Note: Events without published prices are free, and registration is required for most programs.
Arthritis
-- Dr. Joseph Huffstutter discusses how caring for arthritis has changed during the past 20 years from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. April 1 at Erlanger East. His talk also covers new diagnostic studies and available treatments. Registration is required. Call 778-5465.
Balance screening
-- Erlanger and Siskin Hospital for Rehabilitation offer a screening to assess balance and stability from 8:30 to 10:30 a.m. April 3 at Health Link Plus in Northgate Mall. The noninvasive evaluation, an excellent screening for seniors, helps determine if treatment 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. April 1 at Memorial’s Center for Cancer Research. For more information call 495-7778.
-- The “Look Good, Feel Better” program for cancer patients undergoing treatment is scheduled from 1 to 2:30 p.m. April 3 at Memorial North Park Hospital. Volunteer cosmetologists teach women how to cope with changes in appearance through the use of cosmetics, skin care products, wigs, scarves and other accessories. To reserve a free cosmetic kit, call the American Cancer Society at 800 227-2345. The ACS Web site is www.cancer.org.
Cancer fundraiser
-- BMW’s Ultimate Drive supporting Susan G. Komen for the Cure is scheduled from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. March 28 at BMW of Chattanooga, 6805 Brainerd Road. Donors test drive one of 25 BMWs and add names to BMW X6 Signature Vehicle. For more information, call 894-5660. The fundraising organization Web site is ww3.komen.org.
Child safety, car seats
-- Safe and Sound conducts a car-seat inspection/installation event, weather permitting, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. on April 3 at the Erlanger Baroness campus downtown. The Safe and Sound on the Road program is made possible by Kohl’s Cares for Kids. Call 778-6691 for more information.
Diabetes
-- Two diabetes self-management programs are scheduled by Memorial Hospital. Each is a two-part session that requires physician’s approval, which can be arranged by calling the registration number, 495-7970. Times and places are from 4 to 8 p.m. April 1 and 8 in Memorial’s Health Place at Hixson and from 4 to 8 p.m. April 3 and 10 at Chattanooga Heart Institute on Memorial’s campus. Registration is required, and there is a class fee.
-- Free classes are offered to diabetes patients who use Lantus or Apidra insulin. Sessions begin at 5:30 p.m. each Tuesday at 2307 Napier Road, Suite No. 117. Call 544-0340 to reserve a place or for more information.
-- A two-part basic diabetes class begins at 12:45 p.m. April 2 and 9 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 class on diabetes meal planning and carbohydrate counting is scheduled from 8:45 to 11 a.m. April 3 at Memorial’s Diabetes and Nutrition Center. 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.
Fibromyalgia
-- “Conquering Fibromyalgia” is topic of a presentation by Laurie Nitschke from 1 to 3 p.m. March 29 at Nutrition World. For more information, call 892-4085.
Heart disease
-- An educational session for patients with congestive heart failure is from 10:30 to 11 a.m. April 1 and again on April 3 at Chattanooga Heart Institute on the Memorial Hospital campus. Call 495-7764 for more information.
Low impact exercise
-- Three low-impact exercise classes are scheduled at HealthLink Plus in Northgate Mall. Times are from 9 to 10 a.m. March 28, March 31 and April 2. Classes are led by a LifeFitness exercise physiologist, and no reservation are required. For more information, call 778-5465.
Neck, arm pain
-- A screening for anyone with unexplained neck, arm or hand pain is scheduled from 8 to 11 a.m. April 3 at HealthLink Plus in Northgate Mall. Registration is required. Call 778-5465.
Prenatal Yoga
-- Beginning on April 2, Sara Mingus and Kendall Beene-Crowder teach a series of prenatal yoga classes from 6 to 7 p.m. on Wednesdays and from 4 to 5 p.m. on Sundays at Erlanger East. The single class fee is $10, and a free class is offered to series participants. To register or for more information, call 774-0466 or e-mail saramingus@hotmail.com.
Skin screening
-- A screening to check for skin cancer is scheduled from 8:30 to 11 a.m. April 3 at Erlanger East. This evaluation of sun damage and unusual moles determines if dermatological follow-up is needed. Registration is required. Call 778-5465.
Smoking cessation
-- Freedom From Smoking, an eight-week series of classes, begins at noon April 2 in Memorial’s Center for Cancer Support. There is no fee. Call 495-7778 to register.
Vision and hearing tests
-- Boynton Lions Club hosts free vision and hearing screenings from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. March 28 in Fuller Cancer Center at Hutcheson on the Parkway. The evaluations are for residents of the Boynton area, but the focus is on children. For more information call (706) 866-2230 or (706) 937-3811.
Weight-loss surgery
-- A presentation on the Gastric Bypass Roux-en-Y surgical weight-loss option for people at least 100 pounds overweight is scheduled from 6 to 7:30 p.m. April 2 in the community rooms at Memorial Hospital. Call 495-2244 for reservations.
Wellness
-- April 3 is registration deadline for Optimal Well-being, a high-level wellness program scheduled from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. April 5 on the Chattanooga State Technical Community College campus, 4501 Amnicola Highway. Sponsored by Chattanooga State’s Community Health Institute, the program is an extended version of “Feeling Good With Dr. Rick,” a radio program hosted by Dr. Rick Pimental-Habib, one of four speakers. The $25 fee covers a healthy lunch. To register call the office of Continuing Education, 697-3100.
