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Northside wants to help you kick off the New Year healthier. 

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. 

Click here to find more classes & events. 

January 10: Built to Quit smoking and tobacco cessation course

Beginning Jan. 10, 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. 

Register online, or for more information, call 404-780-7653 or email smokingcessation@northside.com. 

Find more smoking and tobacco resources.

January 19: Northside Hospital prostate cancer screenings in Midtown

Northside is offering a community prostate cancer screening, at no cost, to measure men’s risk for developing the disease.

The screening will take place: Thursday, Jan. 19 from 5:30 to 8 p.m. at Northside Hospital Cancer Institute Radiation Oncology - Midtown, 1110 West Peachtree Street NW, Suite 100, Atlanta, GA 30309.

Prostate specific antigen (PSA) blood tests will be available to men between 45 and 75, who have never had prostate cancer or a PSA blood test in the last 12 months. Interpreters will be available free of charge. COVID-19 safety measures will be practiced according to CDC guidelines. Pre-registration is required. To schedule an appointment or for information about other upcoming cancer screenings, call 404-531-4444. More information is available here.

Learn more about prostate cancer care at Northside.

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, January 4What to Expect at your Annual Medicare Wellness ExamDr. Steve Lammert with Northside Primary Care AssociatesJoin Zoom Meeting at: https://northside.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_71DylpCtQPKExtQR80uNXw

Wednesday, January 11Controlling CholesterolDr. Oluranti Aladesanmi with Laureate Medical GroupJoin Zoom Meeting at: https://northside.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_GtK5RNloS_m_IRmKi7yYYQ 

Wednesday, January 18COVID Long-Haul FindingsDr. Spencer Lee with Cherokee Lung & Sleep AssociatesJoin Zoom Meeting at: https://northside.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_qozkGMUMQy6aQd3fG3Arpg

Wednesday, January 18Total Body Wellness - Sustainable lifestyle tips for weight management, how to eat for energy, snacking, and practical tips like how to read a food labelCharlene Wilson, MS, RDN, LD, CDCES, Nutrition Consultant with the Diabetes and Nutrition Education CenterJoin Zoom Meeting at: https://northsidegwinnett.zoom.us/j/83999973311?pwd=WFRBY3F1enVTOXl0ODhnRE5zM0J6QT09Meeting ID: 839 9997 3311; Passcode: 849847

Wednesday, January 25Diabetes EducationVal Rezende with Northside Hospital CherokeeJoin Zoom Meeting at: https://northside.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_mBa007xNSSGsdXhzL0v5qA

Learn more about our Wellness Wednesdays series at northside.com/wellness-wednesdays.

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