Note: Events without published prices are free, and registration is required for most programs.

Balance screening

Erlanger and Siskin Hospital for Rehabilitation offer a screening to assess balance and stability from 8:30 to 10:30 a.m. Sept. 4 at Erlanger North Annex, Suite 200. The noninvasive evaluation, an excellent screening for seniors, helps determine if treatment for balance problems is needed. Registration is required. Call 778-5465.

Cancer

A nutrition class that emphasizes low-fat diets for patients completing cancer treatment begins at 4 p.m. Tuesday at Memorial Hospital’s Cancer Resource Center. Call 495-7778 for more information.

CPR for family, friends

CPR for Family and Friends, a class on the basic skills of cardiopulmonary resuscitation for adults, children and infants, is scheduled from 1 to 4 p.m. Sept. 4 at Memorial’s Health Place at Hixson. There is a $1.50 materials fee. To register call 495-7422.

Child safety, car seats

Safe and Sound conducts a car-seat inspection/installation event, weather permitting, on Sept. 4 at the Erlanger Baroness Campus downtown. An appointment is required. Call T.C. Thompson Children’s Hospital at Erlanger Safe and Sound, 778-6691, for details and available times.

Diabetes

* A two-part basic diabetes class begins at 12:45 p.m. Wednesday and Sept. 10 at Memorial’s Diabetes and Nutrition Center. This overview of the disease covers prevention, treatment and complications. Help with arranging for the required physician’s referral is available at the registration number, 495-7970. Registration is required, and there is a class fee.

* A two-part diabetes self-management program is scheduled from 4 to 8 p.m. Sept. 4 and 11 at Chattanooga Heart Institute on the Memorial Hospital campus. Help with arranging for the required physician’s referral is available at the registration number, 495-7970. Registration is required and there is a class fee.

Neck, arm pain

A screening for anyone with unexplained neck, arm or hand pain is scheduled from 8 to 11 a.m. Sept. 4 at Erlanger North Annex, Suite 200. Registration is required. Call 778-5465.

Smoking cessation

The first in a series of nine Breathe Free seminar sessions begins at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday at Hamilton Family YMCA, 7340 Shallowford Road. Breathe Free, a scientifically based program, has a 25-year success record with 15 million graduates. Program fees are $25, pre-registered, or $30 at time of the first session. Call 495-4653 to register.

Sports clinic

Sports medicine and orthopedic specialists evaluate and treat non-emergency sports injuries on Saturday. Call 495-2273 before 10 a.m. for an appointment time. Use Memorial North Park’s Emergency Entrance to reach the clinic.

Stroke

Ultrasound technology is used to evaluate a person’s risk for stroke on Sept. 6 at McFarland United Methodist Church, 101 E. Gordon Ave., Rossville. Appointments begin at 9 a.m. Life Line evaluations take from 60 to 90 minutes each. The complete Wellness Package (five evaluations) now includes a heart-rhythm screening and costs $149. Registration is required. Call (800) 697-9271. The Web site is www.lifelinescreening.com.

Walk for Cammy’s Cause

To help spread information about eating disorders, a walk in memory of Mary Cameron Robinson begins with registration at 9 a.m. Saturday at Tennessee Riverpark, 4301 Amnicola Highway. The walk of 2.88 miles begins at 10 a.m., and the cost is $25 per walker. The MCR Foundation, which is dedicated to the prevention of eating disorders, is sponsor for this event, which drew 600 walkers and raised $56,000 last year. For more information, call 622-2666 or log onto www.mcrfoundation.com.

Weight-loss surgery

A presentation on the Gastric Bypass Roux-en-Y surgical weight-loss option for people at least 100 pounds overweight is from 6 to 7:30 p.m. Wednesday in the community rooms at Memorial Hospital. Call 495-2244 for reservations.

Support groups

* ANXIETY: Every Monday, 7 p.m., Parkridge Valley classroom. Call RESPOND at 499-2320.

* ATTENTION DEFICIT HYPERACTIVITY DISORDER: Second Tuesday, 7 p.m., Hickory Valley Christian School. Call 876-1241, e-mail info@chattchadd.org, log onto www.chattchadd.org.

* AUTISM, DADS: For fathers of children with autism and spectrum related disorders. Fourth Thursday, 6:30 p.m., National Autism Association of East Tennessee, 385 Second Ave., Suite 2, Dayton, Tenn. (423) 775-9484.

* AUTISM, MOMS: For mothers of children with autism and spectrum related disorders. Third Thursday, 10 a.m.-1 p.m., Dayton, Tenn., Community Chapel. (423) 775-9484.

* BATTERED WOMEN: Tuesday, 1 p.m., or Thursday, 6:30 p.m. Program of the Partnership for Families, Children and Adults. 755-2840.

* BEYOND THE BARS: For families with incarcerated loved ones. First Monday, 6:30 p.m., East Ridge Church of the Nazarene. 855-1877.

* BRAIN INJURY, CHATTANOOGA: Three meetings at Siskin Hospital — fourth Monday, 6 p.m.; fourth Thursday, 10 a.m.; third Tuesday, 6 p.m. 634-1572. www.cabiatn.org.

* BRAIN INJURY, CLEVELAND: Third Monday, 6 p.m., Wesley Memorial United Methodist Church. 634-1572. www.cabiatn.org.

* BRAIN INJURY, NORTH GEORGIA: Second Tuesday, 6 p.m., Fort Oglethorpe United Methodist Church. 634-1572. www.cabiatn.org.

* BREASTFEEDING: Each Wednesday, 1 p.m., BirthPlace classroom at Parkridge East. 499-2044.

* BREASTFEEDING: Third Wednesday, 11 a.m.-1 p.m., Spring Place Inn, 126 Elm St. (706) 272-2125, ext. 334.

* BURN SURVIVORS: Third Monday, 7 p.m., Erlanger Burn Center. 778-7881.

Items for this column are due the Monday before Thursday’s publication date. Write to Nancy Carney, P.O. Box 1447 Chattanooga, TN 37401-1447; fax 668-5102; e-mail ncarney@timesfreepress.com or call 757-6283.