EVENTS
Run with the Wolves
|5K/1K race to West Woods Elementary School, 10 a.m.|$20, $15 students and seniors|303-982-5649, active.com
Breast cancer & healthy living
M|Informal discussion, 7 p.m. Reservations required. |Exempla Lutheran Medical Center, 303-425-2929
Barotz Dental
TU|Hosts a free informative seminar on the latest cosmetic dental procedures and products, 7-9 p.m.|Marriott Tech Center, 4900 S. Syracuse St., 303-595-4994
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
Out of the Shadow
W|Personal documentary on one woman’s battle with Schizophrenia, 6:30 p.m. Reservations required|Free|University of Colorado Health Sciences Center, 4200 E. 9th Ave., 303-315-8403
Women’s health fair
SA|Free health screenings, low-cost blood testing and more, 8 a.m.-noon. Reservations required.|Swedish Medical Center, 501 E. Hampden Ave., 303-575-0055|ENGLEWOOD
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
Natural Hormone Replacement Therapy
TU|Free informational seminar for women, 6:30-7:30 p.m.|Pencol Medisave Pharmacy, 210 University Blvd., Suite 230, 303-388-3613
Denver Physical Therapy
TU-SEPT. 27|Offers a series of health and fitness seminars, 6:30-8 p.m. This month’s: “Feldenkrais Pelvic Power.”|Free|Denver Athletic Club, 1325 Glenarm Pl., 303-628-0871
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 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
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|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
CFS and fibromyalgia
SA|1-3 p.m.|National Jewish Center, 1400 Jackson St., 303-423-7367
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, victims and survivors. Call for dates and locations.|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
University of Colorado Cancer Center
Offers support groups for victims and their families. Call for dates and locations.|720-848-0268, www.uccc.info/cancercalendar
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
Porter Hospital
Now accepting applications from volunteers to bring their well-behaved dogs into the Hospital to visit patients.|303-778-5693
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 ages 55-75 for an inflammation and the metabolic syndrome study. 303-492-2485||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
Seeks non-diabetic men and women to participate in a 10-week research study, 303-315-0003||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.
