Improving Your Family's Health

Greenville Hospital System University Medical Center (GHS) is pleased to offer education classes and programs to improve your family’s health. Here is a list of upcoming offerings. Most of these are free of charge, but registration is required.

Click here to register by simply selecting the class you want to register for from the Class or Event title drop down box.

 

GHS USA Cycling Professional Championships

Labor Day Weekend • Downtown Greenville

GHS is honored to serve as title sponsor of the USA Cycling Professional Championships for a third year. For a list of events, including a recreational bike ride, 5K run/walk and health and wellness expo, go to www.ghs.org/procycling.

 

Prostate Health ... What Every Man Needs to Know

Tues., Sept. 9 • 12:15-1:15 p.m. • GHS Cancer Center

Join surgical oncologist Dr. Brian McKinley for an informal discussion on prostate cancer. Guests are encouraged to bring their own lunch. There is no fee to attend, but registration is required. Click here to register.

 

Get a Leg Up on Varicose & Spider Veins

Fri., Sept. 12 • Noon-1 p.m. • The Cottages at Brushy Creek

Vascular Medicine Specialist Dr. Lisa Darby will discuss the latest treatment options for varicose and spider veins as part of an Every Woman lunch-and-learn series. Lunch is provided. There is no fee to attend, but registration is required. Click here to register.

 

Girls on the Run and Girls on Track
Sept. 15-Dec. 13 • Various times and locations

Both programs are sponsored by Children's Hospital and combine training for a 3.1-mile race with esteem-enhancing workouts for girls ages 8-15. Fee is $150 per child. To register, go to www.ghs.org/girlsontherun.org.

 

Prostate Cancer Screenings

Men over 40 or those with a family history of prostate cancer are urged to schedule a free prostate screening at one of the following locations. Registration is required. Click here to register.

Tues., Sept. 16 • 6:30-8:30 p.m. • North Greenville Hospital

Sat., Sept. 20 • 10 a.m.-2 p.m. • Drive Against Prostate Cancer bus outside Haywood Mall (no registration required)

Thurs., Sept. 25 • 5:30-7:30 p.m. • Hillcrest Memorial Hospital

Tues., Sept. 30 • 5:30-7:30 p.m. • Greer Memorial Hospital

 

We've Got Your Back

Fri., Sept. 19 • Noon-1 p.m. • The Cottages at Brushy Creek

Dr. George Helmrich of Greer Ob-Gyn and Dr. Alfred Nelson of Southeastern Neurological & Spine Institute will discuss back health and new treatment options as part of an Every Woman lunch-and-learn series. Lunch is provided. There is no fee to attend, but registration is required. Click here to register.

 

Take Your Loved One to the Doctor Day

Sat., Sept. 20 • 10 a.m.-3 p.m. • Haywood Mall

Free health information will be available throughout the mall and free prostate screenings will be provided from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on the Drive Against Prostate Cancer bus located outside the mall near Macy's. For more information, go to www.1073jamz.com.

 

Perimenopause

Thurs., Sept. 25 • Noon-1 p.m. • YWCA (Augusta Rd.)

Dr. Sabine Kelichek will discuss signs and symptoms of perimenopause as well as treatment options as part of an Every Woman lunch-and-learn series. Lunch is provided. There is no fee to attend, but registration is required. Click here to register.

 

Gotta Go? Stop Urinary Incontinence - and Regain Your Life

Fri., Sept. 26 • Noon-1 p.m. • The Cottages at Brushy Creek

Urogynecologist Dr. Thomas Wheeler will discuss the latest treatment options for urinary incontinence as part of an Every Woman lunch-and-learn series. Lunch is provided. There is no fee to attend, but registration is required. Click here to register.

 

Safety Seat Inspections

Free safety seat inspections for children age 13 and under are available at several locations throughout the Upstate by appointment only. To schedule an appointment, call 454-1109 or go to www.safekidsupstate.org/inspection_station.php. Inspections take 20 to 30 minutes per seat and include teaching caregivers how to install the car seats correctly.

 

Activate Upstate

Sign up at www.activateupstate.org for this free, year-round healthy living program of health talks, counseling and monthly weigh-ins. The goal is to get 30 minutes of exercise a day, five days a week.

Spring Training

Walk the Greenville Drive's warning track at Flour Field at the West End between 11 a.m. and 1 p.m. on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays (non-game days only). One mile equals 4.5 laps!