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New York Methodist Hospital offers a free breastfeeding support group for new mothers. This group meets weekly on Tuesdays from 2:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. The Breastfeeding Support Group focuses on providing encouragement and information for mothers and their newborns, from birth to three months old. A certified lactation consultant leads the group. The meetings take place in the Hospital''s Wesley House, Rooms 3K-C, 501 Sixth Street, Park Slope, Brooklyn. For more information please call 718-780-5078.

New York Methodist Hospital offers a free surgical weight reduction information seminar and support group. This month the group will meet on Wednesday, March 5, 2014 from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. in the Buckley 8 Conference Room and on Thursday, March 27, 2014 from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. in the Executive Dining Room .  During the first 30 minutes of the seminar, a surgeon will conduct an information session for individuals who are interested in learning about surgical weight reduction. A 90-minute support group meeting, open to pre- and post-operative patients will follow the information session. Both meetings will take place in the main Hospital building, 506 Sixth Street, Park Slope, Brooklyn. For more information please call 718-780-3288.

New York Methodist Hospital offers a free adult bereavement support group and a free perinatal bereavement support group. The Bereavement Support Group will meet on Wednesday, March 5, from 6:30 p.m. to 7:45 p.m. and the Perinatal Bereavement Support Group will meet later that evening from 8:00 p.m. to 9:15 p.m. The groups are led by a licensed clinical social worker and are open to anyone who has experienced the recent loss of a loved one. Both meetings take place in the main Hospital building, 506 Sixth Street, Buckley 8 Conference Room, Park Slope, Brooklyn. Please call 718-788-4991 for more information and to register (required).

New York Methodist Hospital hosts several free support groups for individuals diagnosed with Parkinson''s disease and their caregivers. The Parkinson''s Disease Patient Support Group will meet on Thursday, March 6, 2014 from 2:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. in Wesley House 6A, 501 Sixth Street, Park Slope, Brooklyn and on Thursday, March 13, 2014 from 6:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. at 506 Sixth Street, Buckley 8 Conference Room, Park Slope, Brooklyn. The Parkinson''s Caregivers Support Group will meet on Thursday, March 20, 2014 from 2:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. in NYM''s Wesley House 6A, 501 Sixth Street, Park Slope, Brooklyn. The Parkinson''s Wellness and Exercise Class will meet on Thursday, March 13, 2014 and Thursday, March 27, 2014, both from 3:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m., also in NYM''s Wesley House 6A. For more information and to register for any of these groups or classes (required), please call 646-704-1792.

New York Methodist Hospital offers a free cancer support group. The group is led by a NYM oncologist and a retired chaplain. It is open to individuals who have been diagnosed with cancer and their loved ones. The group will meet on Thursday, March 6, 2014 from 3:00 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. in NYM''s Wesley House 6B, 501 Sixth Street, Park Slope, Brooklyn. For more information and to register (required), please call 718-780-3593.

New York Methodist Hospital''s Department of Food and Nutrition Services will recognize National Nutrition Month and Registered Dietitians Day on Wednesday, March 12, 2014 from 9:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Registered dietitians will be available to answer questions about popular diet myths, weight management and healthy habits. Free educational materials, healthy snacks and giveaways will be provided. The event will take place in the Hospital''s Carrington Pavilion Atrium, 506 Sixth Street, Park Slope, Brooklyn. For more information, call 718-780-5367.

New York Methodist Hospital offers a free monthly senior seminar series at Brooklyn College. The series features various clinicians from the Hospital who lecture on geriatric health topics. This month join NYM podiatrist, Roxann Clarke, D.P.M., as she presents "Feet Don''t Fail Me Now" on Wednesday, March 19, 2014 from 2:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. at the Brooklyn College Student Center located at East 27th Street and Campus Road. For more information and to register (required), call 718-780-5368.

New York Methodist Hospital hosts a free hepatitis C (HCV) support group for people living with HCV and their loved ones. The group will be directed by a physician specializing in liver disorders. The next meeting will take place on Wednesday, March 19, 2014 from 6:00 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. in the Hospital''s Executive Dining Room, located at 506 Sixth Street, Park Slope, Brooklyn. For more information or to make a reservation (required) please call 718-780-5367.

New York Methodist Hospital will sponsor American Diabetes Alert Day on Wednesday, March 26, 2014 from 10:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. This event is free and open to the public. Free screenings will be offered, and healthcare professionals will be available to answer questions. The event will take place in the Hospital''s Carrington Atrium lobby, 506 Sixth Street, Park Slope, Brooklyn. For more information please call 718-780-5367.

New York Methodist Hospital offers a free diabetes support group. The groups are run by a certified diabetes educator and are open to people living with diabetes, as well as those who have been diagnosed with pre-diabetes. The Diabetes Support Group will meet on Thursday, March 27, 2014 from 5:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. in the Hospital''s Executive Dining Room, 506 Sixth Street, Park Slope, Brooklyn. For more information and to register (required) please call 718-246-8603.