Health Notes
MONDAY
Free ultrasounds: Beaufort Women's Center; free; free ultrasounds through Thursday for women more than five weeks pregnant; 843-525-0300 to schedule your appointment.
Overeaters Anonymous: 6-7 p.m., Beaufort Memorial Hospital, cafeteria, private dining room; free; 843-846-1347.
Al-Anon Family Group Brown Bag meeting: noon, newcomer's meet at 11:30, St. Helena's Episcopal Church, 507 Newcastle St.; 843-785-9630.
Al-Anon Family Group New Beginnings meeting: 8 p.m., Alano Hall, 1005 12th St., Port Royal; 843-785-9630.
Birthing Center Tours: 7-8:30 p.m., Beaufort Memorial Hospital; free; children younger than 14 are not allowed; 843-522-5308.
TUESDAY
Parents Supporting Parents: 6-7:30 p.m., Hospice Care of the Lowcountry, 119 Palmetto Way, Bluffton; free; for parents who have lost a child; 843-706-2296.
LifeFit Mobile Wellness Unit: 10 a.m.-2 p.m., Belk, Cross Creek Shopping Plaza; free screenings; 843-522-5568.
WEDNESDAY
United Hospice Bereavement Group meeting: 6 p.m., Carteret Street United Methodist Church, conference room; free; led by Owen Tucker; 843-522-0476.
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.
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.
Overeaters Anonymous: 1:30 p.m., Sea Island Presbyterian Church, 81 Lady's Island Drive; 843-524-8424.
THURSDAY
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.
Al-Anon Family Group Serenity: 7:30 p.m., St. Helena's Episcopal Church, 507 Newcastle St.; 843-785-9630.
Hearing and Speech Screening: 9-11 a.m., Savannah Speech and Hearing Center, 1206 E. 66th St., Savannah; free; 912-355-4601.
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.
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.
TOPS Club: 7 p.m., Greene Street Gym; free; nonprofit weight-loss support organization; 800-932-8677 or tops.org.
LifeFit Mobile Wellness Unit: 10 a.m., Burton Wells Community Center; free screenings; 843-522-5568.
FRIDAY
LifeFit Mobile Wellness Unit: 9:30 a.m. (not if raining), Morning Assisted Living, 109 Old Salem Rd.; free screenings; 843-522-5568.
OCT. 13
LifeFit Mobile Wellness Unit: 9 a.m.-noon, Lady's Island Fire Station airport location; free screenings; 843-522-5568.
Birthing Center Tours: 7-8:30 p.m., Beaufort Memorial Hospital; free; children younger than 14 are not allowed; 843-522-5308.
Dates and times subject to change. Call ahead to confirm. Send Health-related information at least 10 days prior to event date to The Beaufort Gazette features editor, P.O. Box 399, Beaufort, SC 29901, features@beaufortgazette.com, or via fax to 843-524-8728. All submissions may be edited.
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