Health
♦ Take Off Pounds Sensibly, Wednesdays, 9:30 a.m., Bethany Lutheran Church, Wisconsin Dells. Call 253-9760.
♦ Diabetes wellness clinics, Baraboo House of Wellness, second and fourth Thursday. Call 355-1240, ext. 5502 or 5509.
♦ Hand-in-Hand Parenting Program, 4:30 p.m., second Monday, Hess Memorial Hospital. Call (608) 847-1013.
♦ Free blood pressure screening, Wednesdays, 2 to 6 p.m., Divine Savior Healthcare, Portage, Suite 100. Call (608) 745-6405.
♦ Breast feeding support group, first Monday, 10:30 a.m., Divine Savior Healthcare. Call (608) 745-5696.
♦ Diabetes support group, second Monday, Divine Savior Healthcare. Call (608) 745-5123.
♦ Enduring Loss Together (loss of a child) third Monday, 6:30 p.m., Divine Savior Healthcare. Call (608) 745-5114.
♦ Multiple Sclerosis support group, third Saturday, 10:30 a.m. , Divine Savior Healthcare. Call (608) 742-7830.
♦ Living with cancer support group, third Monday, 7 p.m., United Methodist Church, Portage. Call (920) 348-5295.
♦ Alzheimer’s support group, third Wednesday, 5:30 to 7 p.m., Lake Delton Clinic, 530 Wisconsin Dells Parkway South. Call 232-3400 or 800-272-3900.
♦ Briggsville United Methodist Church, grief support group, second Thursday, 1 p.m.
♦ Grief support group every Thursday, 7 p.m., Hess Memorial Hospital. Call (608) 847-1285.
♦ Breast Cancer support group, St. Clare Hospital, 7 p.m., second Monday. Call (608) 643-0986.
♦ Overeaters Anonymous, Tuesdays, 7 p.m., St. Clare Hospital.
♦ Stroke support group for survivors, family and caregivers, third Tuesday, 1:30 p.m., Hess Memorial Hospital. Call (608) 847-6161, ext. 770.
♦ Baraboo Area Low Vision support group, third Friday, 1:30 p.m., Baraboo Area Senior Center. Call 356-8464. Transportation call 356-3289.
♦ Reedsburg Area Low Vision support group, third Friday, 1:30 p.m., Reedsburg Senior Life Center. Call (608) 524-2634. Transportation call (608) 356-3289.
♦ National Alliance on Mental Illness Support Group, first Wednesday, 4 to 5:30 p.m., Portage Library. Call (608) 566-1153 or (608) 742-4396.
♦ National Alliance on Mental Illness Family Support Group, first Thursday, 6:30 p.m., Friendship Connection. Call (608) 572-0318.
♦ National Alliance on Mental Illness Consumer Support Group for people with mental illness, 6 p.m., fourth Monday, Friendship Connection. Call (608) 408-0177.
♦ National Alliance on Mental Illness South Central Chapter, meet the first Wednesday, 6:30 to 7 p.m. business meeting, 7 p.m. Family Support Group and Consumer Support Meetings, Sauk County Human Services Building, 425 Sixth St., Reedsburg. Call (608) 254-7092.
♦ Caregivers support group, St. Mary’s Parish Center, Portage, first Monday, 1 p.m. Call (608) 742-4039.
♦ The New Hope Group of Nicotine Anonymous, St. Clare Hospital, Baraboo, Mondays, 7 p.m. Call (608) 393-1556.
♦ Narcotics Anonymous support group, Call Dennis (608) 562-6223 or (608) 547-2533.
♦ Gambling Anonymous support group, Hess Memorial Hospital, Wednesdays, 7 p.m. Call (608) 985-7167.
♦ AL-ANON groups, Mondays, 7:30 p.m., Hess Memorial Hospital. Call (608) 562-5611.
♦ Alcoholics Anonymous meeting, Sundays 6 p.m. and Mondays 7:30 p.m., Mile Bluff Medical Center Castle Rock Room. No smoking. Call (608) 847-6878 or (608) 222-8989.
♦ Peacemaker Circle, second Tuesday, 6:15 p.m., Lake Delton Integrative Medicine Clinic. Call 254-5400.
♦ Immunizations for infants, children and adults, Mondays and Wednesdays, 8 a.m. to noon, Columbia County Division of Health, Portage. Call (608) 742-9735.
♦ Immunizations, Wednesdays, Oct. 7, 9 to 11 a.m.; and Oct. 21, 2:30 to 4:30 p.m., Public Health Office, Friendship. Call (608) 339-4513.
♦ Nutrition and supplemental food program, Wednesday, Oct. 7, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. and Tuesday, Oct. 20, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., Public Health Office, Friendship. Call (608) 339-4313.
Monday, Oct. 5
♦ Growing through Grief, six week series on healing grief, Mondays through Nov. 9 at St. Clare Hospice Center, 915 12th St., Baraboo. Call 356-2206 or 356-3991.
Tuesday, Oct. 6
♦ Blood pressure screening, 10 a.m. to noon, Delton Family Medical Center. Call (608) 847-1845.
Thursday, Oct. 8
♦ Influenza vaccination clinic, Big Spring Congregational Church, 9 a.m. to noon, www.homehealthunited.org or (608) 276-7597.
Friday, Oct. 9
♦ Divine Savior Healthcare Blood Drive, noon to 5 p.m. in Suite 100 of Divine Savior Healthcare, 2817 New Pinery Road, Portage. Call (608) 745-6405. Walk-ins welcome.
Thursday, Oct. 15
♦ Early childhood screenings, Mile Bluff Medical Center, birth to 5 years old. Appointments required. Call (608) 847-1414.
♦ Health Fair, 7 to 11 a.m., Mile Bluff Medical Center. Call (608) 847-1845 for appointment.
Monday, Oct. 19
♦ Diabetes Support Group, 2 p.m., Delton Family Medical Center. Call (608) 847-1845.
Monday, Oct. 26
♦ OB classes, 7 to 9:15 p.m., Moundview Memorial Hospital, Friendship, Call (608) 847-1013 to register.
Saturday, Oct. 31
♦ Influenza vaccination clinic, Zinke’s Village Market, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.