EVENTS
Give Blood
|Douglas County Libraries and Bonfils Blood Center is holding a blood drive, noon-5 p.m.|Lone Tree Library, 8827 Lone Tree Library, 303-799-4446|LONE TREE
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 St., 303-431-2400|ARVADA
Blood Drive
W|Sponsored by North Metro Fire Rescue, 2-7 p.m. Call to schedule an appointment.|10550 Huron St., 303-452-9910|NORTHGLENN
Stressed-out
-W|Write an essay in 100 words or fewer on why you are the most-stressed person in Colorado. Winner will receive six months of floatation sessions and one massage per month. Send entries to 5020 W. 29th Ave., Denver, CO 80212 or hawgodess@yahoo.com|anewspirit.com
Cancer screening clinics
TH|Tri-County Health Department offers mammograms, breast exams, Pap tests and pelvic exams free of charge to qualifying women |Various locations, 303-846-6245
FASD Walk/Run
F|The Fetal Alcohol and Drug Abuse Coalition hosts its first annual event in City Park, 8 a.m.-noon.|303-369-0039, ext. 214
Fitness Festival
SA|First American State Bank hosts the event featuring a 5K run/walk, live music, silent auction, food sampling, 7:30 registration.|$25, $15 seniors and children prior to race; $5 increase race day|Crescent Park, 303-430-2817, fasbfitnessfestival.com
Bone-density screenings
Low-cost screenings of the spine and hip by Life Measure Labs mobile service.| $59|303-680-7547 for locations throughout Colorado
Exempla Blood Donor Center
Donors needed.|Exempla St. Joseph Hospital, 303-837-7193
Tetanus booster shots
The Visiting Nurse Association of Colorado offers tetanus booster shots by appointment.|$20|390 Grant St., 303-698-6414
CLASSES/LECTURES
Raising healthy kids
M|Nutritionist presents program on creating healthier lives, 7:15-8:45 p.m.| Free|303-972-4164
Denver Physical Therapy
TU|Offers a series of health and fitness seminars, 6:30-8 p.m. This month’s: “Don’t Let Shoulder Pain Slow You Down.”|Free|Denver Athletic Club, 1325 Glenarm Pl., 303-628-0871
Pillars of a Healthy Spine
W|Explore the five elements necessary for a healthy, strong back, 6:30-7:30 p.m.|Free|Arapahoe Chiropractic & Acupuncture Center, 6881 S. Holly Circle, #207, 303-221-3600 |CENTENNIAL
Popular diets
W|Learn the basic principles behind the diets and tips on healthy eating, 6:30-8 p.m.|$20||SA|Diabetes education class, 9 a.m.-12:30 p.m.|$25 |Parker Adventist Hospital, 9395 Crown Crest Blvd., 303-269-4580|PARKER
Living With Cancer series
TH|Stress management class, 3-4:30 p.m. Registration required.|Free|Rocky Mountain Cancer Center, 1800 Williams St., 303-285-5076
Pharmaca Integrative Pharmacy
TH|Offers a series of health seminars, 7 p.m. This week’s: “Mesotherapy” with Dr. Russell Parker|Free|2700 Broadway in the Ideal Shopping Center, 303-442-0589|BOULDER
Self-defense for women
SA & SEPT. 17|Learn effective physical, verbal and psychological protection techniques to fend off an attack, 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Open to women and girls ages 13 and older.|
$55 Northglenn residents, $57 non-residents|Northglenn Recreation Center, 11801 Community Center Drive, 303-450-8800|NORTHGLENN
SUPPORT GROUPS
Depression/bipolar
M|Free meetings, 7-9 p.m.|Crossroads Church, 10451 Huron St., 303-584-1957|NORTHGLENN
Food addicts
M & W|Twelve-step recovery program, 7-8:30 p.m. Mondays and Wednesdays in Denver.|303-425-9691 or 303-847-1314, foodaddicts.org
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
Aphasia support group
W|A speech-support group for stroke survivors, 10:15-11:45 a.m.|Free|
Washington Street Community Center, 809 S. Washington St., 303-730-8800, strokecolorado.org
Brain Aneurysm support group
W|Provides support for survivors, families and friends, 6:30-8 p.m. First Wednesday of every month.|Littleton Adventist Hospital, 303-779-1821, bafound.org/support/supgrp_colorado.php
Colorado Brain Aneurysm Foundation
W|Local support for survivors, families and friends, 6:30-8 p.m.|Littleton Adventist Hospital, 303-779-1821|LITTLETON
MS Parenting support group
W-SEPT. 28|Support for people diagnosed with MS, 9:30-11:30 a.m. Registration required.|Free|National MS Society, 700 Broadway, Suite 808, 800-344-4867
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, coloradocancercenters.com|AURORA
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
SD Support group
TH|Support for individuals diagnosed with Spasmodic Dysphonia, 6:30 p.m.|720-320-0170
American Chronic Pain Association
SA|Support group meets the second and fourth Saturdays of the month, 10 a.m.|303-781-5914|ENGLEWOOD
CFS and fibromyalgia
SA|1-3 p.m.|National Jewish Center, 1400 Jackson St., 303-423-7367
Scleroderma
SA|Support group meets the first Saturday of the month, 11 a.m.-1 p.m.|Englewood Library, 1000 Englewood Parkway, 303-806-6686|ENGLEWOOD
Alzheimer’s Association
Offers more than 30 monthly support groups in metro Denver for caregivers of those with Alzheimer’s.|Free| 303-813-1669 or 800-272-3900
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis
Free monthly support group at various locations for people with ALS and their families.|303-832-2322, 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 800-390-1202
Rainbows
Support group for children and adults who are grieving a loss from a life-altering crisis.|303-758-2820
Rocky Mountain Stroke Association
Offers free support groups for stroke caregivers, and survivors. Call for dates and locations.|5666 S. Bannock St., 303-730-8800|LITTLETON
Sexaholics Anonymous
A 12-step recovery group; 20 meetings across the metro area.| 303-292-3376, denversa.org
Support Group
Call for schedule of meetings to obtain help for pain, freezing, burning numbness and stinging of hands and feet.|303-796-7659 or 720-352-4893
VOLUNTEERS
Affinity Hospice
Volunteers needed to visit with hospice patients or assist in the office. Training provided.|Call Pamela at 303-546-7921
Agape Hospice Services
Seeks volunteers to support hospice patients and their families. Training provided.|720-482-1988, ext. 207
Arthritis Foundation
Volunteers needed to answer telephone calls from people who need information about arthritis and the services the foundation provides. Training provided.| 303-756-8622, ext. 225
Aurora Mental Health Center
Applications are being accepted for volunteers interested in serving on the Governing Board of the Aurora Mental Health Center.|303-617-2300
Denver Regional Council of Government Aging Services
Seeks ombudsman volunteers to serve as advocates for residents in assisted- living facilities.|303-480-6799
Exempla Lutheran Hospice
Seeks volunteers to provide support to patients and families.|303-467-4974
Life Source Hospice
Seeks volunteer massage therapists, reiki practitioners, pet-therapy dogs, musicians and companions for patients.| 303-231-1426
Rocky Mountain Stroke Association
Volunteers needed to assist in physical- and pool-therapy classes in Littleton on Tuesdays and Wednesdays.|Call Sherry at 303-730-8800
St. Joseph Hospital
Needs volunteers for the 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
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
Depressed adult participants
Caucasian men and women between the ages of 35-45 with current depression and no major neurological disorders.|303-398-1152
1st Allergy & Clinical Research Center
Seeks children and adolescents who suffer from asthma and/or seasonal allergies.|303-773-9000
Rocky Mountain Center for Clinical Research
Insomniacs wanted for a research study to evaluate an investigational drug for signs and symptoms of insomnia.|
303-403-8478
Swedish Medical Center
Seeks people 21 and older who have had an ischemic stroke at least four months before screening and suffered resulting weakness in one hand and/or arm. The study will evaluate investigational therapy for recovery of hand/arm function.| 888-546-9779
University of Colorado at Boulder
Seeks healthy men and women ages 55 to 79 who are not involved in an exercise program to help determine how metabolism is affected by aging, 303-492- 7702. || Seeks healthy 50- to 79-year-old male sedentary volunteers for research on effect of abdominal fat on vascular health, 303-735-6410.||Seeks healthy men and women ages 55 to 79 for a study investigating how the cardiovascular system changes with age. Must be nonsmoker and taking no medication, 303-735-4686.||Seeks healthy men and women ages 55-79 for reseach in cardiovascular health and aging. Participants must be non-smokers and taking no prescribed medication for cardiovascular disease, 303-735-4686.||Needs healthy, sedentary, non-smoking postmenopausal women ages 45-65 for an exercise and hormone replacement therapy study, 303-492-2485|BOULDER
University of Colorado Health Sciences Center
Looking for non-diabetic men and women ages 30 to 55 to participate in a 12-week research study. Must be overweight and have high blood pressure or high cholesterol, 303-315-3120.||Seeks healthy men and women for muscle gene expression and metabolism study. Participants must be 40-60 years old and in good general health. Financial compensation is provide, 303-266-7372
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.
