Local health & fitness events
Published: Monday, May 12, 2008
Health & fitnessDIAL 2-1-1, NEW JERSEY'S HELPLINE, 24/7 to learn about breast cancer. Find a local screening center and make an appointment to receive a mammogram. Free screenings are available to eligible women. All calls are free and confidential.AL-ANON MEETINGS. Open to families and friends of alcoholics.Step Study 11 a.m. Mondays at the Absecon United Methodist Church, Pitney Road.
7 p.m. Mondays at the Church of the Epiphany, 6605 Atlantic Ave., Ventnor. 7 p.m. Mondays at Seaview Baptist Church, Shore Road, Linwood. Adult children.8 p.m. Mondays at the Presbyterian Church, 208 New Jersey Ave., Absecon. 8 p.m. Tuesdays at St. John's Lutheran Church, 10th Street and Central Avenue, Ocean City. 7 p.m. Wednesdays at Our Lady of Sorrows, Poplar and Wabash avenues, Linwood. 8:30 p.m. Wednesdays at Community Presbyterian Church, 15th Street and Brigantine Avenue, Brigantine. 8 p.m. Thursdays at Church of the Resurrection, 200 W. Tuckahoe Road, Marmora. Alateen 8 p.m. Thursdays at Church of the Resurrection, Marmora.8:30 p.m. Thursdays at the Presbyterian Church, 6001 Main St., Mays Landing.Beginners Group 11:30 a.m. Saturdays at Epiphany Lutheran Church, Franklin Boulevard, Pleasantville.Atlantic CountyFREE AND CONFIDENTIAL HIV TESTING on the Dr. James Hicks Healthmobile, Atlantic City locations unless noted. Weather permitting. Call the Atlantic City Health Department at 609-347-6463, 609-347-6457 or 609-287-2561.OPEN BLOOD DRIVES:noon to 7 p.m. Thursdays and 7 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturdays at the Pleasantville Donor Center, 850 N. Franklin Ave. Call 800-GIVE-LIFE or visit www.pleasegiveblood.org.9 a.m. to 2 p.m. last Sunday at AtlantiCare LifeCenter, 2500 English Creek Ave., Egg Harbor Township. Call 800-GIVE LIFE.1:30 to 7:30 p.m. May 19 at United Methodist Church, 100 Pitney Road, Great Hall, Absecon.8 a.m. to 8 p.m. May 21 at Tropicana Casino and Resort, 2831 Boardwalk, Carousel Room, Atlantic City.2:30 to 8 p.m. May 22 at Charles L. Spragg School, 601 Buffalo Ave., Cafeteria, Egg Harbor.10 a.m. to 4 p.m. May 23 at South Jersey Transportation Authority, Administration Building, Farley Plaza/Training Room, Hammonton, SCU donor bus.9 a.m. to 2 p.m. May 25 at AtlantiCare LifeCenter, 2500 English Creek Ave., Meeting Room 111, Egg Harbor Township.INFANT CARE, SAFETY INTRODUCTION 1 p.m. second Wednesday at Roger B. Hansen Center for Childbirth at AtlantiCare Regional Medical Center, Jimmie Leeds Road, Pomona, Galloway Township. Call 888-569-1000 to register.BREAST CANCER SURVIVORS 7 p.m. second Thursday at AtlantiCare Pavilion, AtlantiCare LifeCenter, 2500 English Creek Ave., Egg Harbor Township. Call 888-569-1000.CANCER SUPPORT GROUP 7 p.m. first and third Mondays led by cancer survivors at Trinity Alliance Church, 101 S. Cologne Ave., Galloway Township. Call 609-965-5076.CAREGIVERS SUPPORT GROUP 2 p.m. second Monday Medical Records Library, Bacharach Institute for Rehabilitation, Jimmie Leeds Road, Galloway Township. Call 888-569-1000.COPING WITH LOSS 1:30 p.m. Wednesdays to May 28 at AtlantiCare Health Park, Building 600, 2500 English Creek Ave., Egg Harbor Township. Call 609-272-2418 to register.CHRONIC FATIGUE SYNDROME SUPPORT GROUP at AtlantiCare Regional Medical Center, Mainland Campus, Jimmie Leeds Road, Pomona, Galloway Township. Call 609-748-3559.DEPRESSION, ANXIETY AND BIPOLAR SUPPORT GROUP 7 to 9 p.m. Fridays in Galloway Township. Call Greg at 609-926-9896.GRIEVING FOR MOTHER 7 p.m. May 12 at Alcove Center, 950 Tilton Road, Suite 108, Northfield. Call 609-484-1133.HEART HEROES 2 p.m. second Tuesday at AtlantiCare Regional Medical Center, Radiology Conference Room, Mainland Campus, Jimmie Leeds Road, Galloway Township. Call 888-569-1000.JOINT PAIN SEMINAR 2 p.m. second Tuesday at AtlantiCare LifeCenter, 2500 English Creek Ave., Egg Harbor Township. Call 888-569-1000.OVEREATERS ANONYMOUS 10 a.m. Thursdays at Brigantine Public Library, 201 15th St. south. Call 609-569-9151.OVEREATERS ANONYMOUS 10:30 a.m. Saturday at Absecon Presbyterian Church, New Jersey Avenue. Call 609-569-9151.LOOK GOOD, FEEL BETTER meeting. 7 p.m. first Tuesday in July, September and November at Roger B. Hansen Center for Childbirth, Jimmie Leeds Road, Pomona, Galloway Township. Call 888-569-1000. PREPARING FOR CHEMOTHERAPY 5:30 p.m. fourth Tuesday at AtlantiCare HealthPark, Building 600, 2500 English Creek Ave., Egg Harbor Township. No meetings in June and December. Call 888-569-1000.PREPARING FOR RADIATION THERAPY CLASS 2 p.m. third Tuesday at Radiation Oncology Conference Room, AtlantiCare Regional Medical Center, Jimmie Leeds Road, Galloway Township. Call 888-569-1000.STRESS MANAGEMENT GROUP 7 to 8 p.m. Wednesdays at the Reformation Lutheran Church, Biscayne Avenue and Shore Road, Absecon. Learn coping skills and relaxation techniques.STROKE SUPPORT GROUP 3 p.m. first Wednesday in June, August, October and December at Pomona Room, Bacharach Institute for Rehabilitation, Jimmie Leeds Road, Galloway Township, and in July, September and November at AtlantiCare Health Park, 2500 English Creek Ave., Egg Harbor Township. Call 888-569-1000.HIV RAPID TESTING PROGRAM, sponsored by the Atlantic City Division of Health, available at Reliance Medical and Dental Center, 1325 Baltic Ave., corner of Tennessee and Baltic avenues. Call 609-347-6457 for hours and information.ALZHEIMER'S ASSOCIATION 1 p.m. second Thursdays at Atlantic County Library, Jimmie Leeds Road, Galloway Township. Call 609-335-8480.FACES AUTISM SUPPORT GROUPS:6:30 to 8:30 p.m. first Wednesday in the Hammonton area. Call 856-889-9649.6 to 7:30 p.m. fourth Thursday at the S.J. Children's Museum, Shore Mall, Egg Harbor Township. Call 609-641-1877.HEARTBREAK TO HEALING GRIEF SUPPORT for those who have lost a loved one to suicide. Meeting times and locations vary. Call 609-345-3230 for literature and information.NICOTINE ANONYMOUS MEETINGS:7:45 to 8:45 p.m. Tuesdays at St. Mark and All Saints Episcopal Church, 429 S. Pitney Road, Galloway Township. Free admission. Call Lori D. at 609-404-4644.7 to 8 p.m. Mondays at Shore Memorial Conference Center, behind the Outpatient Testing Building, Shore Road, Somers Point. Free admission. Call Alice at 609-748-0747, Beth at 609-652-2514 or Sandy at 609-926-0703.10:30 to 11:30 a.m. Tuesdays at St. James AME Church, 101 New York Ave., Atlantic City. Call Alberta at 609-652-2883.BRAIN INJURY ASSOCIATION OF NEW JERSEY SUPPORT 7 p.m. second Thursday at the Bacharach Institute for Rehabilitation 61 W. Jimmie Leeds Road, Galloway Township. Call Nutan Ravani at 856-589-5797 or Rosemarie Goodyear at 609-653-8628.FREE NEW JERSEY CANCER EDUCATION AND EARLY DETECTION SCREENING SERVICES, including breast, cervical and colorectal cancer screenings for women, and colorectal and prostate cancer screenings for men, at Shore Memorial Hospital, Somers Point. Open to uninsured or underinsured men and women ages 40 and older. Women are also eligible for coverage for the duration of treatment if diagnosed with breast or cervical cancer through NJCEED. Call 609-653-3484 or visit www.shorememorial.org.DUAL RECOVERY ANONYMOUS (DRA) 5:30 p.m. Thursdays at St. Nicholas Church, 525 St. Louis Ave., Egg Harbor City, for those with a dual illness. Call 609-272-1700.YOGA CLASSES noon Thursdays at Noyes Museum of Art, Lily Lake Road, Oceanville, Galloway Township. $10 per class for Noyes members, $12 for nonmembers, discounts given for multiple classes. Call 609-652-8848 or visit www.noyesmuseum.org.PRENATAL YOGA CLASS 10:45 a.m. Wednesdays at AtlantiCare LifeCenter, 2500 English Creek Ave., Egg Harbor Township. To register, call 888-569-1000. "HEALTH TODAY" airs 9 a.m. and 7 p.m. Saturday, 11 a.m. Sunday on WMGM-TV 40; 9 a.m., noon, 3, 6 and 9 p.m. Wednesday on Mainland Channel 2; and 11 a.m. and 9 p.m. Thursday on Stockton Channel 13. Also heard 6 a.m. Sundays on the following radio stations: WTKU-FM 98.3, WMGM-FM 103.7, WOND-AM 1400 and WONZ-AM 1580. For a brochure of upcoming shows, call 609-653-3670 or visit www.shorememorial.org.MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS SUPPORT GROUP 7 p.m. third Thursday at Heritage Assisted Living Facility, Hammonton. For more meeting information or directions, visit www.hammontonms.org.MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS SUPPORT GROUP 6 p.m. first Tuesday at Atlantic County Library, Jimmie Leeds Road, Galloway Township. Call 609-484-0991.NATIONAL ALLIANCE ON MENTAL ILLNESS (NAMI) 7 p.m. third Tuesday at Pleasantville Presbyterian Church, 1311 S. Main St. Call 609-927-0215.PARKINSON'S SUPPORT GROUP first Thursdays at Absecon Presbyterian Church, New Jersey Avenue. Call 609-926-8440.BRAIN FITNESS seminars 5 to 6 p.m. May 14 at Seashore Gardens Living Center, 22 W. Jimmie Leeds Road, Galloway Township. Call 609-748-4618.EXERCISE FOR DIABETES 5:15 p.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays at AtlantiCare LifeCenter, 2500 English Creek Ave., Egg Harbor Township. Call 888-569-1000 or visit www.atlanticare.org.GASTRIC BYPASS SURGERY SUPPORT GROUP 6 p.m. first Monday at AtlantiCare Life Center, Egg Harbor Township.LAPAROSCOPIC BANDING SUR-GERY SUPPORT GROUP 6:30 p.m. second Wednesday at AtlantiCare LifeCenter, Egg Harbor Township.GASTRIC BYPASS GRADUATES SUPPORT GROUP 6:30 p.m. third Monday at AtlantiCare LifeCenter, Egg Harbor Township.RNS DIGITAL MOBILE MAMMOGRAPHY VAN May 13 Atlantic County Utilities Authority, Egg Harbor TownshipMay 19 ShopRite, AbseconMay 20 Linwood Care CenterMay 21 Atlantic County Health Department, NorthfieldMay 28 Ventnor School ComplexHEART INSTITUTE AT ARMC OFFERS HEARTCHECK - Mobile cardiac, lung and circulation assessment. The cost is $45 for one assessment, $80 for two and $110 for all three in one visit. To schedule an appointment, call the AtlantiCare Access Center at 888-569-1000.YOGA 1 p.m. second and fourth Saturdays at Atlantic County Library, 40 Farragut Ave., Mays Landing. Call 609-625-2776, ext. 6304.FREE WEIGHT-LOSS SURGERY SEMINARS 6 p.m. June 6, July 11, Aug. 8, Sept. 12, Oct. 10, Nov. 7 and Dec. 12, and 10 a.m. June 7, July 12, Aug. 9, Sept. 13, Oct. 11, Nov. 8 and Dec. 13 by AtlantiCare Regional Medical Center. Call 888-569-1000 to register.Shore Memorial Hospital Wellness ProgramsBelow is a listing of activities taking place at Shore Memorial Hospital in Somers Point. Call 609-653-4500 or visit www.shorememorial.org.Fitness:Pilates 5 p.m. Mondays to May 19, Conference Center.Community Education: Call 609-653-4500 to register for the following programs.Computer-Assisted Joint Replace-ment Surgery Neck, Spine Surgery EducationJoint Replacement EducationFree Blood Pressure Screenings 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Fridays at Shore Memorial Hospital Prenatal Services building, New York Avenue and Shore Road.Free Blood Pressure Screenings 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. second Wednesday at Shore Memorial Thrift Shop, Somers Point Shopping Center, Route 9. Free Blood Pressure Screenings 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. second Wednesday at Shore Memorial Thrift Shop, Cedar Square Shopping Center, Seaville. Cancer Recovery and Supportive Care Services: Call the Cancer Center at 609-653-3585 for information on supportive care, education for patients and their families, survivorship programs and services in our community.Epilepsy Support Group. Call 609-646-6320 or 609-822-8783.Prostate Cancer Support Group 7 p.m. second Tuesday.Look Good, Feel Better 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. third Monday.Foot reflexology fourth Wednesday. $40 per session. Call number above.Cancer screenings call 609-653-3484.Family Life Services: Call 609-653-3865 to register for the following programs.Prepared Childbirth & Early ParentingPreparation to BreastfeedTLC Postpartum Adjustment Support GroupSibling Preparation ClassSmoking cessation call 609-653-3440 for an information packet.Atlantic County Healthy Living Coalition, Shore Memorial Cancer Center Below is a listing of activities taking place at Atlantic County branches. Call 609-653-3923 for more information.Palliative Care and Advanced Directives 6 p.m. May 14 at 40 Farragut Ave., Mays Landing.Cancer Prevention 101 10 a.m. May 17 at 201 15th St. south, Brigantine.Breathe Easy 1 p.m. May 20 1 N. Tennessee Ave., Atlantic City.Get Ready for Summer 7 p.m. June 4 at 6500 Atlantic Ave., Ventnor.Prostate Cancer: Get the Facts 4 p.m. June 11 at 33 Martin Luther King Jr. Ave., Pleasantville.Cape May CountyTWELVE-STEP S.L.A.A. MEETING 7 p.m. Saturdays in the Old Courthouse Building, 11 N. Main St., Cape May Court House. Call 609-408-9484.FREE BREAST CANCER SCREENINGS available to uninsured, qualified women through the New Jersey Cancer Education and Early Detection (NJCEED) Program. Call 609-465-1200 for appointment or www.cmchealth.net.FACES AUTISM SUPPORT GROUP 6:30 p.m. first Monday at Ocean Academy, Crest Haven Avenue, Cape May Court House. Call 609-465-0086.OVEREATERS ANONYMOUS MEETINGS. Call the Jersey Shore Intergroup (JSIG) info-Line at 609-698-0244.Discussion 7 p.m. Mondays at Cape May Regional Hospital, Route 9 and Stone Harbor Boulevard, Cape May Court House. Call Jene at 609-465-0787.Step-Discussion 7 p.m. Tuesdays at Holy Trinity Episcopal Church, 30th Street and Bay Avenue, Ocean City.2 p.m. Fridays at 55 E Maple Shade Lane, Beesleys Point. Call Julie at 609-390-0223.10 a.m. Saturdays at Cape Island Baptist Church, Columbia and Guerney avenues, Cape May. Call Kate at 609-886-5364.OPEN BLOOD DRIVESTo make an appointment at a blood drive or donor center closest to you, please call 800-GIVE LIFE (800-448-3543) or visit www.pleasegiveblood.org.9 a.m. to 3 p.m. May 17 at Wildwood Convention Center, 4501 Boardwalk, Meeting Room 1-3.1 to 7 p.m. May 20 at American Red Cross, Cape May County Chapter, 34 E. Mechanic St., Meeting Room, Cape May Court House.1 to 7 p.m. May 21 at St. John's Lutheran Church, 1001 Central Ave., Church Hall, Ocean City.CAPE REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER, 2 Stone Harbor Blvd., Cape May Court House. Call 609-463-4043.AA and AlAnon Support Groups 10 a.m. Sundays, 7 p.m. Mondays and 8:30 p.m. Wednesdays.Weight Watchers 2:45 p.m. Tuesdays. Fee required. New members are welcome. Overeaters Anonymous 7 p.m. Mondays.Cancer Support Group 7 p.m. second and fourth Thursdays.Grief Support Group first and third Wednesdays.Free Blood Pressure Screening call for times and dates. AA and AlAnon Support Groups call for times and dates.Stress-Management Class for Heart and Lung Patients call for times and dates.Fibromyalgia Support Group call for times and dates. Life Makeover for Women Support Group call 609-536-2607 for times.Smoking Cessation call for times and dates. Fee $25, $15 is refunded upon completion of the classes.Pulmonary Support Group call for times and dates. RNS DIGITAL MOBILE MAMMOGRAPHY VAN May 12 Cape May County Health Department, Cape May Court HouseMay 15 Ocean Academy, Cape May Court HouseMay 16 St. Frances Cabrini Church, Ocean CityCumberland CountyGRIEFSHARE RECOVERY GROUP 7 p.m. Thursdays at West Park United Methodist Church, 625 Shiloh Pike, Bridgeton. Work through personal grief. Call 856-451-6363.YOUNG MOTHER'S SUPPORT GROUP 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. Mondays at New Vizzions, 607 E. Landis Ave., Vineland. Open to young mothers ages 12 to 21. Limited space. Call Lucy or Jessica at 856-794-9800.DEPRESSION SUPPORT GROUP 6:30 to 9 p.m. Thursdays in the Millville area. Call 856-825-3521 for information.NATIONAL ALLIANCE ON MENTAL ILLNESS (NAMI) Cumberland County 7 p.m. third Monday at Chestnut Assembly of God, 2554 E. Chestnut Ave., Vineland. Call 856-691-9234 or 856-794-9987.OPEN BLOOD DRIVESTo make an appointment at a blood drive or donor center closest to you, call 800-448-3543 or visit www.pleasegiveblood.org.2 to 7:30 p.m. May 12 at Moose Hall, 187 W. Wheat Road, Vineland.11 a.m. to 5 p.m. May 21 at Vineland City Hall, 640 E. Wood St., Council Chambers Lobby.6 a.m. to 4 p.m. May 21 at South Jersey Healthcare - Regional Medical Center, 1505 W. Sherman Ave., Vineland.Ocean CountyFACES Autism Support Group 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. last Friday at the SOCH Resource Center at the Ocean Club, 700 Route 9 south, Manahawkin. Call Chris at 609-698-2107.OVEREATERS ANONYMOUS MEETINGS. Call the Jersey Shore Intergroup (JSIG) info-Line at 609-698-0244.Big Book 7:30 p.m. Mondays at the United Methodist Church, Stafford Avenue, Manahawkin. Call Mary at 609-597-3517.Beginner/Discussion 7:30 p.m. Wednesdays at the Lutheran Church of the Holy Spirit, Route 9 north, Manahawkin. Call Carole H. at 609-597-2292.Brown Book Meeting 7 to 7:50 a.m. Thursdays in a private residence in Manahawkin. Breakfast allowed. Call Sandra at 609-489-2182.HEART INSTITUTE AT ARMC OFFERS HEARTCHECK - Mobile cardiac, lung and circulation assessment. The cost is $45 for one assessment, $80 for two and $110 for all three in one visit. To schedule an appointment, call the AtlantiCare Access Center at 888-569-1000. ADULT FITNESS 8:30 a.m. Mondays, Tuesdays and Fridays at Stafford Community Center, Mill Creek Road. 10 a.m. Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays at West Creek United Methodist Church, Thomas Avenue. 10:30 a.m. Tuesdays and Fridays at St. Stephens Episcopal Church, 357 Route 9, Waretown. 7:45 a.m. Mondays and Fridays at Barnegat Community Center.PILATES EXERCISE CLASS at Ocean Acres Elementary School, 489 Nautilus Road, Manahawkin. SELF-DEFENSE EXERCISES 12:30 p.m. May 15 at Family Resource Center at Ocean Club, 700 Route 9 south, Manahawkin.HEALTHY BONES EXERCISE noon Fridays for eight weeks at Family Resource Center at Ocean Club, 700 Route 9 south, Manahawkin.DIABETES AND FOOT CARE 3 p.m. May 13 at Family Resource Center at Ocean Club, 700 Route 9 south, Manahawkin. Call 609-978-3400.SINUSITIS AND ALLERGIES 3:30 p.m. May 15 at Family Resource Center at Ocean Club, 700 Route 9 south, Manahawkin. Call 609-978-3400. ARTHRITIS TREATMENT 3:30 p.m. May 12 at Family Resource Center at Ocean Club, 700 Route 9 south Manahawkin. Call 609-978-3400.FREE COLORECTAL CANCER SCREENING 2 p.m. May 15 at Family Resource Center at the Ocean Club, 700 Route 9 south Manahawkin. Call 609-978-3400.JOINT REPLACEMENT SURGERY topic 9 to 10:30 a.m. every other Wednesday at Southern Ocean County Hospital, 1140 Route 72 west, Manahawkin. Call 609-978-3400.FREE BLOOD PRESSURE SCREENINGS first and third Wednesdays at Southern Ocean County Hospital, Family Resource Center, Ocean Club. Manahawkin. Call 609-978-3559.RNS DIGITAL MOBILE MAMMOGRAPHY VAN May 22 Lenape Square, Little Egg HarborOPEN BLOOD DRIVES1 to 7 p.m. May 16 at First Presbyterian Church, 210 E. Main Street, Tuckerton.The Press will list health-related events sponsored by nonprofit groups or organizations each week free of charge. Items should be submitted by e-mail at least two weeks in advance of the event to health@pressofac.com
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