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Get in Touch with Your Baby – This class will discuss infant massage; Tuesdays from 9:30-11 a.m. or Saturdays from 10:30 a.m.-noon at Sacred Heart Women’s Center, Peaceful Place, 101 W. Eighth Ave. The cost is $80 for four weeks. For more information, visit www.intouchwithyourbaby.com, or call (509) 474-2400.
Prescription and Over-the-Counter Medication Evaluation – The Medicine Shoppe, 1620 W. Rowan, is offering this “Brown Bag Day” July 12 from 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Pharmacists will look over any prescription and over the counter drugs you are taking and will discuss possible drug interactions and answer questions. For more information, call the pharmacy at (509) 327-3388.
Alternative Therapies for ADHD – This forum will discuss the underlying causes of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder and natural solutions, July 15 from 9 a.m.-5 p.m. at the Unity Center, 4123 E. Lincoln Road. The cost is $20. Registration is requested by July 13. For more information, call the Unity Center at (509) 489-6964.
Birthwise – This five-week course will discuss birthing options, the aspects of birth, labor and support. Pregnant women should start this class by the 30th week of pregnancy. The class will be held Mondays, July 17-Aug. 7 from 7-9 p.m. at the Group Health Riverfront Medical Center, 322 W. North River Drive. For more information, call (509) 459-1086 or visit www.ghc.org.
Medicare Seminar – Sterling Life Insurance Company is presenting these seminars held at various locations and times throughout the Inland Northwest through July 25. For times and locations, call Ron West at (509) 344-2060.
Upcoming
Diabetes: Getting Started – For those recently diagnosed with diabetes, class will be Thursday from 9:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. at Group Health Cooperative’s Riverfront Medical Center, 322 W. North River Drive. For more information, call (509) 459-1086 or visit www.ghc.org.
Happiest Baby Classes – Sacred Heart Women’s Health Center is presenting this class that will discuss soothing fussy babies. The next four-week session begins Saturday. The cost is $45. For more information or to register, call the Women’s Health Center at (509) 474-2400.
Gentle Yoga Classes for Seniors – Presented by Earthshine Yoga, Tuesdays and Thursdays from 9-10 a.m. at the Southside Senior Center, 3151 E. 27th Ave., July 20-Aug. 24. The cost is $34 for center members and $38 for nonmembers for one session. Payment will be collected at the first class. Call Earthshine Yoga at (509) 299-9128.
Other programs
Abuse, Control, Possessive and Addictive Relationships – Facilitated men’s group to heal and reverse unproductive behaviors. Meets Saturday afternoons; call Life Directions Counseling for information and registration at (509) 922-3915.
Adult Children from Dysfunctional Families and Co-Dependents – How to grow out of these dysfunctional patterns in a 26-week program of group therapy and support with tools for the results you want. Groups meet various weekday evenings from 7-9 p.m., or Saturday daytime, at Life Directions Counseling Center in the Valley. For information, call (509) 922-3915.
Adult Day Center – Holy Family Adult Day Centers offer structured programs designed to meet the needs of physically, mentally and functionally impaired adults and elderly by providing social services, nursing, rehabilitation, therapeutic recreation and a hot meal at noon. Two locations: 4827 S. Palouse Highway and 6018 N. Astor. Call (509) 482-2475.
Alzheimer’s Association Helpline – In Spokane, call 483-8456; Coeur d’Alene, call (208) 666-2996 or (800) 256-6659. Available Monday-Friday, 9 a.m.-5 p.m.
Anger Management for Men – Ongoing six-week men’s group, Wednesdays, 5-6:30 p.m., St. Joseph Family Center, 1016 N. Superior. Cost: $15/session; for information, call (509) 483-6495.
Back Care – How to prevent back injury, offered through Group Health. For dates and times, call (509) 459-1086 or visit www.ghc.org.
Bereavement Support Groups – Hospice of Spokane offers various support groups. Spouse Grief, Wednesdays, 1:15-2:15 p.m., for those who have lost a spouse through death. General Grief, Mondays, 6-7 p.m., for those who have lost anyone through death. Life After Loss group, call for information and registration. Call the Hospice of Spokane Bereavement Department at (509) 456-0438 for more information.
Bereaved Parents of the USA, Coeur d’Alene – meets the third Thursday of every month at St. Pius X Church, room 3, 625 E. Haycraft Road. Contact (208) 765-1705.