Health Notes
MONDAY, DEC. 10
LifeFit Mobile Wellness Unit: 9 a.m.-1 p.m., Pinckney Hall, Sun City; screenings, free breast exams, $10 prostate exams;
843-522-5568.
Al-Anon Family Group Brown Bag meeting: noon, St. Helena's Episcopal Church, 507 Newcastle St.; 843-785-9630.
Overeaters Anonymous: 6-7 p.m., Beaufort Memorial Hospital, cafeteria, private dining room; free; 843-846-1347.
Al-Anon Family Group New Beginnings meeting: 8 p.m., Alano Hall, 1005 12th St., Port Royal; 843-785-9630.
TUESDAY, DEC. 11
LifeFit Mobile Wellness Unit: 7-11 a.m., YMCA Beaufort; screenings, free breast exams and $10 prostate exams.
Grieving in Families Together: 5 p.m., Carolina Hospice Care office, 47 Tidewatch Circle, Lady's Island; support group for family members dealing with grief and bereavement; 843-521-4369.
Birthing and Beyond Baby Basics class: 7-9 p.m., Beaufort Medical Plaza, Classroom 1; free; two-part class taught by labor and delivery nurses, covers last eight weeks of pregnancy, birth plans and guidance for nurturing newborns; registration required, 843-522-5570.
Sea Island Sangha meditation: 7:15-9 p.m. Yoga Chandra, 15 Lady's Island Marina; free; 843-597-4418.
WEDNESDAY, DEC. 12
Alzheimer's Family Services of Greater Beaufort's Care for the Caregiver Support Group: 12:30-1:30 p.m., The Baptist Church of Beaufort, 600 Charles St.; free; 843-521-9190.
United Hospice Bereavement Group meeting: 6 p.m., Carteret Street United Methodist Church, conference room; free; led by Owen Tucker; 843-522-0476.
Emotions Anonymous: 6:30-8 p.m., Oakwood Professional Building, Sams Point Road; free; 12-step program for dealing with anger, grief, depression, fear and anxiety; 843-524-0098.
THURSDAY, DEC. 13
Hearing and Speech Screening: 9-11 a.m., Savannah Speech and Hearing Center, 1206 E. 66th St., Savannah; free; 912-355-4601.
LifeFit Mobile Wellness Unit: 10 a.m., Burton Wells Community Center; free
screenings; 843-522-5568.
Sheldon Med-I-Assist Program: 10 a.m.-2 p.m., Mount Carmel Baptist Church Fellowship Hall,367 Keans Neck Road, Seabrook; 843-846-8703.
Alzheimer's Family Services of Greater Beaufort Maintain Your Brain Coffee Group: 10:30-noon, The Baptist Church of Beaufort, Green Room, 600 Charles St.; 843-846-9661.
Lowcountry Community Blood Center blood drive: 1-4p.m., The Exchange Club, Cross Creek; bmhsc.org.
Hospice Care of the Lowcountry's New Beginnings: 3-4:30 p.m., First Presbyterian Church parlor, 540 William Hilton Parkway, Hilton Head Island, free; support for anyone who have lost a loved one; 843-706-2296.
Living with multiple sclerosis self-help group meeting: 5:30 p.m., Beaufort Medical Plaza, third-floor meeting room; free; 843-322-0524.
TOPS Club: 7 p.m., Greene Street Gym; free; weight-loss support; 800-932-8677 or tops.org.
Al-Anon Family Group Serenity: 7:30 p.m., St. Helena's Episcopal Church, 507 Newcastle St.; 843-785-9630.
FRIDAY, DEC. 14
LifeFit Mobile Wellness Unit: 9:30 a.m. (not if raining), Morning Assisted Living, 109 Old Salem Rd.; free screenings; 843-522-5568.
MONDAY, DEC. 17
LifeFit Mobile Wellness Unit: 9 a.m.-noon, Lady's Island Fire Station airport location; free screenings; 843-522-5568.
Al-Anon Family Group Brown Bag meeting: noon, St. Helena's Episcopal Church, 507 Newcastle St.; 843-785-9630.
Overeaters Anonymous: 6-7 p.m., Beaufort Memorial Hospital, cafeteria, private dining room; free; 843-846-1347.
Birthing Center Tours: 7-8:30 p.m., Beaufort Memorial Hospital; free; children younger than 14 are not allowed; 843-522-5308.
Al-Anon Family Group New Beginnings meeting: 8 p.m., Alano Hall, 1005 12th St., Port Royal; 843-785-9630.
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