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Influenza vaccine
... The Forsyth County
Health Department has
received a limited number of
adult flu shots from the
Georgia Division of Public
Health. The adult influenza
vaccine is for persons for
years of age and up, and will
be given on a first-come, first
served basis. Phone calls to
reserve the vaccine will not be
taken.
Mammogram screenings
... Throughout the year,
Northside Hospital will offer
low-cost mammogram screen
ings and breast health educa
tion to Forsyth and north
Fulton residents. The screen
ings will be available through
Screen Atlanta, Northside’s
mobile mammography van, at
Kroger stores in Cumming
and
Alpharetta. Upcoming
dates and locations include:
• Hwy. 9 at Windward
Parkway, 12870 Hwy. 9,
March 2, April 8, May 12
• Grassland. 5665 Ga.
Hwy. 9 at Frances Road, April
19
• Lakeland Plaza, 540
Lakeland Plaza, March 11,
April 1, May 4
• Keith Bridge Commons,
2655 Freedom Pkwy, at Hwy.
306, Feb. 19, April 7
• Greens Comer, 2325
Bethelview Rd. at Hwy. 20,
Feb. 24. April 13
• Sharon Greens, 1595
Peachtree Pkwy, at Sharon
Road, Feb. 26, April 29
Participants must meet
American Cancer Society and
Northside Hospital screening
guidelines to qualify and
appointments are required.
The fee for services is SBS,
payable by check, Visa,
Master Card and cash (exact
amount necessary). Insurance
can be filed; however, pay
ment will depend on policy
coverage.
For more information, to
schedule an appointment or to
find another Kroger location,
call Screen Atlanta at (404)
851-6070.
American Red Cross
... The Northeast Georgia
Chapter will offer the follow
ing class:
• Babysitter’s Training
will be Saturday, Feb. 14,
from 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. The
cost is $39.
The class will be offered at
the Chapter House, 311 Jesse
Jewell Pkwy, in Gainesville.
Contact Beverly Walker at
(770) 532-8453, Ext. 16.
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CPR and First Aid
Training
... The Northeast Georgia
chapter of the American Red
Cross will be offering an
adult, child and infant CPR
with first aid course on
Saturday, Feb. 24 in Pickens
County.
This course is designed to
prepare participants to cope
with emergencies at home or
in the workplace. Students
will learn how to handle respi
ratory emergencies, including
Adult, Child and Infant CPR,
rescue breathing, choking and
First Aid training.
Individuals are certified
for one year in CPR and three
in First Aid. Cost of this
course is ssl per person and
includes all materials, instruc
tion and certification by the
Red Cross.
Preregistration and prepay
ment required.
For more information or to
register, contact Kimberly
Price at the American Red
Cross office in Dawsonville at
(706) 265-4050.
American Red Cross
...is offering lifeguarding
courses beginning on Sunday,
Feb. 15, Wednesday, Feb. 18,
6 to 9 p.m., Sunday, Feb. 21,
and the last class Sunday, Feb.
29. The classes will be held at
North Georgia and State
University. Preregistration
required. To register call
(706) 864-1918.
The Forsyth Disability
Coalition Inc.
... an all volunteer support
group meets the third Sunday
of each month at 3 p.m. at the
Northside Hospital Forsyth,
1400 Building in the Everett
and Teresa Bennett Education
Center.
The meetings for February
and March will be scheduled
at 5 p.m. due to a previous
scheduling.
The Family Caregiver
... support group meets the
fourth Monday of each month
at 6:30 p.m. at Northside
Hospital Forsyth, 1400
Building Everett and Teresa
Bennett Education Center
Classroom B.
La Leche League of
Cumming
... offers mother-to-mother
support and information about
breastfeeding to new or preg
nant moms. Free meeting the
second Tuesday of the month
at 10:15 a.m. in the south
Forsyth/John’s Creek area.
HEALTH NOTES
Call Tracey at (770) 315-5112
for more information and
directions, or visit
www. lalecheleague .org.
Diabetes self-manage
ment class
... Basic diabetes self-man
agement classes taught by the
educators of The Diabetes
Association of Atlanta will
begin Feb. 20 at the North
Fulton Regional Hospital,
3000 Hospital Blvd, in
Roswell. Classes will be
Friday, Feb. 20, for the Initial
Assessment (by appointment
only) and the two-day group
classes will meet Thursday,
Feb. 26, and Friday, Feb. 27,
from 9 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. The
classes have ADA recognition
and are for individuals who
recently learned they have
diabetes, those who have
never attended classes, those
who need an update or review
or for pregnant women with
diabetes.
Registration is required.
For fees, registration and
information, call (404) 527-
7150. Some insurances are
accepted.
Hospice volunteers need
ed
... Haven House seeks
compassionate volunteers to
visit terminally ill people and
their loved ones. Volunteer to
provide companionship or
write cards to homebound
patients. For information, call
Heather at (404) 874-8313,
Ext. 487.
Life Link of Georgia
... the agency which coor
dinates organ and tissue dona
tions for Georgia, has speak
ers available for civic groups,
churches, schools, corpora
tions, etc. Speakers are
trained to provide information
about organ and tissue dona
tion and transplantation.
Presentations will be tailored
to the specific audience. To
learn more, contact Michelle
Duke at (404) 266-8884.
Volunteers needed
... The Forsyth County
Senior Center needs volun
teers for the programs that
serve the seniors of the coun
ty. If you are interested in vol
unteer opportunities, call
Jackie or Sonya at (770) 781-
2178.
Caregiver Support
Group
... meets in the Everett and
Teresa Bennett Education
Center, classroom B, at
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Northside Hospital Forsyth,
1400 Building, on the fourth
Monday of each month at
6:30 p.m. For information,
call (770) 889-2859.
Angels Have Wheels
... All Medicare recipients
should now be aware that if
they suffer from conditions
such as arthritis, cardiovascu
lar disease and respiratory
disorders, and have difficulty
walking or propelling a stan
dard wheelchair, they may be
eligible to receive an electric
wheelchair paid for by
Medicare.
For information about
Medicare eligibility, contact
Gregory at (800) 810-2877.
Volunteers needed
... at the Northside
Hospital Forsyth. If you
would like to join a great
group of men and women
who give their time and enjoy
helping their community and
to serve better our hospital,
please call (770) 844-3264 or
(770) 844-3314 to receive an
application and get some
needed information.
Volunteers needed
... for a community team
to fight against breast cancer.
For more information, call
Maresa Helton, LPN, at the
Dawson County Health
Department at (706) 265-
2611.
The Georgia Chapter of
the Alzheimer’s Association
... has announced that reg
istration in the nationwide
Safe Return program is now
available for hundreds of
Georgia residents with
Alzheimer’s disease and relat
ed dementia. The fee is S4O.
Given the increasing number
of Alzheimer’s patients that
are frequently reported as
missing, this program is a
way of increasing their pro
tection and safe return.
For more information, call
Andrea Higgins at (404) 728-
1181.
Prostate Cancer Support
Group
... meets the second
Tuesday of each month at 7
p.m. at the Northside Hospital
Forsyth in the library of the
1400 Medical Office
Building. Newly diagnosed
men and those dealing with
prostate cancer meet to dis
cuss the options and how to
live with the disease. All are
welcome.
For more information, call
FORSYTH COUNTY NEWS Sunday, February IS, 2004
(770) 888-8775 or (770) 781-
8086.
Volunteers needed
... in various departments
and shifts at North Fulton
Regional Hospital. Volunteers
provide valuable services
within the hospital that bene
fit the departments and
patients along with their fami
lies and friends.
For information, call Gail
Sinno at (770) 751-2602.
Breast Cancer Support
Group
... Bosom Buddies meets
the third Sunday of each
month at 3 p.m. at Northside
Hospital Forsyth in the 1400
Medical Office Building.
For information, call Estie
Belvin at (770) 569-1468 or
Nancy Bartlett at (770) 887-
3467. For locations of other
support groups, call the main
office in Chamblee at (770)
455-7637.
Support group
... called A.S.C.E.N.D.—
Autism Spectrum Community
Efforts and New Directions
—for parents of children
with Autism Spectrum
Disorder has been formed in
Forsyth County.
The group meets monthly,
the first Saturday from 11
a.m. to 1 p.m. on some
months and the second
Tuesday from 7-9 p.m. on
alternating months.
The meetings are at
Parkway Presbyterian Church
on Bethel view Road in
Cumming near Exit 13 of Ga.
400.
For information, call (770)
833-9966.
Alcoholics Anonymous
... offers meetings at dif
ferent locations.
For meeting times and
information, call (770) 886-
0696.
Narcotics Anonymous
... offers six meetings a
week and a 24-hour Help
Line.
The Help Line number is
(678) 549-2157.
Cancer Support Group
... a drop in cancer support
group will meet the first
Wednesday of every month at
Northside Hospital Forsyth
706-265-7494
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Special group counseling
series
... entitled “Grieving the
Loss of a Child” for parents
who have experienced the
death of a child is now being
offered on Mondays from
6:30-8 p.m.
The series is at the
Hospice office, 2150
Limestone Pkwy, in
Gainesville.
The program is free, but
registration is required.
To register or for more
information, call Donna Moss
at (770) 533-8888.
Grief Share seminar
... and support group meets
at 7 p.m. every Wednesday at
the Episcopal Church of the
Holy Spirit on Pilgrim Mill
Road.
Grief Share features
nationally recognized experts
on grief and recovery topics.
Seminar sessions include:
• “When Your Dreams Fall
Apart”
• “The Seasons of Grief’
• “The Emotions of Grief’
• “When Your Spouse
Dies”
• “Your Family and Grief’
and
• “Growing Through
Grief.”
For information, call (770)
887-8190.
Children’s Diabetes
Support Group
... Do you have a school
age child with diabetes? I am
interested in forming a fel
lowship group for children
and their parents coping with
this disease.
The idea is to get together
periodically for fun events,
fundraising and diabetes
advocacy work and, most
important, to let the children
know they are not tackling
this alone.
We can divide the group
by age if appropriate.
This is also a great way for
teenage diabetics to pick up
some babysitting jobs.
If interested, contact
Pamela Bartz at (770) 205-
6509 or by email at
pbartz@thecambergroup.com.
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