Frye Regional Medical Center is proud to provide these classes and community events as part of our service to you. To register or for more information, please call 828-315-3391.

BETTER HEALTH
FAMILY CLASSES
SUPPORT GROUPS

Blade Youth Fitness Program
Eight-week program designed to help children ages 10 to 18 fight obesity. For more information, call 315-3186.

Diabetes–Insulin Pump Training
For more information, call 322-6699.

Metabolic Syndrome
For people with three of these five criteria: elevated fasting glucose, high blood pressure, high triglycerides, low “good” HDL cholesterol, or a waist circumference greater than 40 inches for men or greater than 35 inches for women. Call 322-6699 to register.

Diabetes–Comprehensive Training
Incorporates an interdisciplinary approach to teaching diabetes management. Instructors include a registered nurse, registered dietitian, exercise physiologist, pharmacist and behaviorist. For more information, call 322-6699.

Oakwood Place
Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays
9 a.m. to noon and 6 to 9 p.m.
Hart Industrial Complex
2850 Tate Blvd. SE, Hickory
Intensive outpatient substance abuse program. Call 327-4156 to register.

Surgical Weight Loss Seminar
Third Thursday of January, April, July and October
Gateway Park Inn Conference Center in Hickory
For more information about additional seminar dates and locations, call 315-3391.

Freshstart 2009
Frye Regional Medical Center is offering Freshstart, the American Cancer Society's quit smoking program, as a free service to its patients and the general public. Developed by the American Cancer Society, this class helps empower participants to begin their journey to a tobacco-free life and covers issues such as weight control and coping strategies to help fight the urge to smoke. 

Freshstart classes will also be offered by request. Please call 828-315-3596 for more information. To register, call 315-3596 or 315-3391.

Breastfeeding Classes
Thursdays, 7 to 9 p.m.
at Frye Regional Medical Center
Call 315-3041 to register.

Condensed Prepared Childbirth
One-day class, Sunday afternoons, once a month, Frye Wellness and education CenterCall 322-1224 for details.

Early Pregnancy and Cesarean Section Class
Call 322-1224 for details.

Expectant Parents Tour
Second and third Monday of each month
7:30 p.m., Frye main lobby, free
Call 322-1224 to register.

Newborn Massage
For parents of newborns through 12 weeks. Instruction book is provided. Call 322-3017.

Pre- and Postnatal Exercise Program
Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays
1 to 2 p.m., Frye Wellness and Education Center
For more information, call 322-1224.

Prepared Childbirth
Mondays, Tuesdays and Thursdays, 7 p.m.
Frye Wellness and Education Center
For more information, call 322-1224.

Better Breathers Club
First Tuesday of each month (except July and December), noon, Frye cardiopulmonary rehab at the YMCA.
For more information, call 315-3563.

Breast Friends
Second Monday of each month
6 p.m.
FryeCare
Offers support to women fighting and surviving breast cancer. Call 315-3596.

Breastfeeding Support Group
Second Wednesday of each month,
11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.
and
Fourth Thursday of each month,
11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.
Frye Wellness and Education Center
Call 315-3041 for details.

Catawba County Wig Bank
437 Main Ave. SW, Hickory
Please call 315-3596 for more information or to schedule an appointment.

Diabetes Management Support Group
Third Monday of January, April, July and October
6:30 p.m.
FryeCare Outpatient Imaging Center
Free
Refreshments will be served. Call 322-6699.

I Can Cope
Educational program for people facing cancer. Facilitated by professionals trained by the American Cancer Society. Offers help in the form of reliable information, peer support and practical coping skills. Call 800-339-8758 to register.

Look Good...Feel Better
Second Monday of each month
3 p.m.
Frye Cancer Resource Center
Free
Program for women undergoing cancer treatment, offering beauty techniques to enhance selfconfidence and foster a positive self-image. Call 315-3391 or 800-339-8758 to register.

Man 2 Man
Prostate Cancer Support Group
Every other month
2406 Century Place Se, Hickory (just off McDonald Parkway)Facilitated by Hani Nasser. Call 326-0266 for more information.

New Beginnings Yoga
Tuesdays, 6 p.m.
FryeCare
For breast cancer survivors. Call 315-3596.

Spinal Cord Injury Support Group
Second Tuesday of every other month
5:30 p.m.
Outpatient lobby
Free
For those with spinal cord injuries and for family and friends. Call 315-3186.

Stroke Support
Third Thursday of each month
5:30 p.m.
Outpatient lobby
Free
Open to stroke survivors, family and friends. Call 800-339-8758.

Surgical Weight Loss Support Group
Third Thursday of each month
6:30 p.m.
Gateway Park Inn Conference Center, Hickory
Pre-op patients are welcome.

Life Goes On
Third Monday of each month
6:30 p.m.
1501 Tate Blvd. SE, Hickory
A support group for anyone fighting or surviving cancer. Call 315-3596.

Young People’s Diabetes Support Group
Second Thursday of January, March, May, July, September and November
6:30 p.m.
Frye Education Classroom
Free
Designed to serve families of children with diabetes from birth to 18 years old. Call Gaye Barnett, RN, BSN, CDE, at 315-3675.