Presbyterian Hospital Huntersville presents a Senior Saturdays workshop this Saturday, May 19, on “Hospital to Home,” by Faye Freeze, RN, ACM, Presbyterian Hospital Case Manager. The program runs 10 to 11 a.m. in the hospital community room, 10030 Gilead Road, Huntersville (off Exit 23).

What should you do after being discharged from the hospital? Learn valuable tips and information that can help you regain your strength and health after you are discharged from the hospital.” Free. To register, call 704-316-3872. Light refreshments will be served.

Registration is open through May 28 for student athletes in Charlotte Mecklenburg Schools to receive free health screenings under the “Heart of a Champion Day” program of Carolinas HealthCare System. It’s the fifth year that CHS has offered the event to CMS students. Read the full story

Community Blood Center of the Carolinas has announced blood drives in June in the north Mecklenburg, Lake Norman and Statesville area, including one June 18 at the Lake Norman YMCA. Read the full story

Davidson Montessori School will present a lecture this Saturday, May 12, by Dr. Sheila Kilbane on “How Food Is Used as Medicine to Prevent Many Childhood Illnesses.” The lecture is at 1 p.m. at the school, 605 South St., Davidson. Read the full story

Davidson United Methodist Church will host a blood drive with the American Red Cross Monday, May 7, from 1:30-6:30 p.m. in the church Fellowship Hall, 233 S. Main St. Read the full story

Davidson College athletes will offer tips on your volleyball skills during the last in a series of Family Fun Days Sunday, May 6, 2-4 p.m. on the Davidson Village Green. Read the full story

MOORESVILLE – In honor of National Skin Cancer Awareness Month, Lake Norman Regional Medical Center will host its annual free skin cancer screening on Wednesday, May 2, in Mooresville.

Screenings are by appointment only, from 6-8 p.m., Lake Norman Medical Pavilion, 131 Medical Park Road, Suite 101, off I-77 Exit 33, Mooresville.

Physicians will perform the screenings by appointment only. The screening is a visual exam and may include a spot check or full body scan to determine any areas of concern.

Registration required: 704-660-4859 or mitzie.mccurdy@hma.com

MOORESVILLE – Lake Norman Regional Medical Center hosts a Diabetes Support Group that meets on the fourth Monday, unless otherwise noted, of every month from noon to 1 p.m. in the Burlington Room at the Charles Mack Citizens Center in Mooresville. The next Diabetes Support Group will meet Monday, April 23rd. Read the full story

MOORESVILLE -Lake Norman Regional Medical Center will offer a free Senior Extra talk for seniors on “My Aching Feet” by Dr. James Robinson with Foot and Ankle Associates on Wednesday, April 4.

Dr. Robinson will talk about common foot conditions.
The meeting is 3 p.m. at Lake Norman Regional Medical Center’s community rooms A and B.  Senior Extra meetings are the first Wednesday of each month. Read the full story

CORNELIUS – Pat Berch, owner of Lake Norman Nutrition, and Marianne Hendrix, 15-year Our Towns Habitat for Humanity volunteer, will team up in May to host a Weight Loss Challenge to raise money for the housing organization and help area residents start a health and wellness campaign.

The challenge is scheduled to run May 1-22. You can register online at www.ourtownshabitat.org.  Entry fee is a $20 donation to Our Towns Habitat for Humanity.  Read the full story