A 12-week Heart Smart program for women will be held from 1 to 2:30 p.m. Mondays, starting Jan.
22, at Saint Xavier University's Orland Park campus, 18230 Orland Parkway, and from 5 to 6:30 p.m. Tuesdays, starting Jan.
23, at its Chicago campus, 3700 W. 103rd St. Registration: (773) 298-3914.
Free blood pressure screenings will be done from 9 to 11 a.m. Friday at Silver Cross Hospital, 1300 Copperfield Ave.
, Joliet. No registration required. Information: (888) 660-4325.
Glucose, blood pressure checks
Advocate South Suburban Hospital will offer free glucose and blood pressure screenings from 9 to 11 a.m. Wednesday at the Hazel Crest Park District, 2600 W.
171st St.; 9 to 11 a.m.
Saturday at Waterford Estates Retirement Center, 17400 S. Kedzie Ave., Hazel Crest; 10 a.
m. to noon Jan. 25 at Victory Centre of Sierra Ridge, 4150 Gatling Blvd.
, Country Club Hills.
Celebrate Recovery, a Christian 12-step program for alcohol and drug problems, will meet from 2 to 3 p.m.
Saturday at the South Suburban Christian Center, 4200 W. Maple Ave., Richton Park.
Adult Children of Aging Parents support group will meet at 7 p.m. Thursday at Salem Lutheran Church, 18324 Ashland Ave.
, Homewood. Information: (708) 798-1820.
A support group for people with Lupus will meet 10 a.
m. to noon Saturday at Advocate South Suburban Hospital, 17800 S. Kedzie Ave.
, Hazel Crest. Information: (800) 323-8622.
A free 12-week support group for adults who are grieving because of a death or divorce will be held from 7 to 9 p.
m. Tuesdays, beginning Jan. 23, at Return to the Center, 18225 Burnham Ave.
, Lansing. Registration: (708) 418-8671.
A support group for people with myasthenia gravis will meet at 1:30 p.
m. Sunday at St. Francis Hospital, 12935 S.
Gregory, Blue Island. Information: (708) 799-9421.
Integrative therapy will be discussed at the Westfield Walker's Club meeting from 8 to 9 a.
m. Friday at the Health Education Center in Chicago Ridge Mall, 9500 S. Ridgeland Ave.
, Chicago Ridge. Information: (708) 423-5774.
St.
Francis Hospital and Health Center, 12935 S. Gregory St., Blue Island, will hold a class on infant and child CPR techniques at 9 a.
m. Saturday. Cost is $25.
Registration: (708) 385-4433.
A six-week Mindfulness Meditation class will be held from 7:30 to 8:30 p.m.
starting this Monday at Ingalls Family Care Center, 19550 Governors Highway, Flossmoor. Cost is $60. Registration: (800) 221-2199.
Look Good, Feel Better
7 to 8:30 p.m. Monday at the Fallick Cancer Support Center, 2028 Elm Road, Homewood.
Registration: (708) 798-9171.
6 p.m.
Jan. 23 at Advocate South Suburban Hospital, 17800 S. Kedzie Ave.
, Hazel Crest. Registration: (800) 323-8622; refer to code 7C12.
Free make-up kits and professional advice on make-up, skin care and hair loss will be offered.
The Gatherings study group will discuss holistic medicine at 5:30 p.m. Jan.
23 at St. James Hospital and Health Centers, 1423 Chicago Road, Chicago Heights. Registration: (708) 756-1000, Ext.
6824.
8:30 a.m.
to noon Saturday, Chicago Ridge Village Hall, 10455 S. Ridgeland, Chicago Ridge. Appointments: (708) 342-9771.
Donors will receive a free coffee mug and three gourmet coffee blends.
4 to 8 p.m.
Jan. 23, St. George Church, 6707 W.
175th St., Tinley Park.
Mokena Park District, in cooperation with Heartland Blood Centers, will host a Winter Blood Drive,
10 a.
m. to 2 p.m.
Sunday at the Mokena Park District's Oaks Recreation and Fitness Center, 10847 LaPorte Road, Mokena. Appointments: (708) 479-1020, Ext. 405.
Donors will receive a free coffee mug and three gourmet coffee blends.
Infant, child CPR/safety
An Infant and Child CPR/Safety Class will be held from 6 to 9 p.m.
Monday at EMS Academy, 4201 W. 93rd St., Oak Lawn.
Cost is $35. Participants are American Heart Association certified on completion. Registration: (800) 323-8622; refer to code 1C01.
A free Health Academy program on winter safety will be held from 11 a.m. to noon Monday at Little Company of Mary Health Education Center, 2800 W.
95th St., Evergreen Park. A light lunch will be served.
Registration: (708) 423-5774.
Advocate Christ Medical Center will hold a class on giving birth, covering unexpected outcomes, assisted delivery, epidurals, infant complications, inductions and Caesarean section, from 6:45 to 9 p.m.
Jan. 23 and 25 at EMS Academy, 4201 W. 93rd St.
, Oak Lawn. Cost is $20. Registration: (800) 323-8622; refer to code 1B07.
Ingalls Memorial Hospital will hold a program on headache types and treatments at 7 p.m. Jan.
23 at the Orland Township Activity Center, 15100 S. 94th Ave., Orland Park.
Registration: (708) 403-4222.
A two-hour breast-feeding class will be held from 7 to 9 p.m.
Jan. 24 at Advocate Christ Medical Center, 4440 W. 95th St.
, Oak Lawn. Cost is $20. Registration: (800) 323-8622; refer to code 1B01.
A basics of breast-feeding class will be held from 6:30 to 9 p.m. Jan.
23 at Silver Cross Hospital, 1200 Maple Rd., Joliet. Newborns are welcome.
Cost is $5. Registration: (888) 660-4325, www.silvercross.
org.
A free program on prostate cancer treatments will be held at 6 p.m.
Jan. 24 at Little Company of Mary Hospital, 2800 W. 95th St.
, Evergreen Park. Dinner will be served from 5 to 6 p.m.
Reservations: (708) 229-6001.
Little Company of Mary Hospital and Health Care Center's Women's Wellness Weekend will be Jan. 26 to 28 at the Marriott Oak Brook Hotel.
The event includes a two--night stay at the Marriott, meals, chair massage, programs and workshops, exercise, a Borders book room and vendor displays. Room rates are $320 for a single and $290 for each person in a double room. Information: (708) 423.
5774, www.lcmh.org (click on Heart Soul 2007).
Silver Cross Hospital, 1200 Maple Rd., Joliet, will offer a free tour of it birthing center at 1:30 p.m.
Sunday. A tour of the unit is also available on video and DVD.
A seven-week Freedom from Smoking class will begin at 9:30 Jan.
27 at the Silver Cross Hospital, 1200 Maple Road, Joliet. Cost is $20. Registration: www.
silvercross.org, (888) 660-4325.
The Fallick Cancer Support Center, 2028 Elm Road, Homewood, will offer these free programs:
An orientation session, 7 to 8:30 p.
m. Jan. 23.
A prostate cancer forum, 7 to 8:30 p.m. Jan.
24. Information: (708) 798-9171.
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