November screenings and events

By Press release submission

Oct 28, 2022

Each month, Northside offers screenings, webinars and events to help keep you and your family physically and emotionally healthy. Please scroll below to find some of our upcoming healthy happenings.

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November 3: Breathe Better Cherokee

Do you have a chronic cough or trouble breathing? Interested in your lung health or post-COVID lung concerns? Have asthma or COPD? Northside wants to help you breathe easier at the Breathe Better Cherokee community education and screening event. The event will take place Thursday, Nov. 3, from 3 p.m. to 6 p.m., at Northside Hospital Cherokee, 460/470 Northside Cherokee Blvd., Canton, GA 30115.

Pulmonologists will be on-site to answer your questions. Additional offerings will include: free lung function testing, smoking/vaping cessation resources, pharmacists available to review proper inhaler technique, and much more.

Free flu shots are available for the first 100 people who register.

For more information or to register, call 404-845-5555, press 0.

November 8: Built to Quit smoking and tobacco cessation course

Beginning Nov. 8, Northside Hospital Cancer Institute will host a six-week Built to Quit course, offering the American Lung Association Freedom From Smoking® program, which helps participants learn the hazards of smoking and using tobacco products, the benefits of quitting, and strategies and skills to cope with urges.

The course is led by an American Lung Association-certified facilitator and includes Northside Hospital behavioral therapists, nutritionists and respiratory therapists who will provide support and guidance. Participants receive nicotine replacement therapy (if qualified) and a hard copy curriculum with a meditation CD. Classes are conducted primarily in a group setting, with interaction that allows participants to learn from each other’s experiences.

Classes are usually available at Northside Hospital campuses in Atlanta, Canton, Cumming, and Lawrenceville. However, in an effort to maintain the health and safety of participants and facilitators during the COVID-19 pandemic, online classes will continue as we monitor Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommendations for indoor gatherings.

More smoking and tobacco resources.

November 13: Wine, Women & Shoes

Join the Northside Hospital Foundation for the 2022 Wine Women & Shoes®Atlanta, benefiting Northside Hospital Cancer Institute. The event will be held Sunday, Nov. 13, from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m., at the Hotel Avalon, 9000 Avalon Blvd., Alpharetta, GA 30009.

Sip, savor and shop for a cause with an afternoon of sip-sational wine tastings, a holiday marketplace, a gentlemen's bourbon lounge, exquisite auction items, dlectable hors d-oeuvres, the annual "best in shoe" contest, and much more.

Buy your tickets today.

Wellness Wednesdays (webinars)

Join Northside Hospital experts for a weekly "virtual" presentation of timely health information.

Presentations take place over Zoom. There is no cost to participate. All presentations begin at Noon and last approximately one hour.

Wednesday, November 2

Bladder Health Month

Dr. Wesley Ludwig with Georgia Urology

Join Zoom Meeting at: https://northside.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_9iC9CVt9SK2_BuP__CCMcA

Wednesday, November 2

Stones, Moans, and Groans: How UTIs and kidney stones affect urinary health

Dr. Casey McCullough with Advanced Urology

Join Zoom Meeting at: https://northsidegwinnett.zoom.us/j/82608890664?pwd=Y1paZ0NBTnBvQzdBSzNvaW9TNUY5dz09