BLOOD DRIVES
Bonfils Blood Center
For a complete list of blood drives in Colorado, visit www.bonfils.org
Exempla Blood Donor Center
Donors needed.|Exempla St. Joseph Hospital, 303-837-7193
EVENTS
Catch Your Breath
W|American Lung Assocation of Colorado hosts a women’s health conference featuring Cleo Parker Robinson as keynote speaker.|Hyatt Regency at Colorado Convention Center, 650 15th St., 303-847-0273, lungcolorado.org
Free lecture
W|An informative lecture on acupuncture, 6:30-7:30 p.m.|Arapahoe Chiropractic & Acupuncture Center, 6881 S. Holly Circle, #207, 303-221-3600|CENTENNIAL
Choose to Stay Alive
TH|Center for People with Disabilities presents a public forum for people over age 55, their families, caregivers and friends, 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Please RSVP for free lunch.|Free|Stay Active Shoppe, 550 Thornton Pkwy., #212, 303-442-8662, ext. 125|THORNTON
Lighten Up Colorado
-JULY 15|An eight-week team wellness program integrated in the Rocky Mountain State Games. The program encourages Coloradoans to develop healthy exercise habits. Team entry form available online.|$15 per participant|719-634-7333, ext. 1009, thesportscorp.org/lightenup
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
Cease Smoking
The Mercury Cafe hosts hypnosis to stop smoking the first Saturday of the month, 2:30 p.m. |Free|2199 California St., 303-294-9281
Tetanus booster shots
The Visiting Nurse Association of Colorado offers tetanus booster shots by appointment.|$20|390 Grant St., 303-698-6414
Grand Opening
JUNE 20|24 Hour Fitness openest its newest club, noon-8 p.m. Prize giveaways, food and special membership pricing is offered.|2770 S. Colorado Blvd., 303-757-3224
Health seminar
JUNE 27|Bear Valley Family Medicine hosts a health talk the last Tuesday of every month. This month’s topic: “Thriving as We Get Older: Geriatric Care in the 21st Century,” 6 p.m. |7550 W. Yale, Building B, Suite 100, 303-935-4689
Free lecture
JUNE 28|The Wellness Center hosts a lecture on Environmental Medicine, 6:30 p.m. |Cherry Creek Athletic Club, 500 S. Cherry St., 303-357-9355, wellnessdenver.com
Fitness Walks & T’ai Chi
JUNE-AUGUST|AARP and Denver Botanic Gardens offers walks and T’ai Chi in the park every Tuesday, 7:15-8:15 a.m.|Free|1005 York St., 720-865-3500, botanicgardens.org
Brain injury lecture
JULY 18|Learn how to protect your brian and prevent serious injuries, 6 p.m. |Free|Exempla Good Samaritan Medical Center, 200 Exempla Circle, 303-813-5216 |LAFAYETTE
Champ Camp
JULY 23-29|Summer camp for children ages 7-14 with asthma. Children learn more about their asthma by pairing asthma management lessons with outdoor fun. Campers have the opportunity to participate in activities such as archery, canoeing, rock climbing and hiking.|Glacier View Ranch, 303- 847-0270, lungcolorado.org|WARD
Courageous Women, Fearless Living
AUGUST 18-23|The Shambhala Mountain Center hosts a retreat for women touched by cancer.|$225|303-468-9640, shambhalamountain.org|RED FEATHER LAKES
Walk for Food Allergy
SEPT. 9|The Food Allergy & Anaphylaxis Network hosts its first annual Food Allergy Walk to build awareness to life-threatening food allergies, 9 a.m. Registraion beings at 8 a.m. |Free|Clement Park, 303-884-5700, foodallergy.org 6 |LITTLETON
Balfour’s Alzheimer’s Lecture series
Series includes: “The Voice of Family Caregivers,” 6:30-8 p.m. Tuesday., Space is limited, reservations required. |282 McCalin Blvd., 303-604-2700|LOUISVILLE
Exempla Good Samaritan Medical Center
Car seat safety class, 12:30-3:30 p.m. Sept. 23 or Nov. 18; Happiest Baby on the Block, 10 a.m.-noon July 6 or Nov. 16; Preparing your pet for baby, 10 a.m.-noon July 15, Sept. 9 or Nov. 11; Signing Smart for babies, 6:30-8:30 p.m. Sept. 7 or Nov. 30. Registration is suggested. |200 Exempla Circle, 303-689-4704|LAFAYETTE
Grillo Health Information Center
The educational lecture series include: Hypertension, Sept. 12; The Latest in Eye Care, Nov. 14. all lectures start at 7 p.m.|Boulder Public Library, 1000 Canyon Blvd., grillocenter.org|BOULDER
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
Tinnitus
M|Encouragement, current information and coping techniques for tinnitus sufferers and their families.|303-292-6408
Fibromyalgia Support Group
TU|Meets the second Tuesday of the month, 2:30-3:30 p.m.|Rawlings Public Library, 100 E. Abriendo Ave., 719-562-5600 or 719-248-7405|PUEBLO
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
Lupus Support Group
TH|Meets the second Thursday of the month, 6:30-8 p.m.|10530 Huron, lupuscolorado.org|NORTHGLENN
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
Rocky Mountain Scleroderma Foundation
SA|Support group meets the first Saturday of the month, 11 a.m.|Englewood Library, 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
HeartLight Center
Offers ongoing support groups for individuals and families dealing with loss.|720-748-9908
Narconon
Offers free addition counseling, assessment and referrals to rehabilitaion centers.|800-468-6933
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
VOLUNTEERS
Affinity Hospice of Life
Seeks volunteers to visit patients or to work in the office. Training provided.|303-617-2001
Agape Hospice Services
Seeks volunteers to support hospice patients and their families. Training provided.|720-482-1988, ext. 207
Colorado Community Hospice
Needs volunteers to provide companionship visits with patients, support family members, or administrative work. Training provided. |303-546-7921
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. Volunteers needed to work in new Hospice Care facility on the Lutheran Medical Center campus and for “Transitions.” |303-467-4974
Evercare Hospice
Seeks volunteer massage therapists, Reike practitioners, pet therapy dogs and cats, musicians and companions for patients for 1-2 hours per week in metro Denver area. |303-267-3718
Heartland Hospice
Need volunteers. Free training May-June. |303-926-1001
Hospice of Peace and Porter Hospice
Accepting applications for volunteers. |303-561-5112
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
STUDIES
Eczema study
Patients 18-60 who have mild to moderate eczema with sleep problems.|National Jewish Medical and Research Center, 303-270-2222
1st Allergy & Clinical Research Center
Seeks individuals with COPD; ALSO seeks individuals with modearte to servere asthma.added |303-773-9000
University of Colorado
at Boulder
Seeks 18-79 year-old men who do not exercise for research on abdominal fat and blood vessel health. 303-735-6410|Clinical Neuroscience Research Group seeks stroke survivors for a study on the effects of acupressure in stroke patients. 303-492-8654. ||Speech clinic seeks stroke surivors for a study on the effects of behavioral speech treatment. 303-492-3038|BOULDER
University of Colorado
Health Sciences Center
Needs prosmenopausal women, ages 45-70, on estogen replacement therapy to take partin a study on exercise and nturition. ALSO need women not on hormone therapy as part of the study. 303-266-7372 ||Seeks men with prostate cancer ages 50-80 who are being treated with Zolidex, Lupron or Eligard for research on the effects of walking vs. weight training. 303-972-2911||Seeks participates ages 65 or more with a history of colorectal, prostate or breast cancer for an exercise study. 303-372-2910. ||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.||Exercise and metabolism study needs ages 20-45 years old. Participants can not be on medication for heart health, blood pressure, or birth control. This is not a weight loss study. 303-315-0789
Mail calendar items at least 14 days in advance to Health Calendar, The Denver Post, 1560 Broadway, Denver, CO 80202, or fax to 303-820-1679.
