EVENTS
Barefoot in the Park
W|Tai chi in the park every Wednesday, weather permitting, 9 a.m.|Free| Robby Ferrufino Park, West 76th Avenue and Carr Street, 303-431-2400|ARVADA
Free mammograms
TH|Tri-County Health Department is offering mammograms, breast and pelvic exams, and pap tests at various locations to those who qualify. Appointments required.|Free|303-761-1340, www.tchd.org
Family Health and Safety Fair
SA|Focusing on family health and safety concerns, with more than 30 information booths, 11 a.m.-3 p.m.|Salud Family Center, 6075 E. Parkway Drive, 303-853-8810, ext. 256|COMMERCE CITY
CLASSES/LECTURES
Better Hearing Conference
SU|Education, advocacy and self-help for those with hearing loss, 8 a.m.-5 p.m.|Cost varies|Westin Westminster Hotel, 10600 Westminster Blvd., 719-561-0648|WESTMINSTER
Alzheimer’s Association
M|Early-stage strategy series workshop, 6-8 p.m.|Free|455 Sherman St., Suite 500, 303-813-1669
Weight-loss surgery
TU|Informational seminar on who qualifies for bariatric surgery, what to expect and more, 6 p.m.|Free|Swedish Medical Center, Second Floor Conference Center, 501 E. Hampden Ave., 866-7SWEDISH (779-3347)|ENGLEWOOD
Aurora Senior Center
W|Find out how to communicate your end-of-life choices for your care if you were to become seriously ill, 5:30-7 p.m.|Free||TH|The facts about the new Medicare prescription drug benefit plan, 12:30 p.m.|Free|30 Del Mar Circle, 303-739-7950|AURORA
Self-hypnosis
TH|Learn to use hypnotherapy and meditation techniques to change unwanted patterns to deal with stress before it becomes a health issue, 6:30-9 p.m. Call for reservations and directions.|$80| Inner Journey Hypnotherapy Center, 303-761-9934|ENGLEWOOD
Personal choices
SA|Author Caroline Myss introduces the seven stages of the practice of compassion in “Personal Choices That Create Miracles,” 10 a.m.-5 p.m.| $100-$200| Denver Merchandise Mart, 451 E. 28th Ave., 800-654-5126, www.hayhouse.com
SUPPORT GROUPS
Depression/bipolar
M|Free meetings, 7-9 p.m.|Crossroads Church, 10451 Huron St., 303-584-1957| NORTHGLENN
Tinnitus
M|Encouragement, current information and coping techniques for tinnitus sufferers and their families.| 303-292-6408
Food addicts
M & W|Twelve-step program, 7-8:30 p.m. Mondays in Golden and Wednesdays in Denver.|303-665-9324 or
303-674-9145, www.foodaddicts.org
University of Colorado Health Sciences Center
TU|Prostate cancer support group, 4:30-5:30 p.m.|Room 3052, Anschutz Cancer Pavilion, 720-348-0268
Rocky Mountain Cancer Center
W|Support group for women with breast cancer, open to anyone, 6 p.m.| 1700 S. Potomac St., 303-418-7600, www.coloradocancercenters.com|AURORA
ACEP support
W|Support group for adult children/ caregivers of elderly parents meets the first and third Wednesdays of the month, 6:30-8 p.m.|Malley Senior Center, 3380 S. Lincoln St., 720-272-2846| ENGLEWOOD
NAMI
W|National Alliance for the Mentally Ill support group meets the third Wednesday of the month, 7 p.m.|4141 Dickenson Place, 303-756-0490
Community Connections
TH|Double Trouble in Recovery: a 12-step, dual-diagnosis support group for people with a mental illness and an addiction, 10:30 a.m.||TH|Schizophrenics Anonymous: a six-step support group for schizophrenia and related disorders, 11:30 a.m.|1564 Elmira St., 303-739-9631 |AURORA
OCD
TH|Support group for people who suffer with obsessive-compulsive disorder and related disorders meets the third Thursday of the month, 7-8:30 p.m.|Bethany Lutheran Church, 4500 E. Hampden Ave., 303-332-4384
Breast cancer
TH|Support group for patients and survivors meets the first and third Thursdays of the month, 6 p.m.|Center for Breast Health, 8200 E. Belleview Ave., 303-788-4300, www.breasthealth.swedishhospital.com|GREENWOOD VILLAGE
CFS and fibromyalgia
SA|1-3 p.m.|National Jewish Center, 1400 Jackson St., 303-423-7367
Sexaholics Anonymous
A 12-step recovery group; 20 meetings across the Denver metro area.| 303-292-3376, www.denversa.org
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis
Free monthly support group at various locations for people with ALS and their families.|303-832-2322, www.alsaco.org
Hepatitis C
Hep C Connection offers free monthly meetings to people with hepatitis C and their families. Call for locations and times.|303-860-0800 or 800-522-HEPC (4372)
Colorado Brain Aneurysm
JULY 6|Group meets first Wednesday of every month, 6-8 p.m.|Littleton Adventist Hospital, 303-779-1821|LITTLETON
VOLUNTEERS
Agape Hospice Services
Seeks volunteers to support hospice patients and their families. Training provided.|720-482-1988, ext. 207
Heartland Hospice
Seeks volunteers to help terminally ill people and their families. Free training provided.|303-926-1001
Hospice of Metro Denver
Seeks volunteers to visit terminally ill patients in long-term-care facilities and to assist with patient family and staff in their homes.|303-398-6248
Life Source Hospice
Seeks volunteer massage therapists, reiki practitioners, pet-therapy dogs, musicians and companions for patients.| 303-231-1426
St. Joseph Hospital
Needs volunteers for information desk, nursing units, clerical positions and patient visitors.|303-837-7667
VistaCare Hospice
Seeks volunteers to provide companionship to the terminally ill and assist with special projects and administrative help. Free training available.| 303-639-9243
STUDIES
1st Allergy & Clinical Research Center
Seeking children and adolescents who suffer from asthma and/or seasonal allergies.|303-773-9000
Western States Clinical Research
Seeking male and female volunteers 18 and older in general good health with moderate to severe rosacea to take part in a clinical trial of an investigational generic gel or placebo for rosacea. ||Seeking volunteers at least 40 years old with symptoms of COPD (chronic obstructive pulmonary disease), such as shortness of breath or productive cough.|303-940-0909
Colorado Allergy and Asthma Center
Seeks volunteers 40 and older with smoking-related lung disease being treated for COPD (chronic obstructive pulmonary disease).|720-858-7510
University of Colorado at Boulder
Seeking women ages 18 to 45 and men ages 18 to 38 who do not exercise regularly and are nonsmokers to benefit cancer research.|303-492-1431||Seeking healthy, sedentary men ages 18 to 79 for research examining abdominal fat on vascular health. Volunteers should not be taking prescriptions for cardiovascular disorders or using tobacco.|303-735-6410||The Clinical Neuroscience Research Group is seeking stroke survivors for a study on the effects of acupressure in stroke patients. Participants will receive free acupressure treatments and a comprehensive health evaluation.|303-492-8654
University of Colorado Health Sciences Center
Seeking healthy, overweight adults for a study on how calcium affects fat metabolism. Must be a nonsmoker, 20 to 55 years old, with a body mass index between 25 and 35.|Call Kat at 303-315-9098||The CU Cancer Center is recruiting female breast cancer patients for a national study on the effects of whole-breast radiation versus partial-breast radiation in the treatment of early-stage breast cancer.| Call Dr. Rachel Rabinovitch at 720-848-0150|| Seeking patients ages 18 to 70 who have been diagnosed with chronic hives or who are currently having outbreaks lasting at least six weeks.|Call Dr. Dreskin at 303-315-6985||Seeking patients 50 or older to participate in a new study of medication that may relieve pain and improve the quality of life of people afflicted with shingles.| Call Barbara at 303-315-6455||Recruiting 200 men and women ages 20 to 55 for a study on whether fiber intake contributes to weight loss.| Call Patrick at 303-315-9101|| Looking for healthy men 60 or older for a one-year study on the effects of testosterone supplementation and exercise on body composition and physical and functional performance.| Call Tim at 303-372-2934|| Looking for men ages 50 to 80 with prostate cancer who are being treated with Zolidex, Lupron or Eligard to volunteer in research looking at the effects of walking versus weight-training exercise.|Call Dan Dahl at 303-372-2911
Depression study
Caucasian men and women ages 35 to 45 with current depression and no major neurological disorders are needed to investigate mental functioning.| 303-398-1139
Hormone-replacement therapy
Looking for healthy, sedentary, postmenopausal women ages 45 to 65 for a study investigating the benefits of different types of hormone-replacement therapy and exercise on cardiovascular health.|303-492-3010
National Jewish Medical and Research Center
Seeking current or former smokers ages 30 to 80.|303-398-1409||Seeking people ages 1 to 18 who had the chickenpox vaccine during the time they were treated with steroids for asthma and children without asthma who were vaccinated.|303-398-1409
Radiant Research
Seeks healthy men and women ages 18 to 50 for various research programs, including depression, migraine and insomnia.|303-477-2273
Voice and speech study
The National Center for Voice and Speech seeks people with Parkinson’s disease and healthy, aging adults ages 45 to 85.|303-893-6025
Mail calendar items at least 10 days in advance to Health Calendar, The Denver Post, 1560 Broadway, Denver, CO 80202, or fax to 303-820-1679.
