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Health Calendar: Oct. 1

10.1

FREE PRENATAL BREASTFEEDING CLASS

When: 11 a.m.-noon

Where: Sunrise Children’s Hospital Maternal Infant Unit Classroom, 3186 S. Maryland Parkway

Details: 233-5437 (free, space limited)

10.2

ADULT OUTPATIENT DIABETES CLASS: "OVERVIEW AND MEDICATIONS"

Where: 3121 S. Maryland Parkway, Suite 600

When: 1-3 p.m.

Details: 233-5454 (free; provides an introduction to diabetes and the effects of medications)

FLU SHOT CLINIC

Where: Bunkerville Volunteer Firefighter Station 71, 200 W. Virgin St., Bunkerville

When: 3-5:30 p.m.

Details: www.SNICNV.org (free, sponsored by Southern Nevada Immunization and Health Coalition, first come, first served basis)

PHYSICIAN DINNER LECTURE: HEART MURMUR/HEART VALVE

Where: Sunrise Hospital Auditorium, 3186 S. Maryland Parkway

When: 5:30-7:30 p.m.

Details: 233-5300 (free)

10.2, 10.11, 10.26

ADULT OUTPATIENT DIABETES CLASSES (THREE SESSIONS)

Where: MountainView Hospital Private Dining Room (on the first floor of the hospital), 3100 N. Tenaya Way

When: Session 1- Overview, 10-11:30 a.m. Oct. 2; Session 2 – Nutrition, 1-2:30 p.m. Oct. 11; Session 3 – Overview and Medications, 1-2:30 p.m. Oct. 26

Details: 233-5474 (free, reservations required)

10.3

H2U FLU SHOT CLINIC

Where: Walgreens, 3150 N. Tenaya Way, Suite 179

When:9 a.m.-1:30 p.m.

Details: 233-5474 (free, appointments required)

FLU SHOT CLINIC

Where: Cottonwood Volunteer Fire Fighter Station 80, 28 Cottonwood Drive, Redrock Basin

When: 3-5:30 p.m.

Details: www.SNICNV.org (free, sponsored by Southern Nevada Immunization and Health Coalition, first come, first served basis)

10.5

FLU SHOT CLINIC

Where: Cold Creek Volunteer Fire Fighter Station 82, 0 Camp Bonanza Road

When: 3-5:30 p.m.

Details: www.SNICNV.org (free, sponsored by Southern Nevada Immunization and Health Coalition, first come, first served basis)

10.6

VEGAS PBS ‘KEEPING KIDS FIT’ 5K RUN AND 1-MILE WALK

Where: Vegas PBS building, 3050 E. Flamingo Road

When: 8 a.m.

Details: VegasPBS.org/KKF5K, 799-1010 or Facebook.comKeepingKidsFit

FLU SHOT CLINIC

Where: Bi-National Health Fair, Mexican Consulate, 823 S. Sixth St.

When: 8 a.m.-1 p.m.

Details: www.SNICNV.org (free, sponsored by Southern Nevada Immunization and Health Coalition, first come, first served basis)

FAAN WALK FOR FOOD ALLERGY AND ANAPHYLAXIS

Where: The District at Green Valley Ranch, 2240 Village Walk Drive

When: 9 a.m.

Details: www.foodallergywalk.org
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10.6 and 10.13

PREPARED CHILDBIRTH CLASSES

Where: Southern Hills Hospital Childbirth Classroom, 9300 W. Sunset Road

When:8 a.m.-noon

Details: 880-2700 ($45 per couple, registration required)

10.6 and 10.20

PREPARED CHILDBIRTH CLASSES

Where: The Breast Center at Sunrise Hospital, 3006 S. Maryland Parkway, Suite 250

When: 8:30 a.m.-4 p.m.

Details: 233-5437 ($45 per couple, registration required

10.8

BREASTFEEDING CLASS

Where: Southern Hills Hospital Childbirth Classroom, 9300 W. Sunset Road

When: 6-8 p.m.

Details: 880-2700 (registration required)

10.9

FLU SHOT CLINIC

Where: Logandale Volunteer Fire Fighter Station 73, 3570 Lyman St., Logandale/Overton

When: 3-5:30 p.m.

Details: www.SNICNV.org (free, sponsored by Southern Nevada Immunization and Health Coalition, first come, first served basis)

10.10

YOUNG SURVIVOR’S BREAST CANCER SUPPORT GROUP

Where: The Breast Center at Sunrise, 3006 S. Maryland Parkway, Suite 250

When: 6-7:30 p.m.

Details: 784-1947 (for women 40 years old and younger who have been diagnosed with breast cancer)

10.10, 10.17 and 10.24

PREPARED CHILDBIRTH CLASSES

Where: Southern Hills Hospital Childbirth Classroom, 9300 W. Sunset Road

When: 6-9 p.m.

Details: 880-2700 (registration required)

10.11

13TH ANNUAL WINE AND FOOD TASTING EXTRAVAGANZA TO BENEFIT PEDIATRIC PROGRAM AT NATHAN ADELSON HOSPICE

Where: Gaudin Motor Co., 7200 W. Sahara Ave.

When: 5:30-8 p.m.

Details: 938-3910 or www.nah.org

LUNCH AND LEARN: END OF LIFE DECISIONS

Where: Sunrise H2U Office, 3131 La Canada St., Suite 107

When: 6-9 p.m.

Details: 233-5300

10.13

FLU SHOT CLINIC

Where: Southwest Medical Associates, 650 N. Nellis Blvd.

When: 9 a.m.-1 p.m

Details: www.SNICNV.org (free, sponsored by Southern Nevada Immunization and Health Coalition, first come, first served basis)

LIFE TIME TORCHLIGHT 5K RUN

Where: Life Time Fitness Summerlin, 10721 W. Charleston Blvd.

When: packet pick-up and late registration 3 p.m., race 5 p.m., postrace party, 5:15 p.m.

Details: www.bazumedia.com/reg/form?eventID=1663

10.15

FLU SHOT CLINIC

Where: St. Therese Center for HIV at the Rose de Lima Campus, 100 East Lake Mead Parkway

When: 9 a.m.-noon

Details: www.SNICNV.org (free, sponsored by Southern Nevada Immunization and Health Coalition, first come, first served basis)

10.16

LUNCH AND LEARN : LATE LIFE DEPRESSION NOT A NATURAL PART OF AGING

SWhere: outhern Hills Hospital Education Room, 9300 W. Sunset Road

When: 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m.

Details: 880-2700 (registration required at least 48 hours in advance)

BREAST CANCER SUPPORT GROUP

Where: The Breast Center at Sunrise, 3006 S. Maryland Parkway, Suite 250

When: 2-3 p.m.

Details:784-1947

FLU SHOT CLINIC

Where: Sandy Valley Volunteer Fire Fighter Station 77, 650 W. Quartz Ave., Sandy Valley

When: 3-5:30 p.m.

Details: www.SNICNV.org (free, sponsored by Southern Nevada Immunization and Health Coalition, first come, first served basis)

10.17

ONE-ON-ONE MEDICARE COUNSELING

Where: Sunrise H2U Office, 3131 La Canada St., Suite 107

When: 9 a.m.-noon

Details: 233-5300 or 486-0863

ONCOLOGY NUTRITION CLASS

Where: The Breast Center at Sunrise, 3006 S. Maryland Parkway, Suite 250

When: 4-5:30 p.m.

Details: 233-5300 (free; registration required)

STROKE SUPPORT GROUP

Where: Sunrise Hospital Rendezvous/Sky Room, 3186 S. Maryland Parkway.

When: 6-8 p.m.

Details: 233-5300

10.17, 10.24 and 10.31

FREE MEDICARE COUNSELING

Where: H2U MountainView Office, 3150 N. Tenaya Way, Suite 114

When: 9:15-11:15 a.m.

Details: 233-5474 (free; by appointment only)

10.19

FLU SHOT CLINIC

Where: Moapa Volunteer Fire Fighter Station 72, 22 E. SR 168, Moapa

When: 3-5:30 p.m.

Details: www.SNICNV.org (free, sponsored by Southern Nevada Immunization and Health Coalition, first come, first served basis)

10.20

BARIATRIC SEMINAR

Where: MountainView Hospital Mark Howard Classroom, 3100 N. Tenaya Way

When: 9-10 a.m.

Details: 233-5474 (free)

10TH ANNUAL BOULE EYEGLASS PROGRAM

Where: Westfield Eye Center, 2575 Lindell Road

When: 9 a.m.-noon

Details:647-4798, 338-7415 or dmod@att.net (program provides free examinations and glasses for needy students 5-18 years old)

FLU SHOT CLINIC

Where: Desert View Hospital, 360 S. Lola Lane, Pahrump

When: 9 a.m.-1 p.m.

Details: www.SNICNV.org (free, sponsored by Southern Nevada Immunization and Health Coalition, first come, first served basis)

SMILES FOR SURVIVORS FOUNDATION BREAST CANCER PARTY and SILENT AUCTION

Where: Square Colour Salon + Spa, 1225 S. Fort Apache Road, Suite 160

When: 4 -11 p.m.

Details: www.smilesforsurvivors.org or info@smilesforsurvivors.org (benefit to raise funds to provide necessary dental care for breast cancer patients and survivors in Nevada)

10.22

LOOK GOOD FEEL BETTER

When: The Breast Center at Sunrise, 3006 S. Maryland Parkway, Suite 250

When: 10 a.m.-noon

Details: 784-1947 (free)

10.23

FLU SHOT CLINIC

Where: St. Rose Dominican Hospitals Barbara Greenspun WomensCare Center, 7220 S. Cimarron Road, Suite 195

When: 7-10 a.m.

Details: www.SNICNV.org (free, sponsored by Southern Nevada Immunization and Health Coalition, first come, first served basis)

10.24

FLU SHOT CLINIC

Where: Searchlight Volunteer Fire Fighter Station 75, 255 S. Nevada St., Searchlight

When: 3-5:30 p.m.

Details: www.SNICNV.org (free, sponsored by Southern Nevada Immunization and Health Coalition, first come, first served basis)

BARIATRIC SEMINAR

Where: MountainView Hospital Mark Howard Classroom, 3100 N. Tenaya Way

When: 6-7 p.m.

Details: 233-5474

10.25

FLU SHOT CLINIC

Where: Indian Springs Volunteer Fire Fighter Station 83, 715 W. Gretta Lane, Indian Springs

When: 4-6:30 p.m.

Details: www.SNICNV.org (free, sponsored by Southern Nevada Immunization and Health Coalition, first come, first served basis)

10.27

FREE HEART MURMUR CLINIC

Where: H2U MountainView Office, 3150 N. Tenaya Way, Suite 140

When: 8 a.m.-3 p.m.

Details: 233-5474 (by appointment only)

10.31

FLU SHOT CLINIC

Where: Laughlin Volunteer Fire Fighter Station 85,3770 S. James A Bilbray Parkway, Laughlin

When: 3-5:30 p.m.

Details: www.SNICNV.org (free, sponsored by Southern Nevada Immunization and Health Coalition, first come, first served basis)

11.14

FLU SHOT CLINIC

Where: World COPD Day, St. Rose Dominican Hospital San Martin Campus Aljian Conference Center, 8280 W. Warm Springs Road

When: 9 a.m.-noon

Details: www.SNICNV.org (free, sponsored by Southern Nevada Immunization and Health Coalition, first come, first served basis)

11.21

NEVADA HEALTH CENTER MAMMOVAN BREAST CANCER SCREENINGS

Where: Food 4 Less, 2255 N. Las Vegas Blvd., North Las Vegas

When: 8:15 a.m.-3 p.m.

Details: www.nvrhc.org (free)

12.8

FLU SHOT CLINIC

Where: St. Rose Dominican Hospital Siena Campus MacDonald Conference Center, 3001 St. Rose Parkway

When: 10 a.m.-1 p.m.

Details: www.SNICNV.org (free, sponsored by Southern Nevada Immunization and Health Coalition, first come, first served basis)

FLU SHOT CLINIC

Where: Clark County Fire Department, Station 26, 4030 El Capitan

When: noon-3 p.m.

Details: www.SNICNV.org (free, sponsored by Southern Nevada Immunization and Health Coalition, first come, first served basis)

2.23

St. Rose Dominican Hospitals 56th annual Mardi Gras Ball

Where: The Mirage, 3400 Las Vegas Blvd. South

When: cocktail reception, silent and super silent auctions 6 p.m.; dinner and live auction 7:30 p.m.; afterglow event 10 p.m.

Details: 616-5762 or www.mardigrasball.org
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