Health calendar

The Health 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 (706) 722-7403 and send e-mail to newsroom@augustachronicle.com. Please include a contact name and phone number.

SPECIALS

ADULT CPR/AUTOMATED EXTERNAL DEFIBRILLATION/FIRST AID/BLOOD-BORNE PATHOGENS CLASS: 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. today and Nov. 19, American Red Cross of Augusta, 1322 Ellis St.; $60; blood-borne pathogens added for an additional $5; (706) 724-8481, www.arcaug.org

TRINITY HOSPICE VOLUNTEER ORIENTATION TRAINING: 9 a.m. to noon Thursdays, today and Oct. 22 and 29; Trinity Hospice, Daniel Village, 2803 Wrightsboro Road, Suite 38; volunteers needed to provide compassionate and skilled care to patients whose disease is beyond medical care; Ronnie Merry (706) 729-6328 or Ronnie.Merry@ Triadhospitals.com

FIRST AID CLASS: 6-9 p.m. Wednesday and Nov. 18, American Red Cross of Augusta, 1322 Ellis St.; to give knowledge and skills necessary to recognize and provide basic first care for injuries and sudden illnesses; certification valid for three years; $35; (706) 724-8481, www.arcaug.org

ADULT CPR CLASS: 6-9 p.m. Mondays, Oct. 26 and Nov. 9 and 30, American Red Cross of Augusta, 1322 Ellis St.; to give knowledge and skills necessary to recognize and provide basic care for breathing and cardiac emergencies; certification valid for one year; $35; (706) 724-8481, www.arcaug.org

AMERICAN RED CROSS OF AUGUSTA BABYSITTER'S TRAINING: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 24, Appleby Library, 2260 Walton Way; Saturday, Nov. 27, Family Y, 3570 Wheeler Road; learn how to supervise children and infants, care for common injuries and emergencies and perform basic child-care skills; $35; (706) 724-8481, www.arcaug.org

REACHING FOR A HEALTHY GEORGIA HEALTH FAIR: 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 24, Macedonia Baptist Church, 1828 Wrightsboro Road; free health screenings and activities for the family; Mae Bowden (404) 651-7679

INFANT/CHILD CPR CLASS: 6-9 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 12, American Red Cross of Augusta, 1322 Ellis St.; for those who care for children; teaches participants how to recognize and care for breathing and cardiac emergencies in infants and children ages 12 and younger; $35; (706) 724-8481, www.arcaug.org

ADAPTIVE GOLF CLINIC: 10 a.m. to noon, second Tuesdays, The First Tee of Augusta, 3165 Damascus Road; clinic provides people ages 15 and older who have disabilities with the opportunity to play golf using adaptive equipment; Vicki Greene (706) 823-8584, vgreene@wrh.org

CHILD SAFETY SEAT INSPECTION: First Fridays, Medical College of Georgia Annex II, 15th Street; how to use a car seat; free; (706) 721-7606

FAMILY FOCUSED CHILDBIRTH TOURS: 2-3 p.m. first Mondays, 12:30-1:30 p.m. first Saturdays, Trinity Hospital of Augusta, 2260 Wrightsboro Road; tours of mother/baby wing; (706) 481-7727

HOME CARE ASSESSMENT: In-home clinical care or personal aides provided by University Home Health Services; free; (706) 774-4160

CLASSES

american sign language-intermediate: 5:30-7:30 p.m. Tuesdays, Medical College of Georgia Children's Medical Center, first-floor conference room, 1446 Harper St.; $40, plus $35 for text materials; (706) 721-6929

ARTHRITIS AQUATICS: 9-9:45 and 10-10:45 a.m., 12:15-1 p.m. Mondays, Wednesdays, Fri-days, Walton Rehabilitation Hospital Outpatient Building, 1355 Independence Drive; $37.50 per month; (706) 823-5294

BREAST CANCER SURVIVOR EXERCISE: 6-7 p.m. Tuesdays, Walton Rehabilitation Hospital, 1355 Independence Drive; (706) 823-5294

BREAST-FEEDING CLASSES: 6:45-9 p.m. third Tuesdays, Medical College of Georgia Ambulatory Care Center, fifth floor, Room 5306, 1447 Harper St.; provides support and knowledge on breast-feeding; free; registration required; (706) 721-9351

BREAST SELF-EXAM CLASSES: 4 p.m. second Mondays, University Hospital Breast Health Center, Professional Center 2, Suite 205, 818 St. Sebastian Way; free; registration required; (706) 774-4141

CAR SEAT CLASSES: 9:30 a.m. to noon third Mondays, Medical College of Georgia Children's Medical Center, first-floor classroom, 1446 Harper St.; safety, education and training; $10 fee; registration required; financial assistance available to Medicaid or Peach Care eligible families; (706) 721-7606

FIBROMYALGIA AQUATICS: Noon to 1 p.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays, Walton Rehabilitation Hospital Outpatient Building, 1355 Independence Drive; $32 per month; (706) 823-5294

HEALTH AND VASCULAR EDUCATION: 8:25 a.m., 9:25 a.m., 1:55 p.m., Wednesdays, University Hospital, Heart and Vascular Institute, Classroom 2, 1350 Walton Way; heart-related education classes on a variety of topics; www.universityhealth.org/calendar

JOINT EFFORTS: 11-11:45 a.m. thursdays, augusta ortho-paedic clinic, 1521 anthony road; causes of knee and hip pain and latest treatments, tips on medicine, food and exercise; (706) 481-7604

LYMPHEDEMA EDUCATION CLASS: 5 p.m. first Tuesdays, University Hospital, Breast Health Center, Professional Center 2, Suite 205, 818 St. Sebastian Way; registration required; (706) 774-4141

MY BROTHAZ HOME INC.: HIV-prevention education and risk-reduction counseling; weekly educational groups; call for times and locations; (706) 798-0244