EVENTS
Free lecture
M|”How to Choose the Right Supplements for Your Workout,” 6:30 p.m.|$25|Cherry Creek Athletic Club, 500 S. Cherry St., 303-399-3050
Building for Health Naturally
M|The lecture meets 6:30-9:30 p.m. Reservations required. |Boulder Bookstore, 1107 Pearl St., 303-444-7044|BOULDER
Natural Hormone Replacement Therapy
TU|Free seminar, 6:30-8 p.m. Reservations required.|Pencol Medisave Pharmacy, 210 University Blvd., Suite 230, 303-388-3613
Hip and Knee Replacement surgery
TU|Discover the latest advances in the minimally invasive surgery, 6-8 p.m. Reservations required.|Free |Parker Adventist Hospital, 9395 Crown Crest Boulevard, 303-269-4002|PARKER
Flu shots
TU-Dec. 11|8-11 a.m. Tuesday and Oct. 20; 3-6 p.m. Wednesday,Friday , Nov. 8 and 22; 1-3 p.m. Dec. 11. No appointment needed.|$25, $35 pneumonia shot|Parker Adventist Hospital, 9395 Crown Crest Boulevard, 303-269-4002|PARKER
City of Aurora lecture series
TU-Nov. 2|Learn the new risks factors of heart disease, 5:30-6:30 p.m. Tuesday; healthy eating for a limited income, 1-2:30 p.m. Wednesdays through Nov. 16; learn the positive and negative health effects of caffeine, 5:30-6:30 p.m. Nov. 2 |$7-$11|Aurora Senior Center, 30 Del Mar Circle, 303-739-7950, auroragov.org/recreation|AURORA
Flu shots
TU, TH & SA|Visting Nurse Association Home Care & Hospice offers flu mist and flu and pneumonia shots, 2-6 p.m. Tuesday and Thursday and 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Saturday|$25, $30 flu mist, $35 pneumonia shot|390 Grant St., 303-698-6378, vnacolorado.org
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
Cancer screening clinics
TH & OCT. 28|Tri-County Health Department offers mammograms, breast exams, Pap tests and pelvic exams free of charge to qualifying women |Various locations, 303-783-7150, tchd.org
Into New Light
TH|Benefit for The Elizabeth Terese Cover Foundation for Influenza Research and Vaccination, 11 a.m.-2:30 p.m.|$20|2700 S. Havana, 303-751-2112|AURORA
Flu vaccination clinics
F-OCT. 23|8 a.m.-noon Friday and 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Oct. 16, 22-23 at local Wild Oats Natural Marketplace. |$25|wildoats.com
Women’s health fair
SA|HealthONE hosts a day of health and fitness screenings, seminars, presentations and more, 8 a.m.-noon. At various locations. |Free|303-249-2989
Free workshop
SA|Post Traumatic stress disorder, 8 a.m.-5 p.m. |Free|All Souls Unitarian Universalist Church, 730 N. Tejon St., 719-633-7717 or 303-521-7181|COLORADO SPRINGS
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
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
MS support
TU|National Multiple Schlerosis Society offers a group for people diagnosed with MS, 5:30-7:30 p.m.|700 Broadway, Suite 808, 800-344-4867
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.|Free|Littleton Adventist Hospital, 303-779-1821, bafound.org/support/supgrp_colorado.php
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
Peripheral Neuropathy
TH|Support group meets the first and third Thursdays of the month, 3:30-5 p.m.|Christ United Methodist Church, 690 Colorado Blvd., 303-796-7659 or 720-352-4893|ENGLEWOOD
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
Heartland Hospice
Free training begins at the end of October.|303-926-1001
Hospice of Peace and Porter Hospice
Accepting applications for volunteers. |303-561-5112
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
Cognitive abilities
Healthy adults between the ages of 18-50. Must have no histoery of major medical or psychiatric disorders.|303-398-1141Depressed adult participants
Caucasian men and women between the ages of 35-45 with current depression and no major neurological disorders.|303-398-1152
Eczema study
Patients of any age with a history of eczema herpeticum.|National Jewish, 303-270-2413
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
Sleep and balance
Seeks healthy adults ages 65-85.| 303-735-1925
Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
Adults ages 18-50 with non-Neuropsychiatric SLE.| 303-398-1141
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||Testosterone study seeks healthy men ages 60 and over. 303-372-2917
UPCOMING
Bonfils blood drive
OCT. 28|2:30-6 p.m. Call to schedule an appointment.|Park Adventist Hospital, 9395 Crown Crest Blvd., 303-269-4002|PARKER
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.
