Lodge offers TOPS program
J.F. Swartsel Lodge, 3309 Lutz Lake Fern Road in Lutz, offers the TOPS (Take Off Pounds Sensibly) program every Wednesday.
Weigh-in is at 9 a.m., following by a meeting at 9:45 a.m.
For information, call Mary Clark at (813) 908-3587.
Pre-diabetes lecture
Access Health Care LLC, 5350 Spring Hill Drive in Spring Hill, will have a lecture on “Pre-Diabetes: Learn What This Means, If You Have the Problem, and What You Can Do to Prevent Diabetes” Oct. 23 at 5:15 p.m.
For information or to register, call (352) 688-8116.
Breast cancer support
Florida Cancer Affiliates will host breast cancer support group meetings every other Thursday at the New Port Richey center, 5500 Little Road.
The next meeting is Oct. 23 at 6 p.m.
For information, call (727) 505-6379.
Making Strides Against Breast Cancer
The Shops at Wiregrass and Florida Hospital Wesley Chapel will host the Making Strides Against Breast Cancer of Pasco event Oct. 25.
This is a non-competitive 5-kilometer walk of cancer survivors, families and friends, business partners and community members.
Registration will open at 8 a.m., and the walk begins at 9 a.m.
For information, visit MakingStridesWalk.org/Pasco.
Alzheimer’s seminar for caregivers
There will be a seminar called “Alzheimer’s Disease: What Family Caregivers Need to Know” Oct. 28 from 9:30 a.m. to 3 p.m., at Hyde Park United Methodist Church, 414 Magnolia Ave., in Tampa.
Topics will include diagnosis and treatment, participating in a clinical trial, tips to prevent or reduce behavior problems, and managing medications.
Lunch will be provided. Admission is free.
Pre-registration is required by calling (813) 974-4357.
Breast cancer discussion
The Health & Wellness Center at Florida Hospital Wesley Chapel, 2700 Healing Way, will offer “The Nature and Treatment of Breast Cancer” Oct. 28 at noon.
Admission is free. Lunch will be provided.
To make a reservation, call (813) 929-5432, or visit FHWesleyChapel.org/events.
Hearing loss, deafness seminar
The Medical Center of Trinity, 9330 State Road 54, will have a seminar called “A Surgical Option for Conductive Hearing Loss and Single-Sided Deafness” Oct. 29 at noon.
Topics include how our bodies hear and perceive sound, types of hearing loss and their causes, and surgically implantable devices.
Admission is free. A light lunch will be served.
For information or to register, call (727) 834-5630.
General cancer support
Florida Cancer Affiliates will host a general cancer group meeting Oct. 29 at 6 p.m., at the New Port Richey center, 5500 Little Road.
For information, call (727) 808-4818.
Prepared childbirth course
The obstetrics program at Medical Center of Trinity, 9330 State Road 54, will offer a six-week prepared childbirth class starting Oct. 29.
Classes meet one night per week at 7 p.m. The cost is $70.
For information or to register, call (727) 834-5630.
Foundation to host Black & White Ball
The Suncoast Health and Education Foundation will host a Black & White Ball Nov. 1 at Aripeka Elks Lodge, 9135 Denton Ave., in Hudson.
A cocktail hour begins at 4 p.m., and dinner is at 5 p.m., followed by dancing.
Tickets are $20 per person available at Regional Medical Center Bayonet Point’s lobby, 14000 Fivay Road in Hudson, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Tickets must be purchased in advance.
There will be a silent auction, a 50/50 raffle, and Glamour Shots.
All proceeds will go to the foundation’s scholarship fund.
For information, call Barbara Benson at (727) 863-6437, or John Cardalena at (727) 967-1253.
Preview the new Florida Hospital ER
Florida Hospital Tampa, 3100 E. Fletcher Ave., will offer a look at its new state-of-the-art emergency room Nov. 2 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
The event includes guided tours, CPR and poison prevention education, entertainment, food trucks, door prizes and music.
Admission is free.
For information, visit FHTampa.org/NewER.
Donate to remember loved ones
All Gulfside Hospice thrift shops are offering a way to honor or remember your loved ones at the Hike for Hospice.
For a $1 donation, you can write the name of a loved one on a paper shoe. The shoes will be displayed in the thrift shops until the event, and then placed on a memory wall at the Hike for Hospice Nov. 16.
For information and shop locations, visit GHPPC.org.
Balance program for seniors
Anytime Fitness, 7016 Land O’ Lakes Blvd., in Lutz, is offering an Agility & Balance Program for seniors on Saturdays at 10:30 a.m. For information, call Tom Marbell at (352) 409-2984, or email .
Celebrate Recovery from addictions
Victorious Life Church, 6224 Old Pasco Road in Wesley Chapel, offers a Celebrate Recovery group on Mondays at 6:30 p.m.
The group is a recovery resource for healing from addictions. Participants will discuss hurts, hang-ups and habits.
For information, call (813) 973-2230.
Senior strength classes
The Groves Golf and Country Club, 7924 Melogold Circle in Land O’ Lakes, offers a Silver Sneakers Strength & Balance program on Wednesdays at 9 a.m.
These are low-impact classes to improve flexibility and balance.
Classes are free to Silver Sneakers members, and $5 for non-members.
For information, call Tom Marbell at (352) 409-2984, or email .
Oak Hill offers mammograms for uninsured
Oak Hill Hospital, 11375 Cortez Blvd., in Brooksville, offers digital mammography screenings for $60 to patients without health insurance.
The screening includes the imaging and the radiologist’s reading.
Patients do not need a prescription from a physician to schedule a screening.
For information, or to schedule an appointment, call (800) 921-7158.
