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SUMMER 2011 SUPPORT Groups Cancer Support Group meets the third Thursday of the month from 10:00 am to 11:00 am in the Judd Resource Center. Directions and information on additional support groups can be obtained from Hamilton Regional Cancer Institute. Call 706.272.6605. Next meeting will be held July 21. Comprehensive Diabetes Education weekend classes will meet in the Hamilton Diabetes and Nutrition Center’s classroom located at 1109 Burleyson Road. For more information, call 706.272.6079. Diabetes Survival Skills Support Group meets from 2:00 pm to 4:00 pm monthly in the Hamilton Diabetes and Nutrition Center’s classroom located at 1109 Burleyson Road. For more information, call 706.272.6079. Next meeting will be July 20. Hamilton Healthier You (six week non-supplement weight-loss program) meets from 5:30 pm to 6:30 pm on Mondays in the Hamilton Diabetes and Nutrition Center’s classroom located at 1109 Burleyson Road. For more information, call 706.272.6668. Hospice Bereavement Support Group meets at 6:30 pm the first Tuesday of each month at Hamilton Medical Center. For more information, call 706.278.2848. Next meeting will be held August 2. Stay On Track is a weight-loss maintenance support group for Optifast and Hamilton Healthier You participants that meets from 5:30 pm to 6:30 pm on the fourth Tuesday of each month in the Hamilton Diabetes and Nutrition Center’s classroom located at 1109 Burleyson Road. For more information, call 706.272.6079. Next meeting will be held July 26. Type 1 Diabetes Support Group meets from 5:30 pm to 6:30 pm quarterly in the Hamilton Diabetes and Nutrition Center’s classroom located at 1109 Burleyson Road. For more information, call 706.272.6079. Next meeting will be held September 13. Type 2 Diabetes Support Group meets from 5:30 pm to 6:30 pm bi-monthly in the Hamilton Diabetes and Nutrition Center’s classroom located at 1109 Burleyson Road. For more information, call 706.272.6079. Next meeting will be held September 20. Surgical Weight Management– Information Seminar meets at 6:00 pm the second Thursday of each month at Hamilton’s Brown Conference Center. For more information, call 706.272.6668 or toll free at 1.866.552.SLIM(7546). Next meeting will be held August 11. Weight-Loss Surgery Support Group meets at 5:30 pm the first Tuesday of each month. Hamilton Weight Management is located at 1109 Burleyson Road. For more information, call 706.272.6668. Next meeting will be held August 2. Calendar of Events July 19 JULY Business Expo Trade Center Joint Moves 706.272.6022 AUGUST Dare to Care 706.272.6022 Joint Move 706.272.6022 Take It to Heart 706.272.6114 SEPTEMBER Back on Track 706.272.6022 Joint Moves 706.272.6022 Prostate screening September TBA 706.272.6022 Tennis Tournament September 12 Whitfield Healthcare Foundation Lakeshore Park Registration at 8:30 a.m. 706.272.6128 OCTOBER Golf Invitational October 17 Whitfield Healthcare Foundation 706.272.6128 JULY Juvenile Arthritis Arthritis Foundation arthritis.org/ja-information.php Hamilton Health Care System recently held a men’s health event to remind men of how important it is to take care of their health. The event included a mini health fair, a men’s health presentation, and health screenings. Urologists Charles (Beau) Idom, MD, and Joseph Veys, MD, provided health information for the event. Participants also had a chance to win prizes. From left are Dr. Idom; William Gardner, winner of a round of golf for four; Orval Porter, winner of Braves tickets; and Dr. Veys. Look for our next screening in September. Health Awareness AUGUST National Immunization Awareness Month Centers for Disease Control and Prevention cdc.gov/vaccines September TBA September TBA August 29-30 August TBA August TBA July TBA SEPTEMBER Leukemia & Lymphoma Awareness Month Leukemia & Lymphoma Society lls.org Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month National Ovarian Cancer Coalition Ovarian.org Prostate Cancer Awareness Month National Prostate Caner Coalition Fightprostatecancer.org 18 | 19

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