Chronic kidney disease education | Varying schedule, varying locations in Horry and Georgetown counties. Free. (866) 647-9396 or ultracare-dialysis.com/TOPS

Health screenings | Tuesdays, mall area, Georgetown Memorial Hospital; Thursdays, front lobby, Waccamaw Community Hospital. Finger-stick lipid profiles with blood sugar test: $20; diabetes screening-hemoglobin A1C: $15; blood sugar levels: $3. Free blood pressure screenings from 7:30 a.m. to noon. 520-8447 or 520-8634.

OB tour | 6 p.m. Thursday, Waccamaw Community Hospital. 520-8490 to register.

Great Expectations | 6-8 p.m. Thursday, Wachesaw Conference Center, 4367 Riverwood Drive, Suite 160, Murrells Inlet. Free; pre-registration required, 520-8490.

OB tour | 6 p.m. Sept. 6, Georgetown Memorial Hospital. Pre-registration required, 520-8490.

Health screening | 7:30-10:30 a.m. , Sept. 9, Family Life Center, Belin Memorial United Methodist Church, U.S. 17 Business, Murrells Inlet. Screenings include cardiac risk assessment $25; chemistry panel $20; thyroid $15; and a variety of other screenings. A 10-12 hour fast is required for chemistry tests. 520-8447.

Breast Cancer Awareness Walk and Duck-a-Palooza Race | 10:30 a.m. Oct. 1, Marsh Walk, Murrells Inlet. Duck race starts at noon. 651-6843 or 651-6942 or visit www.georgetownhospitalsystem.org/breastcancerwalk to register.

Support groups

Alzheimer’s | noon, Sept. 5, Prince George Episcopal Church. 237-2845.

Caregiver | 3-4 p.m. Sept. 7, fourth-floor dining room, Waccamaw Community Hospital. 652-1875.

GRAND STRAND

Blood drives sponsored by American Red Cross are scheduled as follows. Call 839-4483 or (800) RED CROSS

• 1-6 p.m. today, First Baptist Church of Mullins, 303 N. Main St., Marion. 464-8236.

• 10:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Tuesday, Coastal Carolina University, 301 Allied Drive, Conway. 349-2337

• 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Wednesday, Horry County offices, 1301 Second Ave., Conway. 915-5000.

• 2-6:30 p.m. Wednesday, Santee Electric Cooperative, 424 Sumter Highway, Kingstree. 355-6187.

• 1:30-6:30 p.m. Thursday, Surfside United Methodist Church, 800 13th Ave. N., Surfside Beach. 238-2734.

10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Friday, Waccamaw Community Hospital, 4070 U.S. 17 Bypass, Murrells Inlet. 652-1135.

• 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Friday, Wachesaw Conference Center, 4367 Riverwood Drive, Suite 160, Murrells Inlet. 652-1144.

HORRY COUNTY

Many of these classes, events and meetings are sponsored by the Grand Strand Regional Medical Center, but some take place at the YMCA on 62nd Avenue North in Myrtle Beach or at HealthFinders in the Coastal Grand Mall. Call the numbers listed for more information.

Walk-in screenings | 10 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. Monday through Saturday, HealthFinders. $7 for cholesterol screening; $20 for lipid panel; blood pressure screenings free. A 12-hour fast is required for lipid profile. 692-4444.

Lipid profile screening | 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Monday through Saturday, HealthFinders. 12-hour fast required. 839-9933.

Cholesterol screenings | Total cholesterol $7 and lipid $20. 692-4444. Scheduled as follows:

• 11 a.m. to noon, Thursday, Grand Strand Regional Medical.

• 9:30-10:30 a.m. Thursday, YMCA.

Breastfeeding class | 7-9 p.m. Sept. 6, Oct. 4, Nov. 1 and Dec. 7. Private dining room No. 1, Conway Medical Center. 347-8108 or www.conwaymedicalcenter.com to register.

Seminars: Joint Replacement | noon Sept. 7, Conway Medical Center Administrative Services Building Auditorium, 300 Singleton Ridge Road. Free. 347-8108 or www.conwaymedicalcenter.com to register.

Childbirth class | 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Sept. 3, Oct. 8 and Nov. 5, Conway Medical Center. $50. 347-8108 or www.conwaymedicalcenter.com to register.

Childbirth class | 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Sept. 3, Oct. 8 and Nov. 5, Administrative Services Building auditorium, Conway Medical Center. $50. 347-8108 or www.conwaymedicalcenter.com to register.

Breastfeeding class | 7 to 9 p.m. Sept. 6, Oct. 4, Nov. 1 and Dec. 7, private dining room No. 1, Conway Medical Center. 347-8108 or www.conwaymedicalcenter.com to register.

Seminar: Joint Replacement | noon Sept. 7, Administrative Services Building auditorium, Conway Medical Center; and 6 p.m. Sept. 8, Sea Trail Plantation Convention Center, Sunset Beach, N.C. 347-8108 or www.conwaymedicalcenter.com to register.

Seminar: Peripheral Artery Disease | 2 p.m. Sept. 7, HealthFinders. 692-4444 to register.

Bunion deformities | 6 p.m. Sept. 8, HealthFinders. 692-4444 to register.

Full-Day Prepared Childbirth course | 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sept. 10, Grand Strand Regional. $50 includes lunch. 692-4444 to register.

Seminar: Prostate Cancer Awareness | 6 p.m. Sept. 13, HealthFinders. 692-4444 to register.

Seminar: Weight Loss Surgery | 6 p.m. Sept. 13 and 27, Administrative Services Building auditorium, Conway Medical Center. 347-3900 or www.coastalbariatric.com.

OB tour | 2 p.m. each Sunday, The Birthplace, Conway Medical Center, 300 Singleton Ridge Road, Conway. 347-8108.

Prostate screenings | for men 40 and older. Includes PSA blood test and digital rectal exam for $20. Screenings are from 6 to 7:30 p.m. 692-4444 to register. Scheduled as follows:

• Sept. 19, South Strand Senior Health Center

• Sept. 20, Grand Strand Urology

• Sept. 21, Carolina Forest Senior Health Center

• Sept. 22, North Strand Senior Health Center

Support groups

Rape Crisis Center | individual counseling, support group, 24-hour hotline to victims of sexual assault. 448-3180.

Weight loss surgery | 6:30 p.m. Sept. 21, Conway Medical Center Administrative Services Building. 347-3900 or www.coastalbariatric.com.

LORIS/NORTH MYRTLE BEACH

Loris Healthcare System sponsors the following events, classes and meetings. The hospital offers a physician referral line, 716-7527 or online at www.lorishealth.org.

Prostate screenings | September in Loris and Little River. Call for dates and times, 756-6319 Loris office and 399-9696 Sea Mountain office.

Childbirth class | 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sept. 10, Loris Community Hospital. $25. Lunch provided. 716-7290 to register.

Lecture: Prostate Cancer Screenings – Why Are They important? | 6 p.m. Sept. 14, Seacoast Medical Center. 716-7381 to register.

Look Good…Feel Better | 2-4 p.m. Sept. 19, Center for Health and Fitness. 716-7381 to reserve a seat.

Outreach health screenings | finger-stick full panel $20; cholesterol/glucose $10; glucose $3 and free blood pressure checks. A 12-hour fast is recommended. 716-7381. Scheduled as follows:

• 8-11 a.m. Sept. 1, Outreach Services Office, 3817 Mitchell St., Loris

• 10 a.m. to noon Sept. 6, Myrtle Beach Mall

• 8-10 a.m. Sept. 22, North Myrtle Beach Aquatic and Fitness Center

• 9-11 a.m. Sept. 28, Seashore Pharmacy, 10227 Beach Drive S.W., Calabash, N.C.

Support groups

Multiple Sclerosis | 6 p.m. Sept. 13, Center for Health and Fitness. 716-7381.

Diabetes | 10-11 a.m. Sept. 30, Seacoast Medical Center. 716-7736.