Note: Events without published prices are free, and registration is required for most programs.
Aquatic exercise
Swimming-pool exercise classes that help support joints in order to encourage free movement are scheduled from 10 to 11 a.m. Friday and from 9:45 to 10:45 a.m. Tuesday at Chattanooga Lifestyle Center. No registration is required. For more information, call HealthLink Plus, Erlanger's free program for adults at 778-LINK (778-5465).
Balance screening
Erlanger and Siskin hospitals offer a screening to assess balance and stability from 8:30 to 11 a.m. March 29 at Erlanger Women's East. The noninvasive evaluation, an excellent screening for seniors, helps determine if further testing or treatment are needed. To register call 778-LINK.
Bone density
A pixi screening of the ankle, which indicates if treatment or further examination for osteoporosis are needed, is scheduled from 8:30 to 11 a.m. March 29 at Erlanger Women's East. To register, call 778-LINK.
Cancer
-- Memorial Hospital provides complimentary massages to cancer patients, currently in treatment, on three days each week -- Tuesday at Memorial North Park and Wednesday and Thursday on Memorial's main campus. Call 495-7778 for an appointment.
-- A Tai Chi class for patients living with cancer and their care-givers begins at 1 p.m. March 27 at Memorial's Cancer Resource Center. Call 495-7778.
CF Fundraiser
"Great Strides," a benefit event for cystic fibrosis research, begins with registration at 7 a.m. March 31 in front of the Lee University Student Union. Start for the 5K road race is 8:30 a.m. The walk begins at 10 a.m. According to sponsors of the event, community volunteers and the university, Great Strides is the largest national fundraiser for the CF Foundation. Last year, $44,000 was raised. For more information, call 614-8406.
Childhood obesity
Dr. Mihail Subtirelu talks about serious implications of childhood obesity from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. March 27 at Erlanger Women's East. The discussion covers problems associated with this condition: hypertension, lipid abnormalities and insulin resistance, a pre-diabetic condition. Call 778-LINK to register for the talk.
Diabetes
-- A class on diabetes meal planning and carbohydrate counting is offered from 2:15 to 4:30 p.m. March 27 and from 8:45 to 11 a.m. March 29 at Memorial's Diabetes and Nutrition Center. Help with arranging for the required physician's referral is available at the registration number, 495-7970.
-- The ABCs of Diabetes, a two hour seminar on controlling diabetes for people on insulin, is from 4 to 6 p.m. March 27 at HealthLink Plus in Northgate Mall. The first hour covers carb-counting basics for optimal diabetes management, and the second hour provides information on insulin pump therapy and continuous glucose monitoring. Registration is required. Call 778-LINK (778-5465).
Fitness
Free and ongoing T'ai Ji classes are held from 8 to 9 a.m. each Sunday in Coolidge Park on the North Shore. Chris Campbell is instructor. For more information, call 821-8947.
Health talks
Discussions on a variety of health topics begin at 7 each Thursday night at John A. Patten Community Center in Tiftonia. Topic for March 29 is "Cautions of Drug Medications." For more information, call (706) 820-1493.
Lipid/glucose screening
A Cholestech lipid/glucose screening is from 7:30 to 11:30 a.m. March 29 at HealthLink Plus in Northgate Mall. A 12-hour pre-test fast is required for accurate results, which are available on an as-you-wait basis. The lipid panel, which shows HDL, LDL, total cholesterol, non-HDL, cholesterol ratio and triglycerides, costs $20. The lipid/glucose test is $25. Reservations are required. Call 778-LINK for an appointment.
Weight-loss surgery
A seminar on the Lap-Band surgical weight-loss procedure for people at least 100 pounds overweight is from 6 to 7:30 p.m. March 26 in the community rooms and Memorial Hospital. Call 495-2244 for reservations.
