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Chi Eta Phi offers free blood pressure scregning
The Chi Eta Phi Sorority,
Inc. offers free blood pressure
screening and education dur
ingthe National Hypertension
Education and Screening
Month of October. Hyperten
sion, commonly called high
blood pressure, is the leading
cause of death in African
Americans, accounting for
65,000 deaths in this popula
tion eachyear. Known as “the
silent killer,” hypertension is
a major risk for cerebral vas
culardisease, heart disease and
stroke. As with many chronic
health condition, African
Americans are at greatest risk
SHHH hosts
meeting
SHHH (Self Help for the
Hard of Hearing) Group of
Augusta will meet on Monday,
October 15, 2001 at 5:30 p.m.
Apryl Sweat, clinical special
ist with the Advanced Bionics.
Corporation, will present in
formation on recent cochlear
implant developments. First
Baptist Church, 3500 Walton
Way, Room 100 in the Adult
Education Building. For addi
tionalinformation, contact the
co-presidents: e-mail Louise at
LouiseEilen@cs.com or Ellen
at 556-0107.
Child-rearing
classes offered
v AUGUSTA
The W.G. Watson, M.D.,
Women’s Centerat University
Hospital offers childbirth edu
cation classes for new and ex
pectant parents.
Course topics include
Lamaze, breast-feeding,
parentingand grandparenting.
Partners will learn positive
support techniquestouse dur
ing the shared birth experi
ence. Thereare also programs
designed to help older siblings
adjust tonew family members.
Some classes are free, while
others require a fee.
Registration is required by
calling (706) 774-2825.
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Doctor’s Hosp
hosts seminar
for teen girls
This course is for girls 13-16
and their mothers or a female
relative. Sexuality, peer pres
sure, substance abuseand con
fident decision making skills
will be taught and discussed.
The content of the material
will encourage the young
woman toexplore, understand
and accept her own special
body in a positive way. After
completing the class, each girl
will have added confidence in
her ability to make informed
decisions that will facilitate
her transition into woman
hood.
This event takes place on
Saturday, October 13 from
10:00 a.m.- noon at Doctors
Hospital Medical Office Build- -
ingll, Cradle Club Classroom,
Suite 210, 3624 J. Dewey Gray
Circle, Augusta, GA 30909. For
registration or additional in
formation call 651-2229 or visit
www.doctors-hospital.net.
LMG sponsors
health classes
The Lutheran Ministries of
Georgia (LMG) Child Care
Information Center is spon
soring “Nutrition” from 8:30-
10:30 a.m. and Managing
Children’s Behavior from
10:30-12:30 p.m. on Saturday,
October 13 at 1124 Harris
Street, Sandersville, Georgia.
The cost of the class is sl2
per person for each class. A
check or money order is re
quired and can be made pay
able to Lutheran Ministries of
Georgia. Payment must be re
ceived by October 5, 2001 or
there willbea $5 late feeadded.
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for high blood pressure, expe
riencing the disease at a rate
nearly 40 percent higher than
other Americans.
Chi Eta Phi Sorority, Inc. is
anon-profit organization that
has the mission of improving
the health of the community.
They accomplish this by unit
ing theirmembership of nurses
to lend ieadership and techni
cal assistance to community
based health initiatives. They
have declared October as Na
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Care with Digni
are with Dignity
The University Breast Health Center offers
a comprehensive array of well-coordinated
breast health services for women:
B Buddy Check 6™, a program to raise aware
ness of the importance of monthly breast
self-examinations
B Assistance in selecting primary care and spe
cialty physicians on staff at University
Hospital
B Breast health counseling and teaching by a
Breast Health Specialist
B Prostheses, wigs, turbans, clothing, skin care
products, massage therapy and hair care at
our Second to Nature Boutique
B Health information available 24 hours a day
B Internet access in our library
B Support groups and education programs
If you would like more information on our
services, a Buddy Check 6™ package or assistance in scheduling a
mammogram, please call 706/774-4141.
When Rose White'’s co-worker Vicki
Johnson went to the Southern Living cook
ing show last fall, she picked up several
Buddy Check 6™ packets and carried them
back to the office. Vicki gave Rose a pack
et and suggested that she and her daughter,
Crystal, sign up for the program as “bud
dies.”
At first, Rose was reluctant to do her
breast self-exam, but one night a few weeks
later while lying in bed, she decided “then
and there” to do it. To her dismay, she
found a lump. Rose immediately sched
uled an appointment with her primary care
physician, and by the end of the week, she
had also seen a surgeon who aspirated the
lump and found it to be malignant.
Following her mastectomy and chemotherapy treatments earlier this year,
Rose ruled out planting her usual garden, but her 73-year-old mother encouraged
her to plant at least a few tomatoes, and as you can see, Rose’s harvest has been
bountiful.
Rose and her only daughter, who is a registered nurse, truly are “best buddies.”
acting more like sisters than mother and daughter. This duo appreciates
University’s Buddy Check 6™ program because it reminds them to do their regu
lar monthly breast self-exams — and it helped save Rose’s life.
They also remind other women that even though there was no history of
breast cancer in their family, there always has to be a first person.
While Rose has faced many hurdles in her life, she’s now recovered and look
ing forward to helping Crystal plan her wedding in the next year.
Buddy Check 6™
Participate in the fight against breast
cancer by signing up for University’s
Buddy Check 6™ breast self-exam
reminder program. You may pick up
packets at these sponsoring locations:
Rich’s, Alltel, NewsCHANNEL 6 and
the University Hospital information
desk. You may also request a packet by logging on to www.unversityhealth.org
and clicking “Contact UHCS.” For more information, call 706/774-4141.
| For FREE 24-hour health information, call ASKeAeNURSE at SER-VICE (737-8423) or 1/800/476-7378 today! ‘
tional Hypertension Education
and Screening Month. During
this month, their chapters
around the country partner
withcommunity organizations
and businesses to host events
to raise awareness about hy
pertension and offer free blood
pressure screening.
In their effort to promote
awareness and screening of
hypertension, the local chap
ter (Phi Chi) will offer f-ee
blood pressure screening and
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education on the following
dates and times:
- Oct. 11, Thurs., 10:30 to
11:30a.m., Belle Terrace Com
munity Center, 2456 Golden
Camp Rd.
-Oct. 15,M0n., 10a.m.to 12
noon, May Park, 622 4* St.
-Oct. 20, Sat., 10 a.m. to 12
noon, Spirit Creek Baptist
Church, 1783 Dixon Airline
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AUGUSTA FOCUS
Medical College of Georgia receives
nearly $350,000 in research grant
AUGUSTA
The Medical College of
Georgia is set to receive a
research grant worth
$347,875 from the National
Institute of Diabetes and
Digestive and Kidney Dis
ease, an office within the
Department of Health and
Human Services, according
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PORTRAITS OF LIFE
A photo exhibit of breast cancer survivors
Oct. 1-31
Augusta Mall, lower level in front of Dillard’s.
FREE Breast Self-exam Class
Monday, Oct. 15 or 29, 5:30 p.m.
University Breast Health Center
Registration is required. Call 706/774-4141.
Breast Cancer: Why Every Woman Is At Risk
Featuring Miriam Atkins, M.D.
Thursday, Oct. 18, 5:30 p.m.
University }-fospital Cafeteria
Admission includes dinner and door prizes. Tickets are
$8 in advance and $9 at the door. Reservations are
required. Call 706/774-2825.
Diabetes Expo
Sunday, Oct. 21, 1-5:30 p.m. :
Augusta-Richmond County Civic Center
Diabetes Expo is free and open to the public. Pre-regis
* tration is not required.
For more information or a listing of class topics and
times, call 706/737-8423 or 800/476-7378.
Evans Prompt Care Open House
Thursday, Nov. 1, 11 a.m.-1 p.m.
447 North Belair Road
Health screenings and refreshments will be provided.
THREE CHEERS!
THREE YEARS!
& Best Overall Quality
® Most Preferred Hospital Overall
o Best Image/Reputation
@ Best Nurses
@ Heart Care
@ Maternity/OB
@ Women's Health/GYN
® Hospital Emergency Room
& Overall Hospital Inpatient Stay
# Outpatient Same-Day Surgery
@ Outpatient Testing/X-Ray
Three cheers to everyone in the
Augusta Metropolitan Statistical Area
who voted University No |in these &m
categories for three consecutive years mmm
in a national survey conducted by
National Research Corporation NRC gives a composite score to
health care facilities based on multiple quality and image rat
ings from customers. And while we may have taken top honors
the greatest honor is the privilege of caring for you and your
family Cheers
- SDIVERSITY
OCTOBER 11, 2001
to Congressman Charlie
Norwood (R- 10* District).
The award grant will fund
the college’s Kidney Dis
eases, Urology and Hema
tology Research Project. The
appropriated funds are for
the first year of what is es
tablished to be a five-year
long study.
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