Health calendar

  • Monday, March 16, 2009 3:10pm
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Blood drives: The Puget Sound Blood Center has blood drives in many communities. Volunteers needed for mobile blood drives and at donation centers, flexible hours; 800-398-7888, www.psbc.org.

n 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. March 17, public meeting room No. 1, Snohomish County Employees building, corner of Pacific and Oakes, Everett.

n 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. March 18, mobile bus south of North Building shipping dock, C &D Zodiac, 12810 Smokey Point Blvd., Marysville.

n 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. March 24, McKesson Corporation parking lot, 710 132nd St. SW, Everett.

n 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. March 24, second floor multipurpose room, Verizon Northwest, 1800 41st St., Everett.

n 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. March 24, Walmart parking lot, 11400 Highway 99, Everett.

n 8 to 11 a.m. March 24, Washington School Information Processing Cooperative parking lot, 2121 W. Casino Road, Everett.

Emergency response training class: 6:30 to 9 p.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays, March 24 through April 18, Warm Beach Station 97, 19727 Marine Drive, Stanwood; $25 for series, call 425-508-4183 or e-mail mjohnsen@northcountyfireems.com to register by March 20.

Fitness classes: For each class, participants may attend only Tuesdays, only Thursdays or both days each week. All are at Camano Country Club, 1243 S. Beach Drive, Camano Island. Prices are for whole series, not for individual sessions; country club or senior center members’ fee listed first, nonmembers’ fee second; register at 425-205-0870.

n Low-impact aerobics, 9:15 a.m.; $64, $84 for twice-a-week; $40, $50 for once-a-week; all skill levels welcome; bring a towel or a mat for seated parts of class.

n “Sit ‘n’ Get Fit,” 10:20 a.m.; $64, $84 for twice-a-week; $40, $50 for once-a-week; all skill levels welcome; bring a towel or a mat for seated parts of class.

n Water exercise, 11:30 a.m.; $64, $84 for twice-a-week through April 30; first class free; designed for beginners, people with arthritis, MS, fibromyalgia, new hip or knee replacements or back pain. 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; $20; 360-403-8158, registration required.

Foot reflexology sessions: 10 a.m. to noon Tuesdays, Everett Senior Center, 3025 Lombard Ave., Everett; $15 for 20 minutes, $20 for 30 minutes; 425-257-8780.

Senior aerobics: 2 to 3 p.m. Mondays and Wednesdays, Stillaguamish Senior Center, 18308 Smokey Point Blvd., Arlington; eight sessions, $22 total; 360-653-4551.

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

Senior health meeting: 9 to 9:30 a.m. March 26, Everett Mall, 1402 SE Everett Mall Way, Everett; free; 425-355-1771, www.shop­everettmall.com. Topic: how to enjoy hiking and prevent injuries while hiking.

Stevens Hospital: Registration required; all take place at 21601 76th Ave. W., Edmonds, on the hospital’s fourth floor unless otherwise noted; 425-640-4066, www.stevenshospital.org.

n Sudden urine loss, women’s seminar, 7 to 8:30 p.m. March 18.

n Birth center tea and tour events, 10 to 11 a.m. March 21, 6 to 7 p.m. March 25 or 7:30 to 8:30 p.m. March 25.

n “Yoga for a Healthy Mind and Body” for beginners and intermediate, 3:30 to 4:30 p.m. or 4:45 to 5:45 p.m. Mondays and Wednesdays through March 25; $11 per class, first class free.

Women’s wellness: Women’s Wellness Center, 2817 Rockefeller Ave., Everett; various times and topics, registration required; 425-259-9899, www.womenswellnesscenter.org. Various times, mostly Tuesdays, Wednesdays or Thursdays; covers purna yoga, tai chi, nia, lebed, massage, reiki, nutrition classes and hypnotherapy.

Yoga for seniors: 2:30 to 3:45 p.m. and 5:30 to 7:15 p.m. Tuesdays, 1:30 to 2:45 p.m. Thursdays, Stillaguamish Senior Center, 18308 Smokey Point Blvd., Arlington; sign up at 360-653-4551.

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