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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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March 7: Built to Quit smoking and tobacco cessation course

Beginning March 7, 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. 

More smoking and tobacco resources.

March 14: Skin cancer screening in Midtown Atlanta

Early detection is the best protection against cancer. Northside Hospital Cancer Institute is offering a community skin cancer screening, at no cost. It will take place Tuesday, March 14 from 6 to 8 p.m. at Northside Hospital Cancer Institute Radiation Oncology – Midtown, 1110 West Peachtree Street NW, Suite 100, Atlanta, GA 30309.

All participants will be required to answer COVID-19 screening questions, wear a facemask/cloth face covering at all times and perform frequent hand hygiene. Medical professionals will provide a brief skin assessment in a private setting. You must be 18 or older to participate. Qualified interpreters will be available free of charge, with advanced requests. Pre-registration is required. To schedule an appointment or for information about other upcoming cancer screenings, call 404-531-4444.Learn about other upcoming skin cancer screenings.

March 25: NHCI 2023 Symposium

The Northside Hospital Cancer Institute presents Looking Forward: State-of-the-Art Prostate Cancer Management. It will take place Saturday, March 25 from 8 a.m. to 3:45 p.m. at The Whitley Atlanta Buckhead. Learn more at northside.com/NHCI2023symposium.

March 25: 2023 Northside Hospital Atlanta Women’s 5K

This finish line was made for you! Join the Atlanta Track Club and Northside as we celebrate women and fitness. The annual event will take place Saturday, March 25, 8 a.m., at the refurbished Cheney Stadium, which served as the warm-up facility for track and field athletes at the 1996 Olympic Games.

Atlanta Track Club events are held rain or shine. Find more information and register at atlantatrackclub.org.

Ongoing: Wellness Wednesdays (virtual)

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, March 1Colon Cancer AwarenessKelli Strickland, NP-C, with Atlanta Gastroenterology AssociatesJoin the meeting at: https://northside.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_IgZq7m-UQfea_D2226auhQ

Wednesday, March 8Healthy Food SwapsDashia Antunes, MS, RDN, with Northside HospitalJoin the meeting at: https://northside.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_7O4rOm1lRVudyZShyTtZXQ

Wednesday, March 15Bariatrics and NutritionDr. Nathaniel Lytle with Bariatrics Innovations of AtlantaJoin the meeting at: https://northside.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_HL0hgL9mQy-j7Qoty2fAew

Wednesday, March 15Home Safety and Fall PreventionAshley Bailey, OT, with Northside Hospital Gwinnett Rehabilitation ServicesJoin the meeting at: https://northside.zoom.us/j/87428658066?pwd=cGF0S2R4U1AzcC85RTg0bEVFbnlnUT09Meeting ID: 874 2865 8066; Passcode: 516396

Wednesday, March 22Sleep AwarenessDr. Jill Rossrucker with Medical Associates of North GeorgiaJoin the meeting at: https://northside.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_7St7g01fSRiwQdvVABPGcQ

Wednesday, March 29Endometriosis (National Endometriosis Awareness)Dr. Alyssa Liguori with North Georgia OB/GYN SpecialistsJoin the meeting at: https://northside.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_QEO3IaN7R6mrejpGvtjY3A

Ongoing: Maternity Classes

From childbirth and breastfeeding to baby care, parenting ane more ... Northside offers a variety of in-person and virtual classes to help prepare you for delivery and what comes next. 

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