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Health Calendar

12.5

Breastfeeding Class

Where: Southern Hills Hospital Medical Office Building, Room 222, 9280 W. Sunset Road

When: 6-8:30 p.m.

Details: 880-2700 ($15 per couple)

12.6

Breast Cancer Support Group

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

When: 11 a.m.-12:30 p.m.

Details: 784-1947

12.6, 12.13 and 12.20

Blood Pressure Screening

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

When: 10-11 a.m.

Details: 233-5474 (free)

12.7

Getting to Know You

Open to seniors who may be new to town

Where: The SMA Lifestyles Center East, 5820
S. Eastern Ave., Suite 100

When: 1 p.m.

Details: 797-2350

Stroke Support Group

Where: Sunrise Hospital Auditorium, 3186
S. Maryland Parkway

When: 6-7:15 p.m.

Details: 233-5300 (free; registration required)

gastric band seminar

Where: Gastric Band Institute of Las Vegas, 3810 Meadows Lane

When: 6:30 p.m.

Details: 866-896-8446

12.7, 12.14 and 12.21

Prepared Childbirth Class (three sessions)

Where: Southern Hills Hospital Medical Office Building, Room 222, 9280 W. Sunset Road

When: 6-9 p.m.

Details: 880-2700 ($45 per couple)

12.8

Brown Bag Q&A with pharmacist

Where: The SMA Lifestyles Center East, 5820
S. Eastern Ave., Suite 100

When: 9 a.m.-noon

Details: 797-2350 (free)

12.10

Heart valve disease
educational Program

Where: Sunrise Hospital Auditorium, 3186
S. Maryland Parkway

When: 9 a.m.

Details: 233-5454 (free, registration required)

Bariatric Seminar

Where: MountainView Hospital, 3100
N. Tenaya Way

When: 10-11:30 a.m.

Details: 233-5474

Breast is Best Breastfeeding Class

Where: MountainView Hospital Lobby Classroom, 3100 N. Tenaya Way

When: 2-4 p.m.

Details: 233-5474

12.13

Prepared Childbirth Class

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; registration required)

Sibling Class

Where: MountainView Hospital Lobby Classroom, 3100 N. Tenaya Way

When: 6-7:30 p.m.

Details: 233-5474

12.14

Lunch & Learn "New Treatment for Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer"

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

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

Details: 233-5474 (free; registration required)

Getting to Know You

Open to seniors who may be new to town

Where: The SMA Lifestyles Center East, 5820
S. Eastern Ave., Suite 100

When: 1 p.m.

Details: 797-2350

Epilepsy Support Group

Where: Sunrise Hospital Auditorium, 3186

S. Maryland Parkway

When: 5:30-6:30 p.m.

Details: 731-8115 (free)

12.15

Brown Bag Q&A with pharmacist

Where: The SMA Lifestyles Center East, 5820

S. Eastern Ave., Suite 100

When: 9 a.m.-noon

Details: 797-2350 (free)

What To Expect When You Are Done Expecting

Where: MountainView Hospital Lobby Classroom, 3100 N. Tenaya Way

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

Details: 233-5474

gastric band seminar

Where: Gastric Band Institute of Las Vegas, 3810 Meadows Lane

When: 6:30 p.m.

Details: 384-8446

12.16

Multiple Sclerosis Support Group

Where: Nevada Neurosciences Institute at Sunrise Health, 3131 La Canada St., Suite 101

When: 9-10 a.m.

Details 233-5300 (free)

O2 on the Go Support Group

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

When: 10 a.m.-noon

Details: 233-5474

12.17

Bariatric Seminar

Where: MountainView Hospital, 3100
N. Tenaya Way

When: 9-11 a.m.

Details: 233-5474

The Health Calendar runs Mondays. Information on health or fitness events can be mailed to Health Calendar, Review-Journal, P.O. Box 70, Las Vegas, NV 89125 or emailed as a text file to healthbriefs@reviewjournal.com.

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