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Published on January 12, 2010

Georgetown Hospital System Offers Pediatric “Create Your Weight” Program

Tuesday, January 12, 2010

Georgetown, SC –Georgetown Hospital System’s Nutrition Services department will offer a Pediatric “Create Your Weight” Program on Tuesdays and Thursdays beginning January 19 and ending on February 16.  Create Your Weight is a program in which nutrition professionals teach children and their families how to make lifestyle changes that will promote a healthy lifestyle.

Enrollment is open to children ages 7-13 who must be accompanied by a guardian.  There is no charge for the program and classes will be held every Tuesday from 5:30-6:15 p.m. in Classroom 1A at the Wachesaw Conference Center on Riverwood Drive across from Waccamaw Community Hospital.  An exercise class will be conducted each Thursday from 5:30 -6:15 p.m. at HealthPoint-Center for Health and Fitness in Pawleys Island.

Enrollment is limited. Please register by contacting the Inlet Pediatric Center at 652-3200.

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