Sciences Building room 106 on the main campus of NIC. Call (208) 769-3481.

Prepared Childbirth – For expectant parents in the last trimester of pregnancy, this two-week class will discuss the stages and management of labor, breathing techniques and more. The class meets on Saturdays starting Jan. 20 from 9 a.m.-3 p.m. at Holy Family Health Education Center, 5633 N. Lidgerwood. The cost is $65 and registration is required. Call the Community Health Education and Resource office at (509) 232-8138.

Diabetes: Getting Started – For those who have recently been diagnosed with diabetes; this class will meet Jan. 23 from 9:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. at the Riverfront Medical Center, 322 W. North River Drive. Call Group Health Cooperative at (509) 459-1086 or visit www.ghc.org.

Eating to Help Control Your Diabetes – For those with diabetes who use diet, pills or insulin to control blood-sugar levels; this class will meet Jan. 31 from 9:30-11:30 a.m. at the Riverfront Medical Center, 322 W. North River Drive. The class has a pre-requisite of “Diabetes: Getting Started.” Call Group Health Cooperative at (509) 459-1083 or visit www.ghc.org.

Family-to-Family Program – The National Alliance for the Mentally Ill is presenting this series of 12 weekly classes to help families understand mental illness, Saturdays starting Feb. 10 from 9:30 a.m.-noon at Sacred Heart Medical Center, 101 W. Eighth Ave. Call NAMI Spokane at (509) 838-5515, or Lola Reed at (509) 487-4839.

Upcoming

Pre-Diabetes: What to Do – This class will discuss the diagnosis and possible problems related to diabetes; Thursday 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.

Dystonia Support Group Meeting – Thursday from 1:30-3 p.m. at St. Luke’s Rehabilitation Institute, 711 S. Cowley. Call Denise Gibson at (509) 891-9131, or Mary Jane Kellogg at (208) 743-1251.

Parenting/Childbirth

Get in Touch with Your Baby – Learn infant massage Tuesdays from 9:30-11 a.m. or Saturdays from 10:30-noon 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 more information, 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 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, first and third Wednesday of each month, 8 p.m. or by appointment. Call (509) 482-BABY for information or appointment.

Mother Baby Time Support Group – Wednesdays at the Sacred Heart Women’s Center, 101 W. Eighth Ave. Class times vary depending on the age of your child. Call (509) 474-2400.

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 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, Wednesdays from 5:30-7 p.m. at the Radha Yoga Center, 406 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.

Gentle Stretch Yoga – Saturdays from 9:30-10:30 a.m. at The Unity Church of Truth, 2900 S. Bernard. The cost is $55 for six weeks, or $10 for drop-ins. For more information, call the church office at (509) 838-6518.

Yoga Classes – Earthshine Yoga is presenting these classes on Wednesdays from 6-7 p.m. at the Southside Senior Activity Center, 3151 E. 27th Ave. The cost is $20 per month, or $7 for a drop in. For more information, call (509) 499-2037 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.

Cancer Support

Cancer Support – For questions about cancer, call Providence Cancer Center at (509) 474-5490. A nurse will answer questions and give the latest local and national 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.

Cancer Fitness Recovery Program – The Medically Directed Wellness Center at St. Luke’s Rehabilitation Institute is looking for four underinsured or uninsured women to participate in its Cancer Fitness Recovery Program. The program helps cancer survivors deal with the side effects of chemotherapy and radiation. The Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation has set aside money for women who cannot afford to join. Call (509) 473-6013.

Chiropractic Care

Free Scoliosis Screen – Enlist professional expertise to your service group or club. Call Loren C. Miller, at (509) 327-3393.

Free Scoliosis Screening – The progression of scoliosis can be slowed or stopped and reversed in most cases without surgery. Utilize this opportunity to have your child evaluated. Call Mark Guthrie, at 327-8188.

Free Workshop – Bond Chiropractic Health Center offers a free workshop on alternative health-care topics, 307 W. Francis. Call (509) 489-1544 for times and dates.

Other programs

Abuse, Control, Possessive and Addictive Relationships – Facilitated men’s and women’s groups to heal and reverse unproductive behaviors. Call for meting times and dates. For more information, call Life Directions Counseling at (509) 922-3915.