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Events Calendar
▸ Childbirth Preparation
Ready, Set, Deliver
This set of four courses prepares the
mother and support person for labor,
delivery and the postpartum period. Fee
is $75 per couple.
▸ Wednesdays, 6 to 8:30 p.m.,
April 9, 16, 23 and 30, and
May 7, 14, 21 and 28
Community Education Room
Prenatal Breast-Feeding
This class is designed for pregnant
women who want to prepare for breastfeeding
or would like more information.
Preregistration is required. The fee is
$25. For a schedule, please call
925-779-3570.
▸ Women’s Health Center
Little Helper Sibling Class
This one-session class helps children
ages 3 to 8 prepare for a new baby in
the family. Preregistration is required.
The fee is $10.
▸ Wednesdays, 6:30 to 7:30 p.m.,
March 12, April 9 and May 14
Women’s Health Center
Women’s Health Center Tours
Preregistration is requested. Call
925-779-3570 to register.
▸ First and third Mondays of
every month, 1:30 or 7:30 p.m.
New Mom Support Group:
Got Milk?
Meet other new mothers and their
babies. A lactation consultant will
answer your questions and provide
breast-feeding assistance. No registration
required. No fee. For information,
call 925-779-7200, ext. 9206.
▸ First and third Wednesdays of
every month, 4 to 5:30 p.m.
Women’s Health Center
Lactation Services
The Women’s Health Center has a lactation
consultant with services available for
outpatient appointments made by a
health care provider, a self-referral or an
inpatient contact. Call 925-779-7200,
ext. 4206. ▸
▸ Support Groups
CHADD—Support for Families of
Children and Adults with Attention-
Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder
This ongoing support group meets on
the second Tuesday of every month
(except holidays).
▸ 7 to 8:30 p.m.
Edna Fallman Center
The Wellness Community
This ongoing weekly cancer support
group meets on Mondays (except
holidays).
▸ 1:30 to 3:30 p.m.
Edna Fallman Center
Breast Cancer Support Group
▸ Second Wednesday of every month,
2 to 3:30 p.m.
Edna Fallman Center
Grief Support
Grief support is available for adults
and children. Call 925-779-3570 for a
schedule of meetings.
Weight-Loss Surgery
Support Group
▸ Third Monday of every month,
6 to 7:30 p.m.
Conference Rooms 3 and 4
Overeaters Anonymous
▸ Sundays, 9 to 10 a.m.
Board Room
Alcoholics Anonymous® Meetings
Alcoholics and their family members
meet to share their experiences,
strengths and hope with each other.
Meetings are held weekly. No fee.
▸ Saturdays, 7 to 8:15 p.m.
Community Education Room
Quarterly Diabetic Workshop—
Healthy Eating
Healthy eating is an important part of managing
diabetes. Whether you are figuring out
a daily meal plan, how to eat out while you
travel, or fast food when you are on the run,
this workshop will help you understand how to
make the right choice. No fee. Preregistration
is required.
▸ Thursday, March 6, 6 to 7:30 p.m.
Friday, March 7, 12:30 to 2 p.m.
Journaling to Wellness—
Food Journals
Learn about the therapeutic benefits of writing.
Food journals can be as simple as tracking
what you eat, making adaptations to old
familiar recipes or expressing emotions about
what are now considered forbidden foods.
You can even record places where you were
able to get a healthy meal while traveling; the
possibilities are really limitless. Dr. Delores
McNair is a wonderful and passionate speaker
on the art of journaling. You won’t want to
miss this workshop. No fee. Preregistration is
required.
▸ Tuesday, April 8, 4 to 5:30 p.m.
Community Education Room
Journaling Through the Cancer
Experience—With Delores McNair, Ed.D.
Come explore the many therapeutic benefits
of journaling. See how it can facilitate selfdiscovery
and self-expression and increase
your ability to cope with the many emotions
that are often part of the cancer experience.
You will have the opportunity to participate in
journaling exercises and gain valuable tools to
facilitate your own journaling practice. No writing
experience necessary! To register, please
call 925-779-3570.
▸ Thursday, March 13, 4:30 to 6:30 p.m.
Conference Room 3
Please call 925-779-3570 for the
schedule of upcoming workshops.
Additional Classes Added
Frequently!
Call 925-779-3570 for updated
information.
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