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Health and fitness calendar
Web posted Wednesday, February 25, 2004
The health and fitness calendar is a listing of support groups, activities and lectures. Send information to Health Calendar, The Augusta Chronicle Newsroom, P.O. Box 1928, Augusta, GA 30903-1928. Send information by fax to 722-7403 and send e-mail to feature@augustachronicle.com. Please include a contact name and phone number.
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SEMINARS, CLASSES
BALLET WORKOUT CLASSES: 6-7 p.m., 7-8 p.m. Mondays, 7:30-8:30 p.m. (beginner/intermediate) Tuesdays, 7:30-8:30 p.m. (beginner/intermediate) Thursdays, 9:30-10:30 a.m. Saturdays; Evans School of Ballet, 4274 Washington Road, Suite 3-B, Evans; combines stretching for flexibility, modified pilates, ballet exercises for core body strength, stability, toning; $10 per class; 210-5678.
MORNING FITNESS CLASS: 8:45-9:30 p.m. Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays; members only; Doctors Hospital, Building III, 1305 Interstate Parkway; 651-6716.
WATER AEROBICS: 5-6 p.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays; Walton Rehabilitation Hospital's Outpatient Building; $32 a month; 823-5294.
ARTHRITIS AQUATICS: 9-9:45 a.m., 10-10:45 a.m. and 12:15-1 p.m. Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays; Walton Rehabilitation Hospital's Outpatient Building; $37.50 a month; 823-5294.
AMPUTEE CLINIC: 1-3 p.m. Walton Rehabilitation Hospital, 1355 Independence Drive; for new and experienced prosthetics users; 722-1244.
WHEELCHAIR AND EQUIPMENT CLINIC: 1-3:30 p.m. third Mondays and second Wednesdays, 9-11 a.m. fourth Thursdays, Augusta Rehabilitation Associates Building; serves children and adults; 722-1244.
AUGUSTA BRAIN INJURY SUPPORT GROUP: 6 p.m. second Thursdays; Walton West, 2501 Center West Parkway; for brain injury survivors, family and caregivers; 737-9300.
FOCUS ON HEALING: 6-7 p.m. Tuesdays, Walton Rehabilitation Hospital Outpatient Building; an exercise class for breast cancer survivors of all ages and fitness levels; 823-5294.
STROKE SUPPORT GROUP: 1-2 p.m. last Wednesdays of the month, Walton Rehabilitation Hospital, 1355 Independence Drive; open to all stroke survivors in the area; 823-5213.
CHRONIC PAIN SUPPORT GROUP: 10:30-11:30 a.m. first Thursdays; Walton Rehabilitation Hospital, 1355 Independence Drive; open to anyone with chronic pain; 823-5294.
JAZZERCISE CLASSES: 6:30 p.m. Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays; Advent Lutheran Church, 3232 Washington Road; 9 a.m. Monday-Saturday, 6:30 p.m. Monday-Thursday, North Augusta Activities Center, 101 Riverview Drive; $32 a month; 722-2605.
MENINGITIS VACCINATIONS: Centers for Disease Control recommends vaccination against meningitis for all first-year college students living in dormitories; contact University Medical Associates Travel Clinic for information and appointment; 774-7400.
FREE HEALTH SCREENINGS: 8 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays, Transitions Centers Inc., 1835 Wrightsboro Road; 737-3393.
FREE DIET COUNSELING: For diabetics or those with high cholesterol; CSRA Partners in Health, Augusta West Parkway; class times and schedules to be announced; 860-3001.
VOLUNTEERS FOR UNITED HOSPICE OF AUGUSTA: Need volunteers to lend support to terminally ill patients; training done at convenience of volunteers; Kathy Gerstein, 650-1522.
ALZHEIMER'S CARE: 7 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Mondays-Fridays, Jud C. Hickey Center for Alzheimer's Care; adult day center and home care available; provides families and caregivers a break during day and provides activities; 738-5039.
HEPATITIS SUPPORT GROUP MEETING: 6-7 p.m. third Mondays, Dining Room B, Aiken Regional Medical Centers, 302 University Parkway, Aiken; Jeff Maxey, (803) 593-5461, 339-7822 or (803) 641-5926.
TRANSPLANT SUPPORT GROUP MEETING: 7-8 p.m. third Mondays, Dining Room C, Aiken Regional Medical Centers, 302 University Parkway, Aiken; Jeff Maxey, (803) 593-5461, 339-7822 or (803) 641-5926.
FREE CHOLESTEROL SCREENINGS: CSRA Partners in Health Inc. provides cholesterol screenings for women 65 and older, men 55 and older; for appointment, call 860-3001.
FREE WOMEN'S HEALTH CLINIC: 6-8 p.m. first, third and fifth Tuesdays, Salvation Army and Welfare Center, 1383 Greene St.; Pap smears, breast exams, diagnosis and treatment of STDs; 828-3444.
VOLUNTEERS FOR 12-WEEK STUDY: The Medical College of Georgia Section of Pulmonary and Critical Care needs volunteers for a study on long-term treatment for asthmatic adults; compare inhaled steroid use alone to inhaled steroid combined with nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory pill; participants must have moderate, persistent asthma for at least six months; will be compensated; Betsy Willis, 721-7405.
HATHA YOGA: 10 a.m. to noon Monday, Wednesday, Friday, 5:30-7:30 p.m. Monday, Wednesday, 6:30-8:30 p.m. Tuesday, Thursday, St. Joseph Wellness Center, Daniel Shopping Center; $60 per month, $10 per class; 738-2782.
TRAFFIC INJURY PREVENTION ADVOCACY GROUP MEETING: Sponsored by Safe Communities Coalition Augusta Inc.; noon to 1:30 p.m. third Tuesdays, Health Department training room, Building D, 1916 North Leg Road; area businesses provide lunch; members provide surveys, letters to editor, exhibits and fact sheets; Priscilla Bence, 667-4691.
--From the Thursday, February 26, 2004 printed edition of the Augusta Chronicle
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