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Breast cancer program: The Prout School, 4640 Tower Hill Rd., Wakefield, will host a program entitled “Environmental Risks and Breast Cancer,” next Tuesday, May 27 at 6:30 p.m.

Erin Boles, associate director of the Massachusetts Breast Cancer Coalition, and Marlene McCarthy, chairman of the Rhode Island Breast Cancer Coalition, will discuss whether environmental factors increase the risk of breast cancer. Admission is free and open to the public. For information, call Katie Albert at 783-6618.

Cochlear implant support: A support group for people with Cochlear Baha implants is organizing in Narragansett, with the first meeting May 28 at 7 p.m. at the Maury Loontjens Memorial Library, 35 Kingstown Rd. For information, call Peter DelGiudice at 782-2322.

Lifelines installed: Westerly Hospital will install free Philips Lifeline personal response services for seniors, disabled people and/or individuals living alone, through June.

The device gives the wearer immediate access to help, 24 hours a day. For information, call 348-3949 or 1-800-933-5960, extension 3949.

Blood drives: The Rhode Island Blood Center conducts blood drives at the South County Donor Center, 14 Woodruff Ave., Narragansett, each Monday and Wednesday from 11:30 a.m. to 6:30 p.m., Friday from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m., and Saturday from 8 a.m. to noon.

Blood pressure clinics: The Visiting Nurse Services of Newport and Bristol Counties conducts free blood pressure clinics the first Thursday of the month, from 1 to 2 p.m., at the Jamestown Library, 26 North Rd., Jamestown. For information, call 423-7280.

Diabetes support: South County Hospital conducts a support group for people with diabetes the third Tuesday of the month, from 7 to 8:30 p.m. To register, call 788-1135.

Pregnancy loss: South County Hospital hosts a support group for people who have experienced a miscarriage or stillbirth meeting the last Thursday of the month from 7 to 8:30 p.m. For information, call 788-8020, ext. 3255.

Hospital groups: South County Hospital sponsors a variety of support groups. For information, call 782-8000.

Mental health support: The South County affiliate of the National Alliance for Mental Illness sponsors a support group for friends and family members of people with mental illness the second Wednesday of each month from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. at Beechwood House Senior Center, 10 Beach St., North Kingstown. For information, call Kathy Carland at 789-1247.

MS patient support: A support group for people with multiple sclerosis meets the last Monday of each month, from 10:30 a.m. to noon, at the Hopkinton Police Station, 406 Woodville Rd., Hopkinton. For information, call Rhonda O’Donnell at 491-9270.

Cancer support: Westerly Hospital sponsors a free cancer support group meeting the fourth Wednesday of the month at 6 p.m., at the office of Drs. Robert Legare and Robert Knisley, 11 Wells St., Suite 5, Westerly. For information, call 348-3423.

South County Hospital host a support group offering support to cancer patients and their families meeting the first Wednesday of the month, from 4 to 5:30 p.m. For information, call 788-1294.

Stroke victims’ group: Westerly Hospital, 25 Wells St., Westerly, is sponsoring a support group for stroke survivors and their caregivers, led by stroke survivor, social worker, and educator/poet Louise Giguere and Rhode Island Poet Laureate Lisa Starr.

The group meets the first and third Tuesday of the month from 3:30 to 5:30 p.m. No registration is required.

For information, call 348-3423.

Fibromyalgia support group: The Arthritis Foundation sponsors a support group for people with fibromyalgia the first Friday of the month, from 6:30 to 7:45 p.m., at All That Matters, 315 Main St., Wakefield. For information, call 739-3773.

Pet loss support: A group providing a forum for adults are dealing with the loss of a pet, caring for an aging pet and facing the possibility of euthanasia, and handling children’s reactions to the loss of a pet, meets the second Wednesday of the month at 7 p.m. at the Meadows Professional Office Park, Suite E205, 1130 Ten Rod Rd., North Kingstown.

Facilitator Beth Voso is a licensed, independent clinical social worker. For information, call the Animal Rescue League of Southern Rhode Island at 792-2233.

The pet loss group “Brina’s Friends” meets the second Wednesday of the month at 7 p.m. at the Westerly Health Center, on Upper High Street, Westerly. For information, call 596-5241.

Hospice support groups: Home & Hospice Care of Rhode Island conducts a support group for caregivers of people with life-threatening illnesses, meeting the first and third Tuesday of the month, from 5 to 6:30 p.m., at Westerly Hospital, 25 Wells St., Westerly. For information or to register, call 727-7070 or 789-5200.

A bereavement support group will meet Thursday from 4:30 to 6 p.m., through June 5, at the Wakefield Baptist Church, 236 Main St., Wakefield. For information, call Morgan Ban-Draoi at 789-5200.