Health calendar

  • Monday, October 16, 2006 9:00pm
  • Life

Auto and work injury class: Chiropractic massage, nutrition, 6 to 7 p.m. Wednesdays. Auto and Work Injury Clinic, 3505 136th St. NE, Marysville; 360-653-8307, registration required.

Basic first aid: Adult, child, infant CPR/AED, $35, $30 members, Marysville YMCA, 6420 60th Drive NE; 360-653-9622, registration required.

Counseling and classes: Pathways for Women YWCA; affordable mental health clinics. Downtown Everett and Lynnwood locations, 425-774-9843, ext. 301; 877-773-9843, ext. 301.

First aid basics: 8 a.m. to noon third Saturdays, $25, Cascade Valley Hospital, 330 S. Stillaguamish Ave., Arlington; 360-435-2133, ext. 4705.

Fitness: Balance, flexibility, strength, aerobics, 8:25 to 9:20 a.m. and 10:40 to 11:30 a.m. Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays; $25, $30 nonmembers; bring mat or towel; Northshore Senior Center, 10201 E. Riverside Drive, Bothell; 425-487-2441.

Foot-care clinic for seniors: 8:30 to 11:30 a.m. every other Tuesday, Cascade Valley Hospital Wound Care Center, 875 Wesley St., Suite 210, Arlington; $10, 360-435-8158, registration required.

Home remedies for cold and flu: 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Oct. 21, $49, Bastyr University, 14500 Juanita Drive NE, Kenmore; 425-602-3075, www.bastyr.edu.

Joint pain: 10 to 11 a.m. Oct. 17, free, Providence Everett Medical Center’s Pavilion for Women and Children, fifth floor, 900 Pacific Ave., Everett; registration required, 425-258-6047.

Parenting: “Systematic Training for Effective Parenting” courses covering birth through age 5, school age, teen; Providence Everett Medical Center, Colby campus, 1321 Colby Ave.; call 425-304-6000 for schedule or to register.

Senior exercise: 9:30 to 10:30 a.m. and 10:10 to 11:30 a.m. Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays, $2, Arbor Place, Silver Lake, 12806 Bothell-Everett Highway; 425-338-3227.

Blood drives: The Puget Sound Blood Center has blood drives in many communities. Volunteers are needed for mobile blood drives and at donation centers; flexible hours; 800-266-4033, www.psbc.org.

Blood drive: 9 to 11:30 a.m. and 12:15 to 3 p.m. Oct. 17 and 18, Jackson Center, Everett Community College, 2000 Tower St., Everett; 425-388-9509, www.everettcc.edu.

Donate used hearing aids: Sertoma Hearing Aid Bank, Everett Sertoma Club, P.O. Box 5488, Everett, WA 98206; 425-355-0720.

Flu shots: Oct. 21 through Nov. 11, Snohomish County Top Food and Haggen stores. $25 per shot. For those 65 and older, Medicare will be billed; just bring your card. For times and locations, go to www.haggen.com, www.top-foods.com.

Free breast and cervical exams: Free exams for lesbian, bisexual and transgendered women ages 40 through 64, income and insurance restrictions, registration required; 877-323-6540.

Lung testing: Noon to 7 p.m. Oct. 25, Cascade Room, Providence Everett Medical Center, Colby campus, 1330 Rockefeller Ave., Everett; free and open to public; 425-261-2000.

Mammograms and wellness exams: Positive Women’s Network offers free or low-cost mammograms and yearly wellness exams; 425-259-9899, 888-651-8931.

Mental health treatment: For women who can benefit from counseling but do not need intensive treatment, free or sliding fee; 425-774-9843, ext. 301.

Pain-relief presentations: 7 to 8 p.m. Oct. 23 at Marysville Public Library, 6120 Grove St., Marysville; 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. Oct. 25 at Sno-Isle Food Co-op, 2804 Grand Ave., Everett. Free; natural pain relief techniques called Bowenwork therapy; 360-658-6071, www.bowenworkhealthcenter.com.

Power wheelchairs available: Three Wishes Inc. offers wheelchairs for seniors and people with disabilities who qualify; 800-839-5715.

Understand your health-care bill: 3:30 to 4:30 p.m. third Thursdays, registration required, Cascade Conference Room, Cascade Valley Hospital, 330 S. Stillaguamish Ave., Arlington; 360-435-0514.

Volunteers

American Red Cross: The Whidbey Island and Camano Island chapters seek volunteer health and safety instructors able to teach community classes at least once a month; 360-257-2096, 888-216-5727.

MS Helping Hands: Seeks volunteers for regular shifts, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Tuesdays through Thursdays, 9792 Edmonds Way, No. 229, Edmonds; 425-712-1804.

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