Tuesday, November 17, 2009

Today

•Ronald McDonald Care Mobile. 120 Poly. Services provided to ages 18 and younger without health insurance and a physician or dentist. Call 238-6008 for appointments.

•Cancer Free, Naturally. Chrissy Amicone, ND, Yellowstone Naturopathic Clinic presents. 6 p.m. Good Earth Market. 259-2622.

•Tai Chi Classes. Led by Lisa Carnicom, member of the Taoist Tai Chi Society. 2-3 p.m. Good Earth Market. 259-2622.

•New West Medicare. Learn about New West Medicare with a New West representative and Senior Life Partners Coordinator and Host Bobbi Roberts. 10-11 a.m. Mary Alice Fortin Health Conference Center, Billings Clinic.

Thursday

•Ronald McDonald Care Mobile. Garfield. Services provided to ages 18 and younger without health insurance and a physician or dentist. Call 238-6008 for appointments.

•Slice of Life Senior Exercise - Aerobics. 9:30-10:30 a.m. Billings Community Center. $12 for 10 weeks. 657-3050.

•Slice of Life Senior Exercise - Seated Aerobics. 10:45-11:30 a.m. Billings Community Center. $12 for 10 weeks. 657-3050.

•St. Vincent Healthcare Surgery for Weight Loss Seminars. Free informational session educates about procedure, risks and complications, criteria for surgery, pre- and post-surgical program, costs and insurance, etc. 6-7:30 p.m. Weight Management Clinic. Register, 248-4580 or www.svhclasses.org.

•Billings Clinic Dads 101. 7-9 p.m. Billings Clinic Family Birth Center.

Monday

•Ronald McDonald Care Mobile. St. Pius. Services provided to ages 18 and younger without health insurance and a physician or dentist. Call 238-6008 for appointments.

•St. Vincent Healthcare Getting Ready for Baby Class:  When Baby Goes Home. Learn about parenting your newborn. 7-9 p.m. Mansfield Health Education Center, 2900 12th Ave. N. Free. Register, www.svhclasses.org or 237-8700.

•St. Vincent Healthcare Preoperative Joint Replacement class. For people scheduled to have joint replacement surgery. Noon-2 p.m. Mansfield Health Education Center, 2900 12th Ave. N. 237-7590. Free.

Tuesday

•Ronald McDonald Care Mobile. Head Start. Services provided to ages 18 and younger without health insurance and a physician or dentist. Call 238-6008 for appointments.

•Walk N Talk with the Doc. 5:30 p.m. St. Vincent Healthcare Fortin Lobby. Join Cheryl Cook, MD, and guest walkers. Free. www.svh-mt.org/walkntalk.

•Slice of Life Senior Exercise - Aerobics. 9:30-10:30 a.m. Billings Community Center. $12 for 10 weeks.  657-3050.

•Slice of Life Senior Exercise - Seated Aerobics. 10:45-11:30 a.m. Billings Community Center. Cost: $12 for 10 weeks. 657-3050.

•Today’s Options. Learn about Today’s Options Medicare Advantage. 10-11 a.m. Mary Alice Fortin Health Conference Center, Billings Clinic.

Other classes, etc.

•Patient, family and caregiver general cancer support group. 1-3 p.m. Thursdays. Northern Rockies Radiation Oncology Center, Large Conference Room, 1041 N. 29th St. Professionally facilitated by licensed oncology social worker. 248-2212.

•Free community yoga class. 4 p.m. Mondays. Perfect Balance Yoga and Massage, King Avenue and 20th Street West.

•Discovery Circle stroke group. Every other Thursday of each month. Special hour for stroke survivors, families and caregivers, led by a stroke survivor. 3-4 p.m. Mansfield Center at St. Vincent Healthcare. 237-73950.

•Billings Clinic cancer support groups. Facilitated by an oncology counselor and chaplain. 6:30-8 p.m. Mondays. Lobby of Billings Clinic Orthopedics & Sports Medicine Center, 2702 Eighth Ave. N. 2-3 p.m. Tuesdays, third floor sunroom, Billings Clinic. 238-2162 or 800-332-7156.

•Breast cancer support group. Meets second Monday of each month. 6:30 p.m. Mansfield Health Education Center, rooms 1 and 2. 237-3115.

•Support groups at Billings Clinic include Getting Through Grief, Heart Hugs, People 1st, Heart Failure, Cancer, Parents Helping Parents. For information, call Healthline at 255-8440 or 800-252-1246.

•Free pregnancy testing. Available Monday through Friday, 7:30-8 a.m. No appointment necessary. Obstetrics and Gynecology, Billings Clinic, second floor west.

•Grief support groups. Open Groups meet Thursdays, 1-2 p.m., St. Bernard’s Parish, 226 Wicks Lane; second Tuesday of the month, 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m., First Baptist Church, 218 N. 34th St.; first and third Tuesdays, 1:30-2:30 p.m., Westpark Village, 2351 Solomon Avenue. Call RiverStone Health, hospice services, 651-6500.

•Grief support groups. Registration required for BraveHearts Child/Family Support, seven-week program and Life After Loss, six-week educational program. Call RiverStone Health, hospice services, 247-3312.

•Grief support group for suicide loss. Meets 6 p.m. first and third Monday of the month. 2016 Alderson Ave. Contact Joan at 322-8587 or joannye@iwks.net.

•RiverStone Health - Immunization Services. 1-4:30 p.m. Mondays and Fridays, and 11 a.m.- 2:30 p.m. and 3-6:30 p.m. Wednesdays, 123 S. 27th St. 247-3382.

•The Wednesday Morning Multiple Sclerosis support group. Meets in room 1, Mansfield Health Education Center. Sponsored by the National MS Society. Meets on the second Wednesday of each month, with the exceptions of summer months. For information, call Judy Westerman at 245-6588.

•Baby Day Camp. Class to help youngsters prepare for the arrival of a new brother or sister. Third Wednesday of each month, 6:30-7:30 p.m. Fourth Floor Perinatal Conference Room, St. Vincent Healthcare. Free. Register by calling 237-3950.

•Breast cancer support group. Facilitated by an oncology counselor. 238-5373 or 800-332-7156, ext. 5373. Noon-1 p.m. Mondays. Billings Clinic Conference Rooms, lower level of Clinic, 2825 Eighth Ave. N.

•Moms Talk. Meet with other moms to discuss changing needs after having a baby. Babies welcome. 10-11 a.m. Thursdays. Billings Clinic Family Birth Center corner waiting room.

•Weight loss support group. T.O.P.S., Take Off Pounds Sensibly. $26 annual fee. Call 259-1892 for local meeting times. www.tops.org.

•Overeaters Annonymous: “Is food a problem for you?” A spiritual program, not a diet or calories club.  No dues or fees required for membership. Meeting schedule available by calling 406-545-9218.

•The Man-to-Man group and Side-by-Side group. 7 to 8:30 p.m., third Thursday of every month from September to May. Northern Rockies Radiation Oncology Center, 1041 N. 29th. 248-2212.

•Eating disorder group. Closed group for those with eating disorders. To reserve a seat, call Jennifer Buchanan, LCPC, LAC, at 698-3622.

•Weekly Qigong class. 6-7:30 p.m. Wednesdays. Unity Church, 9 14th St. West. Contact Mary Erickson, 690-1251.

•Whole Hearts. Support Group for Women with Heart Disease. Facilitated by Billings Clinic professionals. Meets second and fourth Monday of each month. Noon-1 p.m. Billings Clinic Cardiac Rehab, fourth floor, 1020 N. 27th St. 255-8400.

•St. Vincent Healthcare Caring Connections Cancer Support Group. Free support group open to patients, families and friends of those experiencing and surviving cancer. 10:30 a.m.-noon, Fridays. Northern Rockies Radiation Oncology Center Conference Room. 237-8231.

•Rocky Mountain Hospice support groups. 2110 Overland, Suite 111 except where noted.) Bereavement Support Group, 2-3 p.m. Tuesdays, evening sessions 7-8 p.m. Tuesdays. Roundup Bereavement Support Group, 431 Main St. Roundup. 294-0785.

•Hula hoop classes. 6-7 p.m. and 7:30-8:30 p.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays. Noon Quonset Gallery, 421 N. 20th. Custom-made hoops available, $25. 855-4500, genevaofmontana@yahoo.com.