ASHEVILLE AREA HEALTH CALENDAR
HEALTH INSURANCE GUIDANCE: 1-3 p.m. today, Pardee Health Education Center at Blue Ridge Mall, Four Seasons Boulevard, Hendersonville. Learn about Medicare addition options, health insurance and long-term care policies, benefit with filing claims. Free though appointment required. Call 692-4600.
CAREGIVER SUPPORT GROUP: 3-4:30 p.m. today, Pardee Pavillion Adult Day Health, 114 College Drive, Flat Rock. 697-7070.
CHOLETEROL SCREENING: 8-10 a.m. Wednesday, Pardee Health Education Center at Blue Ridge Mall, Four Seasons Boulevard, Hendersonville. $20. Fasting and appointment required. 1-866-790-9355.
VET CENTER OUT STATION: Noon-1:30 p.m. and 5:30-7 p.m. Wednesdays, Pardee Health Education Center at Blue Ridge Mall, Four Seasons Boulevard, Hendersonville. Call 864-271-2711 prior to to in attendance for the initial time.
INFANT CPR & CHOKING: 6:30-8 p.m. Thursday, Pardee Hospital, 800 N. Justice St., Hendersonville. $10. Registration required. 1-866-790-9355.
TEEN SUPPORT GROUP-TEEN DATING VIOLENCE: Group sessions 6 p.m. any third Thursday, New Hopes-New Beginnings, 573 Fairview Road, Asheville. Parents welcome. 277-3812, ext. 423 or 301-1410.
BLOOD PRESSURE CHECK: 8:30-9:30 a.m. Monday and Thursday, 2-3 p.m. Wednesday and Friday, 10-11 a.m. Saturday, Pardee Health Education Center at Blue Ridge Mall, Four Seasons Boulevard, Hendersonville. Free. 1-866-790-9355.
GOOD NEWS ABOUT HIP & KNEE PAIN: eleven a.m.-12:30 p.m. Jan. 2, Pardee Health Education Center at Blue Ridge Mall, Four Seasons Boulevard, Hendersonville. Causes of corner suffering and accessible treatments. Free though registration required. 1-866-790-9355.
BODY FAT PERCENTAGE ANALYSIS: 1-2 p.m. Jan. 2, Pardee Health Education Center at Blue Ridge Mall, Four Seasons Boulevard, Hendersonville. Wear reduced sleeves. Free though appointment required. 1-866-790-9355.
ALPHA 1 ANTITRYPSIN DEFICIENCY TESTING: 1-3:30 p.m. Jan. 3, Pardee Health Education Center at Blue Ridge Mall, Four Seasons Boulevard, Hendersonville. For those diagnosed wtih COPD, emphysema or rash asthma. Free though appointment required. 692-4600.
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BRAIN PLASTICITY: 3-4:30 p.m. Jan. 5, Pardee Health Education Center at Blue Ridge Mall, Four Seasons Boulevard, Hendersonville. Speech therapist discusses how to use this process to benefit forestall cognitive decline. Free though registration required. 866-790-9355.
CHILDBIRTH CLASSES: Two-session class, 6:30-9 p.m. Jan. 5 and 12, Pardee Hospital, 800 N. Justice St., Hendersonville. Includes debate of Pardee Women & Children’s Center. Free though registration required.
BALANCE SCREENINGS: 4-7 p.m. Jan. 9, YWCA, 185 S. French Broad Ave., Asheville. Free. Will take about 10 mins and includes a couple of questions and execution of a single shift activity. Participants will receive information on resources to go on to build improved shift and revoke the odds of a fall.
BALANCE SCREENINGS: 4-7 p.m. Jan. 9, YWCA, 185 S. French Broad Ave., Asheville. Free. Will take about 10 mins and includes a couple of questions and execution of a single shift activity. Participants will receive information on resources to go on to set up improved shift and revoke the odds of a fall.
PREPARED CHILDBIRTH CLASS: Four-week class, 6-8 p.m. Jan. 10, 17, 24, 31, Angel Medical Center, 120 Riverview St., second building ICU discussion room, Franklin. Call 369-4421 to register.
HEALTH INSURANCE GUIDANCE: 1-3 p.m. Jan. 10 and 24, Pardee Health Education Center at Blue Ridge Mall, Four Seasons Boulevard, Hendersonville. With NC-SHIIP counselors. Free though registration required. 692-4600.
MANAGING BACK PAIN WITH PHYSICAL THERAPY: 2:30-4:30 p.m. Jan. 16, Pardee Health Education Center at Blue Ridge Mall, Four Seasons Boulevard, Hendersonville. Free though registration required. 1-866-790-9355.
ASK THE DIETITIAN: 8:30-10 a.m. Jan. 19, Pardee Health Education Center at Blue Ridge Mall, Four Seasons Boulevard, Hendersonville. fifteen notation sessions. Free though appointment required. 1-866-790-9355.
DIABETES MANAGEMENT CLASS: Two-day class, 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Jan. twenty-four and 26, Angel Medical Center, third building video discussion room, 120 Riverview St., Franklin. Registration required. Call Barbara Hall at 369-4166.
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Tuesdays
ANGER MANAGEMENT PROGRAM: Learn how to give up your annoy by formulating shift and brand brand brand new relationships. Meets 6-7:30 p.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays. Cost is $20 per class. Call 225-2535 or www.lindahamilton.org.
BEREAVEMENT SUPPORT GROUP-SYLVA: Meets at 3:30 p.m. the third Tuesday any month, chapel discussion room at Harris Regional Hospital, 68 Hospital Road, Sylva. Grieving family and friends can share practice and offer and receive dignified and romantic support. Call Judy Pepper at 586-7410.
BREAST-FEEDING: Class for moms, 6:30-8 p.m. the third Tuesday of any month, Pardee Health Education Center, 1800 Four Seasons Blvd., Hendersonville. Free. Call 866-790-9355 or www.pardeehospital.org.
BIPOLAR DISORDER: Support group, 7-8:30 p.m. the initial and third Tuesday of any month, Pardee Health Education Center, 1800 Four Seasons Blvd., Hendersonville. Call 866-790-9355 or www.pardeehospital.org.
BIRTHNETWORK OF WNC: Meets 7-8 p.m. the fourth Tuesday of any month, Pardee Health Education Center, Blue Ridge Mall, Hendersonville. E-mail birthnetworkofwnc@gmail.com.
BREVARD-HENDERSONVILLE PARKINSONS MEETING: Meet at 10 a.m. the second Tuesday of any month (except June, August and December), at Brevard-Davidson River Presbyterian Church, South Main Street, Brevard. Jul (picnic) and Dec (holiday luncheon) are for members only. Call 862-8820.
CHILDBIRTH 101: Two-session classes for moms-to-be and their coaches commencement the initial Tuesday of any month. Bring two pillows and a blanket. Registration required. Cost is $90 or Medicaid. Call Pardee Health Education Center at 866-790-9355.
CITIZEN CPR: 12:30-1 p.m. initial Tuesday, Pardee Health Education Center at Blue Ridge Mall, Four Seasons Boulevard, Hendersonville. $10. Call 693-5605 to register.
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CYSTIC FIBROSIS: Group for parents, spouses, partners and adult kin of people with cystic fibrosis, 6-7:30 p.m. the second Tuesday of the month, Mission, 50 Doctors Drive, Asheville. Call 213-1869 or 213-1759.
DUAL DISORDERS: Meeting for people with psychiatric, romantic and/or alcoholic illness. Meets 8-9 p.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays, at First Presbyterian Church, N.C. 9, Black Mountain. Call 357-8403 or amenius12@charter.net.
FREE TAI CHI CLASSES: 6:30-8:30 p.m. any Tuesday and Thursday, Kenilworth Presbyterian Church (fellowship gymnasium at the back of church), 123 Kenilworth Road, Asheville. Classes taught by two Tai Chi masters. For all levels of experience. Call 252-8872.
GRACE-Caregiver Support: Support organisation for caregivers meets 4-5:30 p.m. the initial Tuesday of any month at Rutherford Life Care, 859 Thunder Road, Spindale. Adult caring services available. Call 245-0095.
GRIEF: Support group, 3:30-4:30 p.m., third Tuesday of the month, chapel discussion room, Harris Regional Hospital, Sylva. Call Gene Schweizer at 586-7833.
HEALTH INSURANCE-SHIIP PROGRAM: Counseling on Medicare and health word options through the Senior Health Insurance Information Program, 1-3 p.m., second Tuesday of the month. Appointment required. Call 692-4600.
HEALTH SCREENINGS: Cholesterol and red red blood sugarine screenings and health counseling, 8:30-10:30 a.m. the second Tuesday of the month, Piney Mountain United Methodist Church, fourteen Piney Mountain Church Road, Candler. Fasting required. Cost is $15. Call 667-4147.
HEARING: Screenings, 8 a.m.-12 p.m. the third Tuesday of the month, Pardee Health Education Center, Blue Ridge Mall, 1800 Four Seasons Blvd., Hendersonville. Free. Appointment required. Call 866-790-9355.
HEART FAILURE AND DEVICE SUPPORT GROUP: Monthly presentations by healthcare professionals for patients and family groups vital with heart disaster and/or a cardiac device make (ICD and/or biventricular pacemaker). 2-4 p.m. the initial Tuesday of any month, at Asheville Cardiology Associates, 5 Vanderbilt Park Drive. Call 274-6000.
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HERPES: Mountain Help Herpes await group, 7-9 p.m. the initial Tuesday of the month. Call 669-5118 or mtnhelp@juno.com.
HIV/AIDS SUPPORT GROUP: Confidential and free open await organisation for people vital with or influenced by HIV/AIDS, 6-7 p.m. Tuesdays. Call 252-7489 or e-mail bannders2@yahoo.com.
KNEE REPLACEMENT EDUCATION: Mission Hospital offers free informational presentations for people deliberation knee deputy surgery, with family groups welcome, at noon Tuesdays, Orthopedic Unit, Memorial Campus. Call Lisa Coffman at 213-2693.
LOUD CROWD-Voice Treatment: Focuses on progressing skills schooled in Lee Silverman Voice Treatment. Participants contingency be a connoisseur or now enrolled in LSVT. Meets at Pardee Rehab and Wellness Center on the third Tuesday of any month. Call Lucy Butler at 698-6774.
MEMORY CARECLUB: For persons with early mental recall loss. Initial screening required. Meets 12:30-2 p.m. the third Tuesday in revoke turn at New Hope Presbyterian Church, 3070 Sweeten Creek Road, Asheville. Call 230-4143 or 645-9189.
MEMORYCAREGIVERS NETWORK SUPPORT GROUPS: Park Ridge Group meets 1-3 p.m. initial Tuesday, Fletcher Seventh-day Adventist Church, Howard Gap Road; New Hope Group meets 1-3 p.m. third Tuesdays, New Hope Presbyterian Church, 3070 Sweeten Creek Road, Asheville, 230-4143 or 645-9189; Weaverville Group mees 1-3 p.m. fourth Tuesdays, Weaverville First Baptist, 63 N. Main St. E-mail network@memorycare.org. Funding supposing by Park Ridge Health.
MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS SUPPORT GROUP: Meets 6-8 p.m. the initial Tuesday in the discussion room at the Grove Arcade, 1 Page Ave., Asheville. Includes speakers and events. Call 683-9564.
ORAL, HEAD AND NECK CANCER SUPPORT GROUP: For cancer patients and their caregivers. Meets 5-6:30 p.m. the second Tuesday of any month, Pardee Health Education Center, Blue Ridge Mall, Hendersonville. Call 692-6174 or kgodwin@morrisbb.net.
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PARKINSON’S SUPPORT GROUP: Meets 10:30 a.m.-noon the initial Tuesday of any month, Seymour Auditorium, CarePartners, 68 Sweeten Creek Road, Asheville. Call 277-4886.
RELATIVES AS PARENTS PROGRAM: Networking for kin who are caring for associated children, 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m. initial and third Tuesdays, First United Methodist Church, Wesley Room, 566 S. Haywood St., Waynesville. Stress relief, fun and information. Free lunch and kid care. Call 456-8995, ext. 214.
SOS-SURVIVORS OF SUICIDE LOSS SUPPORT GROUP: Meets at 7 p.m. the initial Tuesday of any month at Spruce Pine United Methodist Church, 11090 N.C. 226 S., Spruce Pine. Call Jodie Rhymer at 688-5851 for more information.
STEWARDS OF CHILDREN: Workshop educates adults on how to prevent, commend and conflict to kid passionate abuse. Meets 9-11:30 a.m. the second Tuesday of any month, Community Room, Earth Fare, Westgate Shopping Center. $30, includes interactive workbook. Scholarships available. Advance registration required. Call 301-4460 or www.darkness2light.org.
TOPS-Take Off Pounds Sensibly: 5-6:15 p.m. Tuesdays, Pardee Health Education Center at Blue Ridge Mall, Four Seasons Boulevard, Hendersonville. 866-790-9355.
WEAVERVILLE ALZHEIMER’S SUPPORT GROUP: New organisation meets 1-3 p.m. the fourth Tuesday of any month, at the First Baptist Church, 63 N. Main St. Call 230-4143 or 645-9189.
WEAVERVILLE CAREGIVERS SUPPORT GROUP: Meets 1-3 p.m. fourth Tuesday of any month, First Baptist Church of Weaverville, 63 N. Main St. 645-9189.
WEIGHT LOSS: Take Off Pounds Sensibly await group, 5-6:15 p.m. Tuesdays, Pardee Health Education Center, 1800 Four Seasons Blvd., Hendersonville. Call 866-790-9355 or www.pardeehospital.org.
Wednesdays
ALTERNATIVE HEALTH WEDNESDAYS: Ten-week array featuring a display about a health topic, a dish and treatments trimming from Reiki to Chinese medicine. 6-8 p.m. Wednesdays, at Shiloh Recreation Center, 121 Shiloh Road, Asheville. Free. 274-7739.
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BEREAVEMENT SUPPORT GROUPS: Angel Medical Center Hospice offers two groups for women. Both encounter on the third Wednesday of any month at the Sunset Restaurant, N.C. 28, Franklin. One at 11:30 a.m. and a single at 4:30 p.m. Call 369-4417.
BLOOD PRESSURE: Free checks, 10-11 a.m. the initial Wednesday of the month, YWCA of Asheville, 185 S. French Broad Ave. Call 254-7206, ext. 202.
BLOOD PRESSURE: Free checks, 10 a.m.-noon Wednesdays, Red Cross, 100 Edgewood Road, Asheville. Call 258-3888.
BLOOD PRESSURE: Free checks, 9:30-10:30 a.m. Wednesdays, Hendersonville Red Cross, 203 Second Ave. E. Call 693-5605.
CHOLESTEROL: Screenings, 9 a.m.-noon the second Wednesday of the month, Pardee Health Education Center, 1800 Four Seasons Blvd., Hendersonville. Fasting and appointment required. Call 866-790-9355.
DISABILITY: One-on-one conversing through the Western Alliance Center for Independent Living, 1-2 p.m. the second Wednesday of the month, Pardee Health Education Center, 1800 Four Seasons Blvd., Hendersonville. Free. Call 866-790-9355.
EATING DISORDERS: Support organisation for adults, 7-8 p.m. Wednesdays, T.H.E. Center for Disordered Eating, 297 Haywood St. (former Haywood Street United Methodist Church.) Free. Call 337-4685 or visit www.thecenternc.org.
FELDENKRAIS: Class in the Feldenkrais process to revoke pain, enlarge operation of suit and enlarge vitality, 1 p.m. Mondays, 6:30 p.m. Wednesdays and 9:30 a.m. Fridays, Asheville Movement Center, 4 Richmond Ave., Asheville. Call 258-7220 or visit www.ashevillemovementcenter.com.
GRIEF: Support organisation for people experiencing suffering from waste of any kind, 4-5 p.m. the initial Wednesday of the month, Pardee Health Education Center, 1800 Four Seasons Blvd., Hendersonville. Call 866-790-9355 or visit www.pardeehospital.org.
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HAPPY LOOKERS CLUB: Blind await organisation for Avery, Mitchell and Yancey counties meets from 10 a.m.-noon the second Wednesday of any month, at the First Baptist Church, Spruce Pine. Call 682-6144 or 688-4715.
HEART FAILURE: Support group, 12:30-1:30 p.m. the third Wednesday of the month, Seymour Auditorium, CarePartners Health Services, 68 Sweeten Creek Road, Asheville. Call Robin Fox at 277-4800, ext. 4157.
LAMAZE CLASSES: 7-9 p.m. Wednesdays, Duke Room, Park Ridge Health, Fletcher. Seven-week series, though participants can stick on at any time. $25 for full session. Call 681-2229 to register.
OSTEOPOROSIS: Bones ‘N Balance therapy, 10:30-11:30 a.m. Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays, MedWest-Haywood Health & Fitness Center, 262 Leroy George Drive, Clyde. Free for members, $35 per month for nonmembers. Call 452-8098.
OSTEOPOROSIS-Walking Tall: Community preparation module meets third Wednesday of any month (except Nov and December) from 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. at MedWest-Haywood Health & Fitness Center, 262 Leroy George Drive, Clyde. Free.
PARENTS OF PRESCHOOLERS: Circle of Parents model. Free snacks and kid care. 10-11:30 a.m. initial and third Wednesdays, St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church, 99 Academy St., Canton. Call 456-8995.
SCIENCE, MEDITATION AND YOUR HEALTH: Treating hypertension, highlight disorders, anxiety, depression, addictions and other seizure issues through the Transcendental Meditation technique. Meets 7:15 p.m. Wednesdays, Asheville TM Center, 165 E. Chestnut St. Call 254-4350.
SINGLE PARENTS NETWORKING GROUP: Free cooking and kid care, 5:30-7:30 p.m. Wednesdays, First United Methodist Church, 566 S. Haywood St., Waynesville. Call 456-8995, ext. 201.
SJOGREN’S SYNDROME: Support group, noon-1 p.m. the third Wednesday of the month, Pardee Health Education Center, Blue Ridge Mall, 1800 Four Seasons Blvd., Hendersonville. Call 687-2821.
SLEEP APNEA: AWAKE organisation for people with nap apnea, the final Wednesday of any other month, third-floor discussion room, 5 Vanderbilt Park. Call Susan at 213-4670.
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TRANSCENDENTAL MEDITATION: 7:15 p.m. Wednesdays. Free introduction. Learn an effective, scientifically certified mind-body technique for shortening highlight and building full beautiful potential. Asheville TM Center, 165 E. Chestnut St. Visit www.MeditationAsheville.org or call 254-4350.
VETCENTEROUT STATION: Discussion groups supposing by the Veteran’s Office of Greenville, S.C. Every Wednesdays, noon-1:30 p.m. and 6-7:30 p.m. Free. Registration not required. Meets at Pardee Health Education Center, Blue Ridge Mall, Hendersonville. Call 866-790-9355.
WOMEN IN CONNECTION: Discuss relationships, yourself, thoughts and feelings in a protected organisation environment, 1:30-3 p.m. Wednesdays. With Dr. Judith Mishkin Miller, North Asheville/Woodfin area office. Pre-group speak required. $35 per session. Call 658-3409.
WOMEN’S HEART HEALTH SUPPORT GROUP: Learn your risk factors and await others. Free meetings at Parkway Behavioral Health, 31 College Place, Building B-1, Asheville. For days and times, call 505-2534. Group meets Wednesdays, swapping mornings and evenings.
Thursdays
BEREAVED PARENTS: Asheville section of Bereaved Parents of the USA for lamentation parents, grandparents and siblings, 7-9 p.m. second Thursday of the month, CarePartners, 68 Sweeten Creek Road, Asheville. Call 253-7539.
BRAIN TUMORS: WNC Brain Tumor Support, an adult await organisation for newly diagnosed brain growth patients, brain growth survivors and their family groups and caregivers, 6:15 p.m. on the third Thursday of the month, MAHEC, 501 Biltmore Ave., Asheville. Call 691-2559.
BREAST SELF-EXAM: Appointments, 10:30-11:30 a.m. the initial Thursday of the month, Pardee Health Education Center, 1800 Four Seasons Blvd., Hendersonville. Free. Call 866-790-9355 or visit www.pardeehospital.org.
CARDIOPULMONARY SUPPORT GROUP: Free organisation accessible to all patients with heart and lung mildew and their families, eleven a.m. the third Thursday of any other month, Harris Regional Hospital, Sylva. Free lunch. Call 586-7645.
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CAREGIVERS SUPPORT GROUP: Talk about coping with changes, needs of the studious and seizure caring concerns. 1:30-3 p.m. Thursdays. Call 329-3287 or chargalvin@hotmail.com for location.
DIABETES: Cornerstone await group, 4:30-6 p.m. the second Thursday of the month, second-floor discussion room, 445 Biltmore Center, at Biltmore and Victoria roads. Free. Call 301-8555.
ESSENTIAL TREMOR: Support group, 6 p.m. the initial Thursday of the month, Seymour Auditorium, CarePartners, 68 Sweeten Creek Road, Asheville. Call Howard Henze at 687-2356 or e-mail bchhenze@bellsouth.net.
GLUCOSE: Screenings, 9 a.m.-noon the second Thursday of the month, Pardee Health Education Center, 1800 Four Seasons Blvd., Hendersonville. $3. Fasting and appointment required. Call 866-790-9355.
HIP REPLACEMENT EDUCATION: Mission Hospital offers free informational presentations for people deliberation hip deputy surgery, with family groups welcome, at noon Thursdays, Orthopedic Unit, Memorial Campus. Call Lisa Coffman at 213-2693.
LIVING WITH LIFE LIMITING ILLNESS: Support organisation to speak about your feelings and sense to cope with your illness, 10-11:30 a.m. Thursdays. Call 329-3287 or chargalvin@hotmail.com for location.
MENTAL ILLNESS: NAMI await organisation for people with a desired a single younger than eighteen diagnosed with mental illness, 6:30-8 p.m. the initial Thursday of the month, Pardee Health Education Center, 1800 Four Seasons Blvd., Hendersonville. Call 866-790-9355 or visit www.pardeehospital.org.
MENTAL ILLNESS: NAMI await organisation for adults with a desired a single diagnosed with mental illness, 5-6:30 p.m. the second Thursday of the month, Pardee Health Education Center, 1800 Four Seasons Blvd., Hendersonville. Call 866-790-9355 or visit www.pardeehospital.org.
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MOM2MOM: Social Network for Nursing Mothers: 10 a.m. initial Thursday at Pardee Hendersonville Family Health Center, 709 N. Justice St. Babies and immature kids welcome. Free though registration required. 866-790-9355.
NAMI APPALACHIAN SOUTH: Mental seizure await organisation meets at 7 p.m. the initial and third Thursday of any month, at 486 W. Palmer St., Franklin. Patients and family members welcome. Call 369-7385 or 526-9769.
ORAL, HEAD AND NECK CANCER SUPPORT GROUP: For cancer patients and their caregivers. Meets the third Thursday of any month. Call 692-6174 or kgodwin@mchsi.com for place and time.
PROSTATE CANCER: Support organisation for patients and their families, 9:30-11:30 a.m. the third Thursday of the month, 121 Sherwood Road, Asheville. Call 252-4106. Visit www.mdjunction.com/prostate-cancer.
SCIENCE, MEDITATION AND YOUR HEALTH: 6:30 p.m. Thursdays, Transcendental Meditation Center, 165 E. Chestnut St., Asheville. Treating seizure issues through the Transcendental Meditation technique. 254-4350.
TEEN AND YOUNG MOM’S NETWORKING GROUP: Circle of Parents model, free cooking and kid care, 5:30-7:30 p.m. initial and third Thursdays, Central United Methodist Church, 34 Church St., Canton. Call 456-8995.
TEEN SUPPORT GROUP-TEEN DATING VIOLENCE: Group sessions 6 p.m. any third Thursday, New Hopes-New Beginnings, 573 Fairview Road, Asheville. Parents welcome. 277-3812, ext. 423 or 301-1410. Sign at side doorway says Helping International Ministries. Dedicated to eradicating made at home assault and precision teenagers about dating violence.
WNC AMPUTEE SUPPORT GROUP: For all pre- and post-amputees featuring unsentimental tips and organisation support, 6-7 p.m. second Thursday of any month, CarePartners, 639 Biltmore Ave., Asheville. Call 254-3392 or 452-9475.
WNC GRIEF SUPPORT: For family groups who have mislaid a child, 7 p.m. third Thursday of the month, Clyde Town Hall, 8437 Carolina Blvd., Clyde. E-mail hotstraitcountry@aol.com or call Wanda at 565-0122.
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Fridays
GRACE: Support organisation for caregivers meets 1-2:30 p.m. the third Friday of any month at Rutherford County Senior Center, 193 Callahan-Koon Road, Spindale. Call 245-0095.
OSTEOPOROSIS: Bones ‘N Balance healing activity, 10:30-11:30 a.m. Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays, Haywood Regional Medical Center, Clyde. Free for members, $35 per month for nonmembers. Call 452-8098.
WIDOW/WIDOWER’S LUNCH BUNCH: For any a single in the village who has mislaid a spouse. Meets 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m. the third Friday of any month, Carolina Event and Conference Center, 374 Hudlow Road, Forest City. $5 for lunch. Reservations are compulsory to haven lunch. Call 245-8873.
Saturdays
EATING DISORDERS: Grey Sheeters Anonymous, a 12-step liberation module for people with eating disorders, 10:30 a.m. Saturdays, Grace Episcopal Church, 871 Merrimon Ave., Asheville. Free. Call 280-2213 or 777-4542.
HENDERSON-BUNCOMBE RIGHT TO LIFE meets at 10 a.m. the second Saturday of any month, in the Middleton Place clubhouse, Haywood Road, Hendersonville. Call 697-5286.
NUTRITION SEMINAR: Four-week module meets 1-3 p.m. Saturdays. Learn delicious, full of illness recipes and how to remove pounds and keep them off for good. Call 277-6723 for place and details.
Sundays
ALATEEN & AL-ANON: Both groups encounter at 5 p.m. Sundays, West Asheville Presbyterian Church, 690 Haywood Road, Asheville. Visit www.wnc-alanon.org for information on other groups and locations.
TONING FOR PEACE: Sessions that use a form of singing to foster imagining and pacific feelings. 1:30-2:45 p.m. any second and fourth Sunday at the Black Mountain Light Center, N.C. 9, Black Mountain. Sliding scale of $5-$10. Visit www.toningforpeace.org or www.urlight.org or call 667-2967.
CANTON ACOA INNER CHILD STUDY GROUP: 2-4 p.m. any Sunday at Canton Branch Library, eleven Pennsylvania Ave. Adult Children of Alcoholics and Dysfunctional Families is unknown brotherhood and uses initial names only. For all ages. No advance booking necessary. 606-4649 or pjbrock37@gmail.com.
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Mondays
ADVANCED CARE: Planning for modernized care, 5:30-6:30 p.m. the third Monday of the month, CarePartners, 68 Sweeten Creek Road, Asheville. Call Cornelia Scibetta at 255-0231.
ANGER MANAGEMENT CLASSES: Learn about your annoy and what you can do to control it, 5:30-7 p.m. Mondays for 10 weeks, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Center of WNC, 417 Biltmore Ave., Asheville. $40 per session. One-hour screening eventuality compulsory prior to to attending. Call 350-1177.
AGING PARENTS: Support organisation for immature kids of aging parents, 5-6:30 p.m. the third Monday of the month, Mission Hospitals Women’s Resource Center, 509 Biltmore Ave., Asheville. Call 213-8246.
APHASIA: Asheville Aphasia Support Group, eleven a.m.-noon the initial and third Mondays of the month, CarePartners, 68 Sweeten Creek Road, Asheville. Call Edna Tipton at 684-9619.
BEREAVEMENT SUPPORT GROUP FOR MEN: Angel Medical Center Hospice binds a await organisation for men at 11:30 a.m. the initial Monday of any month, at Sunset Restaurant, N.C. 28, Franklin. Call 369-4417.
BLACKMOUNTAIN NicA MEETING: Nicotine Anonymous meets at 7 p.m. Mondays at Black Mountain Neurological Center’s chapel, 932 Old U.S. 70. No fees, only the enterprise to be free of nicotine. 669-4161.
BLOOD PRESSURE SCREENINGS: 8:30-9:30 a.m. Mondays and Thursdays, 2-3 p.m. Wednesdays and Fridays, 10-11 a.m. Saturdays. Appointment not required. Pardee Health Education Center at Blue Ridge Mall, Four Seasons Boulevard, Hendersonville. Free. 866-790-9355.
CAREGIVERS: Support organisation for caregivers of people with cancer, noon-1 p.m. Mondays, 121 Sherwood Road, Asheville. Call 252-4106.
DIABETES SUPPORT GROUP: Meets 4-5 p.m. the fourth Monday of any month, in Angel Medical Center dining room, 120 Riverview St., Franklin. Advance registration required. Call 369-4181.
END-OF-LIFE CARE: Making Choices module to benefit people devise their end-of-life care, plead their choices with their family groups and hope for appetite of profession and vital will authorised documents, 5:30-6:30 p.m. the third Monday of February, May, August and November, in the Solace Center, CarePartners Health Services, 68 Sweeten Creek Road, Asheville. Materials supposing free. Call Jana Childress at 274-9567, ext. 8379.
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FIBROMYALGIA: Support group, 2-3 p.m. the second Monday of the month, Pardee Health Education Center, 1800 Four Season Blvd., Hendersonville. Free. Call 866-790-9355 or visit www.pardeehospital.org.
FOOD ADDICTION: 12-step liberation module for men and women who have difficulty determining their eating habits, 7:15 p.m. Monday, Calvary Episcopal Church, 2840 Hendersonville Road, Fletcher, and 7 p.m. Thursdays, St. Eugene’s Catholic Church, 72 Culvern St., Asheville. Call Barbara at 226-8324 or Marilyn or Walter at 697-5053.
HOPE SUPPORT GROUP: Support organisation for any adult in the village who has mislaid a desired one. Meets Mondays at 6 p.m., at the Center for Living, 374 Hudlow Road, Forest City. Call 245-0095.
MEDICAL TESTING: Tests together with simple and extensive metabolic, finish red red blood count, electrolyte, lipid, thyroid and others, 7-9 a.m. Mondays, Opportunity House, 1411 Asheville Hwy., Hendersonville. Call 692-0575 for prices.
MOMMY AND ME: Support organisation and luncheon for brand brand brand new moms and their babies, noon-1 p.m. the third Monday of any month. Leila Patterson Center, 1111 Howard Gap Road, Fletcher. Call 253-2804 or 838-4853.
NAMI FAMILY-TO-FAMILY CLASS: NAMI WC sponsors a free, 12-week category of facts/support for family groups of persons with a serious mental seizure together with schizophrenia, bipolar commotion and depression. Class meets 6-8:30 p.m. Mondays commencement Aug. sixteen in Asheville. Early registration required. Call 258-5359.
PROMISE: A organisation for bereaved parents, 6 p.m. the second Monday of the month, Hospice of Rutherford County Annette Cash Whitaker Center of Living, 374 Hudlow Road, Forest City. Open to kin who have mislaid an comparison teenager or immature adult. Call 245-0095.
STROKE: Asheville Stroke Support Group, noon-1 p.m. the initial and third Mondays of any month, Seymour Auditorium, CarePartners, 68 Sweeten Creek Road, Asheville. For cadence survivors and their caretakers.
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TAIZE SERVICES: Chants, songs and prayers yield pondering singing and devout enhancement. Offered at 7 p.m. the third Monday of any month at Cloud Cottage, 219 Old Toll Circle, Black Mountain. By donation. Call 669-0920.
THE COMPASSIONATE FRIENDS: Support organisation to await family groups in pique following the genocide of a kid meets at 7 p.m. the second Monday at Lutheran Church of the Good Shepherd, twenty-two Fisher Road, Brevard. Call Marisol Gollnick at 890-8227 or Caroline Smith at 770-924-3389.
WOMEN’S HEALTH: Holistic classes for women together with 30-minute circuit training, organisation exercises, classes and information on nutrition, conform and motivation. Call 654-1658 or visit www.butterflylife.com.
Ongoing
ANCIENT PRACTICES: Therapies written to ease and rejuvenate, Fountain of Youth Day Spa and Salon, Hendersonville. Call 698-2954.
ARTHRITIS: Discussion of medications, corner protection, appetite conservation, exercise discipline and highlight management, Haywood Regional Medical Center, LeRoy George Drive, Clyde. Call 452-8098 for dates, times and more information.
BLOOD PRESSURE: Blood vigour checks, Pardee Health Education Center, 1800 Four Season Blvd., Hendersonville. Call 866-790-9355 or visit www.pardeehospital.org for days and times.
CANCER: Healing Pathways Program together with individual, family and organisation conversing for people experiencing cancer, Pathways-Life After Cancer, 121 Sherwood Road, Asheville. Call 252-4106.
CHILDBIRTH: Classes led by birth educators, Reuter Family YMCA, Asheville. Call 213-8250 to register.
CPR: Classes. Call 877-AHA-4CPR or visit www.americanheart.org.
DIABETES: Seven-week tutorial series, Haywood Regional Medical Center, Clyde. Call 452-8085.
GRIEF: Counseling and support, Haywood Regional Medical Center, Clyde. Call 452-8469.
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HEARING-IMPAIRED INTERPRETERS: Interpreters accessible for people with conference impairments for any city-sponsored event. Requests indispensable 72 hours prior to to the event. Call Lyle Willis at 259-5553.
LEAD POISONING: Prevention module together with presentations and trainings, tutorial displays and free lead inspections in homes of immature kids 6 and younger. Call 251-6104 or e-mail lblock@unca.edu.
LUPUS: Advocacy-support groups. Call 298-4265 or visit www.lupusadvocacy.org.
MIGRAINE SUFFERERS: Join a brand brand brand new await organisation to sense the ultimate treatments and the newest research. Confidentiality provided. For times, dates and directions, call 277-6723.
POWER WHEELCHAIRS: Free appetite wheelchairs for comparison adults and people who are henceforth infirm through the Senior Wheels USA Program. Call 800-246-6010.
PRENATAL CARE: Case management for Medicaid-eligible profound women, together with benefit navigating the seizure caring system, benefit with Medicaid and WIC, birth and parenting education, Buncombe County Health Center, 35 Woodfin St., Asheville. Call 775-6130.
SENIOR EYE EXAMS: Exams for seniors with diabetes. Call 800-272-EYES (3937) for a referral.
SENIOR WOMEN: Health consultations for women 60 and older, an hour-long one-on-one speak with a helper practitioner on full of illness aging. Cost $30, $20 for Mission Hospitals staff or Golden Care members. Call 213-8250 to report an appointment.
SENIORS: Seniors in Motion module for seniors and people with disabilities who wish to use mobility apparatus and live at home. Includes benefit with office work and free in-home evaluations and apparatus fittings. Call 800-594-1225.
SEX ADDICTION: Weekly meetings of S-Anon, a 12-step liberation module for partners, family and friends of people dependant to sex. Confidential. Call 681-9250.
SMOKING: Freedom from Smoking Program, American Lung Association’s program, Haywood Regional Medical Center, Clyde. Call 452-8085.
THERAPEUTIC MASSAGE: Provides relaxation, reduces romantic tragedy and creates an altogether feeling of well-being. Cost $60 per hour, $45 for Golden Care members. Call 213-2222 to register.
WEIGHT LOSS: Healthy Start module grown by seizure professionals lerned at the Duke Diet and Fitness Center. Three-, six- or 10-week programs. Visit www.novowellness.com.
WEIGHT LOSS: Weight management module together with dish skeleton and classes on creation lifestyle changes, Haywood Regional Health and Fitness Center, Clyde. Call 452-8085 for a free consultation.
WEIGHT MANAGEMENT: Individual outpatient weight management, Transylvania Community Hospital’s Wellness Program, Brevard. Call 883-5005.
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HEALTH INSURANCE GUIDANCE: 1-3 p.m. today, Pardee Health Education Center at Blue Ridge Mall, Four Seasons Boulevard, Hendersonville. Learn about Medicare addition options, health insurance and long-term care policies, benefit with filing claims. Free though appointment required. Call 692-4600.
CAREGIVER SUPPORT GROUP: 3-4:30 p.m. today, Pardee Pavillion Adult Day Health, 114 College Drive, Flat Rock. 697-7070.
CHOLETEROL SCREENING: 8-10 a.m. Wednesday, Pardee Health Education Center at Blue Ridge Mall, Four Seasons Boulevard, Hendersonville. $20. Fasting and appointment required. 1-866-790-9355.
VET CENTER OUT STATION: Noon-1:30 p.m. and 5:30-7 p.m. Wednesdays, Pardee Health Education Center at Blue Ridge Mall, Four Seasons Boulevard, Hendersonville. Call 864-271-2711 prior to to in attendance for the initial time.
INFANT CPR & CHOKING: 6:30-8 p.m. Thursday, Pardee Hospital, 800 N. Justice St., Hendersonville. $10. Registration required. 1-866-790-9355.
TEEN SUPPORT GROUP-TEEN DATING VIOLENCE: Group sessions 6 p.m. any third Thursday, New Hopes-New Beginnings, 573 Fairview Road, Asheville. Parents welcome. 277-3812, ext. 423 or 301-1410.
BLOOD PRESSURE CHECK: 8:30-9:30 a.m. Monday and Thursday, 2-3 p.m. Wednesday and Friday, 10-11 a.m. Saturday, Pardee Health Education Center at Blue Ridge Mall, Four Seasons Boulevard, Hendersonville. Free. 1-866-790-9355.
GOOD NEWS ABOUT HIP & KNEE PAIN: eleven a.m.-12:30 p.m. Jan. 2, Pardee Health Education Center at Blue Ridge Mall, Four Seasons Boulevard, Hendersonville. Causes of corner suffering and accessible treatments. Free though registration required. 1-866-790-9355.
BODY FAT PERCENTAGE ANALYSIS: 1-2 p.m. Jan. 2, Pardee Health Education Center at Blue Ridge Mall, Four Seasons Boulevard, Hendersonville. Wear reduced sleeves. Free though appointment required. 1-866-790-9355.
ALPHA 1 ANTITRYPSIN DEFICIENCY TESTING: 1-3:30 p.m. Jan. 3, Pardee Health Education Center at Blue Ridge Mall, Four Seasons Boulevard, Hendersonville. For those diagnosed wtih COPD, emphysema or rash asthma. Free though appointment required. 692-4600.
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BRAIN PLASTICITY: 3-4:30 p.m. Jan. 5, Pardee Health Education Center at Blue Ridge Mall, Four Seasons Boulevard, Hendersonville. Speech therapist discusses how to use this process to benefit forestall cognitive decline. Free though registration required. 866-790-9355.
CHILDBIRTH CLASSES: Two-session class, 6:30-9 p.m. Jan. 5 and 12, Pardee Hospital, 800 N. Justice St., Hendersonville. Includes debate of Pardee Women & Children’s Center. Free though registration required.
BALANCE SCREENINGS: 4-7 p.m. Jan. 9, YWCA, 185 S. French Broad Ave., Asheville. Free. Will take about 10 mins and includes a couple of questions and execution of a single shift activity. Participants will receive information on resources to go on to build improved shift and revoke the odds of a fall.
BALANCE SCREENINGS: 4-7 p.m. Jan. 9, YWCA, 185 S. French Broad Ave., Asheville. Free. Will take about 10 mins and includes a couple of questions and execution of a single shift activity. Participants will receive information on resources to go on to set up improved shift and revoke the odds of a fall.
PREPARED CHILDBIRTH CLASS: Four-week class, 6-8 p.m. Jan. 10, 17, 24, 31, Angel Medical Center, 120 Riverview St., second building ICU discussion room, Franklin. Call 369-4421 to register.
HEALTH INSURANCE GUIDANCE: 1-3 p.m. Jan. 10 and 24, Pardee Health Education Center at Blue Ridge Mall, Four Seasons Boulevard, Hendersonville. With NC-SHIIP counselors. Free though registration required. 692-4600.
MANAGING BACK PAIN WITH PHYSICAL THERAPY: 2:30-4:30 p.m. Jan. 16, Pardee Health Education Center at Blue Ridge Mall, Four Seasons Boulevard, Hendersonville. Free though registration required. 1-866-790-9355.
ASK THE DIETITIAN: 8:30-10 a.m. Jan. 19, Pardee Health Education Center at Blue Ridge Mall, Four Seasons Boulevard, Hendersonville. fifteen notation sessions. Free though appointment required. 1-866-790-9355.
DIABETES MANAGEMENT CLASS: Two-day class, 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Jan. twenty-four and 26, Angel Medical Center, third building video discussion room, 120 Riverview St., Franklin. Registration required. Call Barbara Hall at 369-4166.
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Tuesdays
ANGER MANAGEMENT PROGRAM: Learn how to give up your annoy by formulating shift and brand brand brand new relationships. Meets 6-7:30 p.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays. Cost is $20 per class. Call 225-2535 or www.lindahamilton.org.
BEREAVEMENT SUPPORT GROUP-SYLVA: Meets at 3:30 p.m. the third Tuesday any month, chapel discussion room at Harris Regional Hospital, 68 Hospital Road, Sylva. Grieving family and friends can share practice and offer and receive dignified and romantic support. Call Judy Pepper at 586-7410.
BREAST-FEEDING: Class for moms, 6:30-8 p.m. the third Tuesday of any month, Pardee Health Education Center, 1800 Four Seasons Blvd., Hendersonville. Free. Call 866-790-9355 or www.pardeehospital.org.
BIPOLAR DISORDER: Support group, 7-8:30 p.m. the initial and third Tuesday of any month, Pardee Health Education Center, 1800 Four Seasons Blvd., Hendersonville. Call 866-790-9355 or www.pardeehospital.org.
BIRTHNETWORK OF WNC: Meets 7-8 p.m. the fourth Tuesday of any month, Pardee Health Education Center, Blue Ridge Mall, Hendersonville. E-mail birthnetworkofwnc@gmail.com.
BREVARD-HENDERSONVILLE PARKINSONS MEETING: Meet at 10 a.m. the second Tuesday of any month (except June, August and December), at Brevard-Davidson River Presbyterian Church, South Main Street, Brevard. Jul (picnic) and Dec (holiday luncheon) are for members only. Call 862-8820.
CHILDBIRTH 101: Two-session classes for moms-to-be and their coaches commencement the initial Tuesday of any month. Bring two pillows and a blanket. Registration required. Cost is $90 or Medicaid. Call Pardee Health Education Center at 866-790-9355.
CITIZEN CPR: 12:30-1 p.m. initial Tuesday, Pardee Health Education Center at Blue Ridge Mall, Four Seasons Boulevard, Hendersonville. $10. Call 693-5605 to register.
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CYSTIC FIBROSIS: Group for parents, spouses, partners and adult kin of people with cystic fibrosis, 6-7:30 p.m. the second Tuesday of the month, Mission, 50 Doctors Drive, Asheville. Call 213-1869 or 213-1759.
DUAL DISORDERS: Meeting for people with psychiatric, romantic and/or alcoholic illness. Meets 8-9 p.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays, at First Presbyterian Church, N.C. 9, Black Mountain. Call 357-8403 or amenius12@charter.net.
FREE TAI CHI CLASSES: 6:30-8:30 p.m. any Tuesday and Thursday, Kenilworth Presbyterian Church (fellowship gymnasium at the back of church), 123 Kenilworth Road, Asheville. Classes taught by two Tai Chi masters. For all levels of experience. Call 252-8872.
GRACE-Caregiver Support: Support organisation for caregivers meets 4-5:30 p.m. the initial Tuesday of any month at Rutherford Life Care, 859 Thunder Road, Spindale. Adult caring services available. Call 245-0095.
GRIEF: Support group, 3:30-4:30 p.m., third Tuesday of the month, chapel discussion room, Harris Regional Hospital, Sylva. Call Gene Schweizer at 586-7833.
HEALTH INSURANCE-SHIIP PROGRAM: Counseling on Medicare and health word options through the Senior Health Insurance Information Program, 1-3 p.m., second Tuesday of the month. Appointment required. Call 692-4600.
HEALTH SCREENINGS: Cholesterol and red red blood sugarine screenings and health counseling, 8:30-10:30 a.m. the second Tuesday of the month, Piney Mountain United Methodist Church, fourteen Piney Mountain Church Road, Candler. Fasting required. Cost is $15. Call 667-4147.
HEARING: Screenings, 8 a.m.-12 p.m. the third Tuesday of the month, Pardee Health Education Center, Blue Ridge Mall, 1800 Four Seasons Blvd., Hendersonville. Free. Appointment required. Call 866-790-9355.
HEART FAILURE AND DEVICE SUPPORT GROUP: Monthly presentations by healthcare professionals for patients and family groups vital with heart disaster and/or a cardiac device make (ICD and/or biventricular pacemaker). 2-4 p.m. the initial Tuesday of any month, at Asheville Cardiology Associates, 5 Vanderbilt Park Drive. Call 274-6000.
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HERPES: Mountain Help Herpes await group, 7-9 p.m. the initial Tuesday of the month. Call 669-5118 or mtnhelp@juno.com.
HIV/AIDS SUPPORT GROUP: Confidential and free open await organisation for people vital with or influenced by HIV/AIDS, 6-7 p.m. Tuesdays. Call 252-7489 or e-mail bannders2@yahoo.com.
KNEE REPLACEMENT EDUCATION: Mission Hospital offers free informational presentations for people deliberation knee deputy surgery, with family groups welcome, at noon Tuesdays, Orthopedic Unit, Memorial Campus. Call Lisa Coffman at 213-2693.
LOUD CROWD-Voice Treatment: Focuses on progressing skills schooled in Lee Silverman Voice Treatment. Participants contingency be a connoisseur or now enrolled in LSVT. Meets at Pardee Rehab and Wellness Center on the third Tuesday of any month. Call Lucy Butler at 698-6774.
MEMORY CARECLUB: For persons with early mental recall loss. Initial screening required. Meets 12:30-2 p.m. the third Tuesday in revoke turn at New Hope Presbyterian Church, 3070 Sweeten Creek Road, Asheville. Call 230-4143 or 645-9189.
MEMORYCAREGIVERS NETWORK SUPPORT GROUPS: Park Ridge Group meets 1-3 p.m. initial Tuesday, Fletcher Seventh-day Adventist Church, Howard Gap Road; New Hope Group meets 1-3 p.m. third Tuesdays, New Hope Presbyterian Church, 3070 Sweeten Creek Road, Asheville, 230-4143 or 645-9189; Weaverville Group mees 1-3 p.m. fourth Tuesdays, Weaverville First Baptist, 63 N. Main St. E-mail network@memorycare.org. Funding supposing by Park Ridge Health.
MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS SUPPORT GROUP: Meets 6-8 p.m. the initial Tuesday in the discussion room at the Grove Arcade, 1 Page Ave., Asheville. Includes speakers and events. Call 683-9564.
ORAL, HEAD AND NECK CANCER SUPPORT GROUP: For cancer patients and their caregivers. Meets 5-6:30 p.m. the second Tuesday of any month, Pardee Health Education Center, Blue Ridge Mall, Hendersonville. Call 692-6174 or kgodwin@morrisbb.net.
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PARKINSON’S SUPPORT GROUP: Meets 10:30 a.m.-noon the initial Tuesday of any month, Seymour Auditorium, CarePartners, 68 Sweeten Creek Road, Asheville. Call 277-4886.
RELATIVES AS PARENTS PROGRAM: Networking for kin who are caring for associated children, 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m. initial and third Tuesdays, First United Methodist Church, Wesley Room, 566 S. Haywood St., Waynesville. Stress relief, fun and information. Free lunch and kid care. Call 456-8995, ext. 214.
SOS-SURVIVORS OF SUICIDE LOSS SUPPORT GROUP: Meets at 7 p.m. the initial Tuesday of any month at Spruce Pine United Methodist Church, 11090 N.C. 226 S., Spruce Pine. Call Jodie Rhymer at 688-5851 for more information.
STEWARDS OF CHILDREN: Workshop educates adults on how to prevent, commend and conflict to kid passionate abuse. Meets 9-11:30 a.m. the second Tuesday of any month, Community Room, Earth Fare, Westgate Shopping Center. $30, includes interactive workbook. Scholarships available. Advance registration required. Call 301-4460 or www.darkness2light.org.
TOPS-Take Off Pounds Sensibly: 5-6:15 p.m. Tuesdays, Pardee Health Education Center at Blue Ridge Mall, Four Seasons Boulevard, Hendersonville. 866-790-9355.
WEAVERVILLE ALZHEIMER’S SUPPORT GROUP: New organisation meets 1-3 p.m. the fourth Tuesday of any month, at the First Baptist Church, 63 N. Main St. Call 230-4143 or 645-9189.
WEAVERVILLE CAREGIVERS SUPPORT GROUP: Meets 1-3 p.m. fourth Tuesday of any month, First Baptist Church of Weaverville, 63 N. Main St. 645-9189.
WEIGHT LOSS: Take Off Pounds Sensibly await group, 5-6:15 p.m. Tuesdays, Pardee Health Education Center, 1800 Four Seasons Blvd., Hendersonville. Call 866-790-9355 or www.pardeehospital.org.
Wednesdays
ALTERNATIVE HEALTH WEDNESDAYS: Ten-week array featuring a display about a health topic, a dish and treatments trimming from Reiki to Chinese medicine. 6-8 p.m. Wednesdays, at Shiloh Recreation Center, 121 Shiloh Road, Asheville. Free. 274-7739.
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BEREAVEMENT SUPPORT GROUPS: Angel Medical Center Hospice offers two groups for women. Both encounter on the third Wednesday of any month at the Sunset Restaurant, N.C. 28, Franklin. One at 11:30 a.m. and a single at 4:30 p.m. Call 369-4417.
BLOOD PRESSURE: Free checks, 10-11 a.m. the initial Wednesday of the month, YWCA of Asheville, 185 S. French Broad Ave. Call 254-7206, ext. 202.
BLOOD PRESSURE: Free checks, 10 a.m.-noon Wednesdays, Red Cross, 100 Edgewood Road, Asheville. Call 258-3888.
BLOOD PRESSURE: Free checks, 9:30-10:30 a.m. Wednesdays, Hendersonville Red Cross, 203 Second Ave. E. Call 693-5605.
CHOLESTEROL: Screenings, 9 a.m.-noon the second Wednesday of the month, Pardee Health Education Center, 1800 Four Seasons Blvd., Hendersonville. Fasting and appointment required. Call 866-790-9355.
DISABILITY: One-on-one conversing through the Western Alliance Center for Independent Living, 1-2 p.m. the second Wednesday of the month, Pardee Health Education Center, 1800 Four Seasons Blvd., Hendersonville. Free. Call 866-790-9355.
EATING DISORDERS: Support organisation for adults, 7-8 p.m. Wednesdays, T.H.E. Center for Disordered Eating, 297 Haywood St. (former Haywood Street United Methodist Church.) Free. Call 337-4685 or visit www.thecenternc.org.
FELDENKRAIS: Class in the Feldenkrais process to revoke pain, enlarge operation of suit and enlarge vitality, 1 p.m. Mondays, 6:30 p.m. Wednesdays and 9:30 a.m. Fridays, Asheville Movement Center, 4 Richmond Ave., Asheville. Call 258-7220 or visit www.ashevillemovementcenter.com.
GRIEF: Support organisation for people experiencing suffering from waste of any kind, 4-5 p.m. the initial Wednesday of the month, Pardee Health Education Center, 1800 Four Seasons Blvd., Hendersonville. Call 866-790-9355 or visit www.pardeehospital.org.
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HAPPY LOOKERS CLUB: Blind await organisation for Avery, Mitchell and Yancey counties meets from 10 a.m.-noon the second Wednesday of any month, at the First Baptist Church, Spruce Pine. Call 682-6144 or 688-4715.
HEART FAILURE: Support group, 12:30-1:30 p.m. the third Wednesday of the month, Seymour Auditorium, CarePartners Health Services, 68 Sweeten Creek Road, Asheville. Call Robin Fox at 277-4800, ext. 4157.
LAMAZE CLASSES: 7-9 p.m. Wednesdays, Duke Room, Park Ridge Health, Fletcher. Seven-week series, though participants can stick on at any time. $25 for full session. Call 681-2229 to register.
OSTEOPOROSIS: Bones ‘N Balance therapy, 10:30-11:30 a.m. Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays, MedWest-Haywood Health & Fitness Center, 262 Leroy George Drive, Clyde. Free for members, $35 per month for nonmembers. Call 452-8098.
OSTEOPOROSIS-Walking Tall: Community preparation module meets third Wednesday of any month (except Nov and December) from 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. at MedWest-Haywood Health & Fitness Center, 262 Leroy George Drive, Clyde. Free.
PARENTS OF PRESCHOOLERS: Circle of Parents model. Free snacks and kid care. 10-11:30 a.m. initial and third Wednesdays, St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church, 99 Academy St., Canton. Call 456-8995.
SCIENCE, MEDITATION AND YOUR HEALTH: Treating hypertension, highlight disorders, anxiety, depression, addictions and other seizure issues through the Transcendental Meditation technique. Meets 7:15 p.m. Wednesdays, Asheville TM Center, 165 E. Chestnut St. Call 254-4350.
SINGLE PARENTS NETWORKING GROUP: Free cooking and kid care, 5:30-7:30 p.m. Wednesdays, First United Methodist Church, 566 S. Haywood St., Waynesville. Call 456-8995, ext. 201.
SJOGREN’S SYNDROME: Support group, noon-1 p.m. the third Wednesday of the month, Pardee Health Education Center, Blue Ridge Mall, 1800 Four Seasons Blvd., Hendersonville. Call 687-2821.
SLEEP APNEA: AWAKE organisation for people with nap apnea, the final Wednesday of any other month, third-floor discussion room, 5 Vanderbilt Park. Call Susan at 213-4670.
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TRANSCENDENTAL MEDITATION: 7:15 p.m. Wednesdays. Free introduction. Learn an effective, scientifically certified mind-body technique for shortening highlight and building full beautiful potential. Asheville TM Center, 165 E. Chestnut St. Visit www.MeditationAsheville.org or call 254-4350.
VETCENTEROUT STATION: Discussion groups supposing by the Veteran’s Office of Greenville, S.C. Every Wednesdays, noon-1:30 p.m. and 6-7:30 p.m. Free. Registration not required. Meets at Pardee Health Education Center, Blue Ridge Mall, Hendersonville. Call 866-790-9355.
WOMEN IN CONNECTION: Discuss relationships, yourself, thoughts and feelings in a protected organisation environment, 1:30-3 p.m. Wednesdays. With Dr. Judith Mishkin Miller, North Asheville/Woodfin area office. Pre-group speak required. $35 per session. Call 658-3409.
WOMEN’S HEART HEALTH SUPPORT GROUP: Learn your risk factors and await others. Free meetings at Parkway Behavioral Health, 31 College Place, Building B-1, Asheville. For days and times, call 505-2534. Group meets Wednesdays, swapping mornings and evenings.
Thursdays
BEREAVED PARENTS: Asheville section of Bereaved Parents of the USA for lamentation parents, grandparents and siblings, 7-9 p.m. second Thursday of the month, CarePartners, 68 Sweeten Creek Road, Asheville. Call 253-7539.
BRAIN TUMORS: WNC Brain Tumor Support, an adult await organisation for newly diagnosed brain growth patients, brain growth survivors and their family groups and caregivers, 6:15 p.m. on the third Thursday of the month, MAHEC, 501 Biltmore Ave., Asheville. Call 691-2559.
BREAST SELF-EXAM: Appointments, 10:30-11:30 a.m. the initial Thursday of the month, Pardee Health Education Center, 1800 Four Seasons Blvd., Hendersonville. Free. Call 866-790-9355 or visit www.pardeehospital.org.
CARDIOPULMONARY SUPPORT GROUP: Free organisation accessible to all patients with heart and lung mildew and their families, eleven a.m. the third Thursday of any other month, Harris Regional Hospital, Sylva. Free lunch. Call 586-7645.
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CAREGIVERS SUPPORT GROUP: Talk about coping with changes, needs of the studious and seizure caring concerns. 1:30-3 p.m. Thursdays. Call 329-3287 or chargalvin@hotmail.com for location.
DIABETES: Cornerstone await group, 4:30-6 p.m. the second Thursday of the month, second-floor discussion room, 445 Biltmore Center, at Biltmore and Victoria roads. Free. Call 301-8555.
ESSENTIAL TREMOR: Support group, 6 p.m. the initial Thursday of the month, Seymour Auditorium, CarePartners, 68 Sweeten Creek Road, Asheville. Call Howard Henze at 687-2356 or e-mail bchhenze@bellsouth.net.
GLUCOSE: Screenings, 9 a.m.-noon the second Thursday of the month, Pardee Health Education Center, 1800 Four Seasons Blvd., Hendersonville. $3. Fasting and appointment required. Call 866-790-9355.
HIP REPLACEMENT EDUCATION: Mission Hospital offers free informational presentations for people deliberation hip deputy surgery, with family groups welcome, at noon Thursdays, Orthopedic Unit, Memorial Campus. Call Lisa Coffman at 213-2693.
LIVING WITH LIFE LIMITING ILLNESS: Support organisation to speak about your feelings and sense to cope with your illness, 10-11:30 a.m. Thursdays. Call 329-3287 or chargalvin@hotmail.com for location.
MENTAL ILLNESS: NAMI await organisation for people with a desired a single younger than eighteen diagnosed with mental illness, 6:30-8 p.m. the initial Thursday of the month, Pardee Health Education Center, 1800 Four Seasons Blvd., Hendersonville. Call 866-790-9355 or visit www.pardeehospital.org.
MENTAL ILLNESS: NAMI await organisation for adults with a desired a single diagnosed with mental illness, 5-6:30 p.m. the second Thursday of the month, Pardee Health Education Center, 1800 Four Seasons Blvd., Hendersonville. Call 866-790-9355 or visit www.pardeehospital.org.
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MOM2MOM: Social Network for Nursing Mothers: 10 a.m. initial Thursday at Pardee Hendersonville Family Health Center, 709 N. Justice St. Babies and immature kids welcome. Free though registration required. 866-790-9355.
NAMI APPALACHIAN SOUTH: Mental seizure await organisation meets at 7 p.m. the initial and third Thursday of any month, at 486 W. Palmer St., Franklin. Patients and family members welcome. Call 369-7385 or 526-9769.
ORAL, HEAD AND NECK CANCER SUPPORT GROUP: For cancer patients and their caregivers. Meets the third Thursday of any month. Call 692-6174 or kgodwin@mchsi.com for place and time.
PROSTATE CANCER: Support organisation for patients and their families, 9:30-11:30 a.m. the third Thursday of the month, 121 Sherwood Road, Asheville. Call 252-4106. Visit www.mdjunction.com/prostate-cancer.
SCIENCE, MEDITATION AND YOUR HEALTH: 6:30 p.m. Thursdays, Transcendental Meditation Center, 165 E. Chestnut St., Asheville. Treating seizure issues through the Transcendental Meditation technique. 254-4350.
TEEN AND YOUNG MOM’S NETWORKING GROUP: Circle of Parents model, free cooking and kid care, 5:30-7:30 p.m. initial and third Thursdays, Central United Methodist Church, 34 Church St., Canton. Call 456-8995.
TEEN SUPPORT GROUP-TEEN DATING VIOLENCE: Group sessions 6 p.m. any third Thursday, New Hopes-New Beginnings, 573 Fairview Road, Asheville. Parents welcome. 277-3812, ext. 423 or 301-1410. Sign at side doorway says Helping International Ministries. Dedicated to eradicating made at home assault and precision teenagers about dating violence.
WNC AMPUTEE SUPPORT GROUP: For all pre- and post-amputees featuring unsentimental tips and organisation support, 6-7 p.m. second Thursday of any month, CarePartners, 639 Biltmore Ave., Asheville. Call 254-3392 or 452-9475.
WNC GRIEF SUPPORT: For family groups who have mislaid a child, 7 p.m. third Thursday of the month, Clyde Town Hall, 8437 Carolina Blvd., Clyde. E-mail hotstraitcountry@aol.com or call Wanda at 565-0122.
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Fridays
GRACE: Support organisation for caregivers meets 1-2:30 p.m. the third Friday of any month at Rutherford County Senior Center, 193 Callahan-Koon Road, Spindale. Call 245-0095.
OSTEOPOROSIS: Bones ‘N Balance healing activity, 10:30-11:30 a.m. Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays, Haywood Regional Medical Center, Clyde. Free for members, $35 per month for nonmembers. Call 452-8098.
WIDOW/WIDOWER’S LUNCH BUNCH: For any a single in the village who has mislaid a spouse. Meets 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m. the third Friday of any month, Carolina Event and Conference Center, 374 Hudlow Road, Forest City. $5 for lunch. Reservations are compulsory to haven lunch. Call 245-8873.
Saturdays
EATING DISORDERS: Grey Sheeters Anonymous, a 12-step liberation module for people with eating disorders, 10:30 a.m. Saturdays, Grace Episcopal Church, 871 Merrimon Ave., Asheville. Free. Call 280-2213 or 777-4542.
HENDERSON-BUNCOMBE RIGHT TO LIFE meets at 10 a.m. the second Saturday of any month, in the Middleton Place clubhouse, Haywood Road, Hendersonville. Call 697-5286.
NUTRITION SEMINAR: Four-week module meets 1-3 p.m. Saturdays. Learn delicious, full of illness recipes and how to remove pounds and keep them off for good. Call 277-6723 for place and details.
Sundays
ALATEEN & AL-ANON: Both groups encounter at 5 p.m. Sundays, West Asheville Presbyterian Church, 690 Haywood Road, Asheville. Visit www.wnc-alanon.org for information on other groups and locations.
TONING FOR PEACE: Sessions that use a form of singing to foster imagining and pacific feelings. 1:30-2:45 p.m. any second and fourth Sunday at the Black Mountain Light Center, N.C. 9, Black Mountain. Sliding scale of $5-$10. Visit www.toningforpeace.org or www.urlight.org or call 667-2967.
CANTON ACOA INNER CHILD STUDY GROUP: 2-4 p.m. any Sunday at Canton Branch Library, eleven Pennsylvania Ave. Adult Children of Alcoholics and Dysfunctional Families is unknown brotherhood and uses initial names only. For all ages. No advance booking necessary. 606-4649 or pjbrock37@gmail.com.
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Mondays
ADVANCED CARE: Planning for modernized care, 5:30-6:30 p.m. the third Monday of the month, CarePartners, 68 Sweeten Creek Road, Asheville. Call Cornelia Scibetta at 255-0231.
ANGER MANAGEMENT CLASSES: Learn about your annoy and what you can do to control it, 5:30-7 p.m. Mondays for 10 weeks, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Center of WNC, 417 Biltmore Ave., Asheville. $40 per session. One-hour screening eventuality compulsory prior to to attending. Call 350-1177.
AGING PARENTS: Support organisation for immature kids of aging parents, 5-6:30 p.m. the third Monday of the month, Mission Hospitals Women’s Resource Center, 509 Biltmore Ave., Asheville. Call 213-8246.
APHASIA: Asheville Aphasia Support Group, eleven a.m.-noon the initial and third Mondays of the month, CarePartners, 68 Sweeten Creek Road, Asheville. Call Edna Tipton at 684-9619.
BEREAVEMENT SUPPORT GROUP FOR MEN: Angel Medical Center Hospice binds a await organisation for men at 11:30 a.m. the initial Monday of any month, at Sunset Restaurant, N.C. 28, Franklin. Call 369-4417.
BLACKMOUNTAIN NicA MEETING: Nicotine Anonymous meets at 7 p.m. Mondays at Black Mountain Neurological Center’s chapel, 932 Old U.S. 70. No fees, only the enterprise to be free of nicotine. 669-4161.
BLOOD PRESSURE SCREENINGS: 8:30-9:30 a.m. Mondays and Thursdays, 2-3 p.m. Wednesdays and Fridays, 10-11 a.m. Saturdays. Appointment not required. Pardee Health Education Center at Blue Ridge Mall, Four Seasons Boulevard, Hendersonville. Free. 866-790-9355.
CAREGIVERS: Support organisation for caregivers of people with cancer, noon-1 p.m. Mondays, 121 Sherwood Road, Asheville. Call 252-4106.
DIABETES SUPPORT GROUP: Meets 4-5 p.m. the fourth Monday of any month, in Angel Medical Center dining room, 120 Riverview St., Franklin. Advance registration required. Call 369-4181.
END-OF-LIFE CARE: Making Choices module to benefit people devise their end-of-life care, plead their choices with their family groups and hope for appetite of profession and vital will authorised documents, 5:30-6:30 p.m. the third Monday of February, May, August and November, in the Solace Center, CarePartners Health Services, 68 Sweeten Creek Road, Asheville. Materials supposing free. Call Jana Childress at 274-9567, ext. 8379.
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FIBROMYALGIA: Support group, 2-3 p.m. the second Monday of the month, Pardee Health Education Center, 1800 Four Season Blvd., Hendersonville. Free. Call 866-790-9355 or visit www.pardeehospital.org.
FOOD ADDICTION: 12-step liberation module for men and women who have difficulty determining their eating habits, 7:15 p.m. Monday, Calvary Episcopal Church, 2840 Hendersonville Road, Fletcher, and 7 p.m. Thursdays, St. Eugene’s Catholic Church, 72 Culvern St., Asheville. Call Barbara at 226-8324 or Marilyn or Walter at 697-5053.
HOPE SUPPORT GROUP: Support organisation for any adult in the village who has mislaid a desired one. Meets Mondays at 6 p.m., at the Center for Living, 374 Hudlow Road, Forest City. Call 245-0095.
MEDICAL TESTING: Tests together with simple and extensive metabolic, finish red red blood count, electrolyte, lipid, thyroid and others, 7-9 a.m. Mondays, Opportunity House, 1411 Asheville Hwy., Hendersonville. Call 692-0575 for prices.
MOMMY AND ME: Support organisation and luncheon for brand brand brand new moms and their babies, noon-1 p.m. the third Monday of any month. Leila Patterson Center, 1111 Howard Gap Road, Fletcher. Call 253-2804 or 838-4853.
NAMI FAMILY-TO-FAMILY CLASS: NAMI WC sponsors a free, 12-week category of facts/support for family groups of persons with a serious mental seizure together with schizophrenia, bipolar commotion and depression. Class meets 6-8:30 p.m. Mondays commencement Aug. sixteen in Asheville. Early registration required. Call 258-5359.
PROMISE: A organisation for bereaved parents, 6 p.m. the second Monday of the month, Hospice of Rutherford County Annette Cash Whitaker Center of Living, 374 Hudlow Road, Forest City. Open to kin who have mislaid an comparison teenager or immature adult. Call 245-0095.
STROKE: Asheville Stroke Support Group, noon-1 p.m. the initial and third Mondays of any month, Seymour Auditorium, CarePartners, 68 Sweeten Creek Road, Asheville. For cadence survivors and their caretakers.
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TAIZE SERVICES: Chants, songs and prayers yield pondering singing and devout enhancement. Offered at 7 p.m. the third Monday of any month at Cloud Cottage, 219 Old Toll Circle, Black Mountain. By donation. Call 669-0920.
THE COMPASSIONATE FRIENDS: Support organisation to await family groups in pique following the genocide of a kid meets at 7 p.m. the second Monday at Lutheran Church of the Good Shepherd, twenty-two Fisher Road, Brevard. Call Marisol Gollnick at 890-8227 or Caroline Smith at 770-924-3389.
WOMEN’S HEALTH: Holistic classes for women together with 30-minute circuit training, organisation exercises, classes and information on nutrition, conform and motivation. Call 654-1658 or visit www.butterflylife.com.
Ongoing
ANCIENT PRACTICES: Therapies written to ease and rejuvenate, Fountain of Youth Day Spa and Salon, Hendersonville. Call 698-2954.
ARTHRITIS: Discussion of medications, corner protection, appetite conservation, exercise discipline and highlight management, Haywood Regional Medical Center, LeRoy George Drive, Clyde. Call 452-8098 for dates, times and more information.
BLOOD PRESSURE: Blood vigour checks, Pardee Health Education Center, 1800 Four Season Blvd., Hendersonville. Call 866-790-9355 or visit www.pardeehospital.org for days and times.
CANCER: Healing Pathways Program together with individual, family and organisation conversing for people experiencing cancer, Pathways-Life After Cancer, 121 Sherwood Road, Asheville. Call 252-4106.
CHILDBIRTH: Classes led by birth educators, Reuter Family YMCA, Asheville. Call 213-8250 to register.
CPR: Classes. Call 877-AHA-4CPR or visit www.americanheart.org.
DIABETES: Seven-week tutorial series, Haywood Regional Medical Center, Clyde. Call 452-8085.
GRIEF: Counseling and support, Haywood Regional Medical Center, Clyde. Call 452-8469.
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HEARING-IMPAIRED INTERPRETERS: Interpreters accessible for people with conference impairments for any city-sponsored event. Requests indispensable 72 hours prior to to the event. Call Lyle Willis at 259-5553.
LEAD POISONING: Prevention module together with presentations and trainings, tutorial displays and free lead inspections in homes of immature kids 6 and younger. Call 251-6104 or e-mail lblock@unca.edu.
LUPUS: Advocacy-support groups. Call 298-4265 or visit www.lupusadvocacy.org.
MIGRAINE SUFFERERS: Join a brand brand brand new await organisation to sense the ultimate treatments and the newest research. Confidentiality provided. For times, dates and directions, call 277-6723.
POWER WHEELCHAIRS: Free appetite wheelchairs for comparison adults and people who are henceforth infirm through the Senior Wheels USA Program. Call 800-246-6010.
PRENATAL CARE: Case management for Medicaid-eligible profound women, together with benefit navigating the seizure caring system, benefit with Medicaid and WIC, birth and parenting education, Buncombe County Health Center, 35 Woodfin St., Asheville. Call 775-6130.
SENIOR EYE EXAMS: Exams for seniors with diabetes. Call 800-272-EYES (3937) for a referral.
SENIOR WOMEN: Health consultations for women 60 and older, an hour-long one-on-one speak with a helper practitioner on full of illness aging. Cost $30, $20 for Mission Hospitals staff or Golden Care members. Call 213-8250 to report an appointment.
SENIORS: Seniors in Motion module for seniors and people with disabilities who wish to use mobility apparatus and live at home. Includes benefit with office work and free in-home evaluations and apparatus fittings. Call 800-594-1225.
SEX ADDICTION: Weekly meetings of S-Anon, a 12-step liberation module for partners, family and friends of people dependant to sex. Confidential. Call 681-9250.
SMOKING: Freedom from Smoking Program, American Lung Association’s program, Haywood Regional Medical Center, Clyde. Call 452-8085.
THERAPEUTIC MASSAGE: Provides relaxation, reduces romantic tragedy and creates an altogether feeling of well-being. Cost $60 per hour, $45 for Golden Care members. Call 213-2222 to register.
WEIGHT LOSS: Healthy Start module grown by seizure professionals lerned at the Duke Diet and Fitness Center. Three-, six- or 10-week programs. Visit www.novowellness.com.
WEIGHT LOSS: Weight management module together with dish skeleton and classes on creation lifestyle changes, Haywood Regional Health and Fitness Center, Clyde. Call 452-8085 for a free consultation.
WEIGHT MANAGEMENT: Individual outpatient weight management, Transylvania Community Hospital’s Wellness Program, Brevard. Call 883-5005.
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