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2.15

NATHAN ADELSON HOSPICE EIGHTH ANNUAL MULTICULTURAL LUNCHEON AND CONFERENCE

Where: Tuscany, 255 E. Flamingo Road

When: classes 8 a.m., luncheon 11 a.m., afternoon classes 1:30 p.m.

Details: 938-3910 or www.nah.org>

WOMEN'S HEART DISEASE LECTURE

Where: Sunrise Hospital and Medical Center Auditorium, 3186 S. Maryland Parkway

When: 6 p.m.

Details: 233-5300 (free; registration required)

2.17

GO RED LUNCHEON FOR WOMEN

Where: Rio, 3700 W. Flamingo Road

When: registration, auction, expo 10 a.m.; lunch, presentation noon

Details: 367-1366 or jason.belland@heart.org

Pulmonary Disease Support Group

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

When: 10:15 a.m.-noon

Details: 233-5474

NATHAN ADELSON HOSPICE MULTI-CULTURAL LUNCHEON and CONFERENCE

Where: Tuscany, 255 E. Flamingo Road

When: classes 8 a.m., luncheon 11 a.m., afternoon classes 1:30 p.m.

Details: 938-3910 or www.nah.org>

2.18

GASTRIC BAND SEMINAR

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

When: 10 a.m.

Details: 866-896-8446 or www.gastricbandlv.org>

HEALTH FORUM

Where: East Las Vegas Senior Center, 250 N. Eastern Ave.

When: 10:30 a.m.-2 p.m.

Details: 473-6021

2.23

GASTRIC BAND SEMINAR

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

When: 6:30 p.m.

Details: 866-896-8446 or www.gastricbandlv.org>

2.25

LAS VEGAS COLOR RUN

Where: Lake Las Vegas, 1600 Lake Las Vegas Parkway, Henderson

When: 9 a.m.

Details: www.thecolorrun.com/lasvegas>

JUNIOR LEAGUE OF LAS VEGAS CARE FAIR

Where: Boys and Girls Clubs of Las Vegas James Clubhouse, 2530 E. Carey Ave.

When: 10 a.m.-2 p.m.

Details: 822-6536; provides free immunizations and complimentary exams for eyes, ears and teeth

2.29

GASTRIC BAND SEMINAR

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

When: 6:30 p.m.

Details: 384-8446 or www.gastricbandlv.org>

3.1

BARIATRIC surgery education program

Where: Sunrise Hospital Auditorium, 3186 S. Maryland Parkway

When: 6 p.m.

Details: 233-5454 (free, registration required)

3.3

BARIATRIC surgery education program

Where: Sunrise Hospital Auditorium, 3186 S. Maryland Parkway

When: 10 a.m.

Details: 233-5454 (free, registration required)

3.3, 3.10

PREPARED CHILDBIRTH CLASS (TWO SESSIONS)

Where: Southern Hills Hospital Medical Office Building

9280 W. Sunset Road, Room 222

When: 8 a.m.-noon

Las Vegas, NV 89148

Details: 880-2700 (registration required)

3.3, 3.5, 3.17 and 3.27

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 (registration required)

3.5

PRENATAL BREASTFEEDING CLASS

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

When: 11 a.m.-noon

Details: 233-5437 (registration required)

ADULT OUTPATIENT DIABETES CLASS:"OVERVIEW & MEDICATIONS"

Where: 3101 S. Maryland Parkway, Suite 100

Las Vegas, NV 89109

When: 1-3 p.m.

Details: 233-5454 (registration required)

3.6

BREAST CANCER SUPPORT GROUP

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

When: 2-3:30 p.m.

Details: 784-1947 (free, RSVP required)

3.6, 3.13, 3.20, 3.27

BLOOD PRESSURE SCREENINGS

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

When: 10-11 a.m.

Details: 233-5474 (free, registration required)

3.7

ADULT OUTPATIENT DIABETES CLASS: "NUTRITION"

Where: 3101 S. Maryland Parkway, Suite 100

When: 1-3 p.m.

Details: 233-5454 (registration required)

3.7, 3.14, 3.21

PREPARED CHILDBIRTH CLASSES (THREE sessions)

Where: Southern Hills Hospital Medical Office Building

Room 222, 9280 W. Sunset Road

When: 6-9 p.m.

Details: 880-2700 (registration required)

3.7, 3.12, 3.14, 3.21, 3.28

FREEDOM FROM SMOKING

Where: Southern Hills Hospital Education Room, 9300 W. Sunset Road

When: 5:30-7 p.m.

Details: 880-2700

3.8

RISE BEHAVIORAL HEALTH: A VITAL FAMILY RESOURCE

Where: Southern Hills Hospital Education Room, 9300 W. Sunset Road

When: 5:30-7 p.m.

Details: 880-2700 (registration required)

3.10

2012 LAS VEGAS MY HEALTH AND WELLNESS EXPO

Where: Dallas Ballroom at Texas Station, 2101 Texas Star Lane

When: 10 a.m.-5 p.m.

Details: www.myhealthandwellnessexpo.com>

BREAST IS BEST BREASTFEEDING CLASS

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

When: noon-2 p.m.

Details: 233-5474

3.13

SIBLING CLASS

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

When: 6-7 p.m.

Details: 233-5474 (registration required)

3.14

LUNCH & LEARN "COLONOSCOPY AND YOU"

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

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

Details: 233-5474 (registration required)

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

3.15

BREASTFEEDING CLASS

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

When: 6-8:30 p.m.

Details: 880-2700 (registration required)

3.16

O2 ON THE GO SUPPORT GROUP

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

When: 10 a.m.-noon

Details: 233-5474 (free, registration required)

3.17

BARIATRIC SEMINAR

Where: MountainView Hospital, 3100 N. Tenaya Way

When: 9-11 a.m.

Details: 233-5474 (free)

3.17

ST. ROSE DOMINICAN HOSPITAL MARDI GRAS BALL, "THE HEART OF ST. ROSE"

Where: The Mirage, 3400 Las Vegas Blvd. South

When: 6 p.m.

Details: www.mardigrasball.org>

3.18

REAL RESULTS FITNESS 5K RUN AND KIDS DASH

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

When: 5K run 9 a.m., Kids Dash 10 a.m.

Details: www.realresultsfitness.com (benefits Hirshberg Foundation for Pancreatic Cancer Research and UCSD Nevada Cancer Institute)

3.20

ALZHEIMER'S CAREGIVER SUPPORT GROUP

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

When: 10-11 a.m.

Details: 233-5474 (reservations required)

AARP DRIVER SAFETY CLASS

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

When: 11:45 a.m.-4 p.m.

Details: 233-5474

3.20

BREAST CANCER SUPPORT GROUP

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

When: 2-3:30 p.m.

Details: 784-1947 (free, RSVP required)

3.20 and 3.27

CHILDBIRTH CLASS (TWO SESSIONS)

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

When: 6-9 p.m.

Details: 233-5474

3.21

FREE MEDICARE COUNSELING WITH SHIP COUNSELOR

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

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

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

TOTAL JOINT PATIENT EDUCATION SEMINAR

Where: MountainView Hospital, 3100 N. Tenaya Way

When: 4-5 p.m.

Details: 233-5474 (free, reservations required)

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)

3.21

BARIATRIC SEMINAR

Where: MountainView Hospital, 3100 N. Tenaya Way

When: 6-7 p.m.

Details: 233-5474

STROKE SUPPORT GROUP

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

When: 6-8 p.m.

Details: 233-5300

3.22

WHAT TO EXPECT WHEN YOU ARE DONE EXPECTING

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

When: 6-8 p.m.

Details: 233-5474

3.24

CHILDBIRTH CLASS

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

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

Details: 233-5474

3.26

LOOK GOOD...FEEL GOOD

When: 10 a.m.-noon

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

Details: 784-1947 (free, RSVP required)

3.30-4.1

RED ROCK RENDEVOUS CLIMBING FESTIVAL

Where: Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area

When: rock climbing clinics throughout the day each day

Details: www.mountaingear.com/events>

3.31

FREE MOUNTAINVIEW HEART MURMUR CLINIC

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

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

Details: 233-5474 (free, appointment required)

4.14

LAS VEGAS TOUR DE CURE

Where: Henderson Events Plaza, 200 S. Water St.

When: 100-mile ride 6:30 a.m., 65-mile ride 7:30 a.m., 40-mile ride 8:30 a.m., 15-mile ride 10:30 a.m.

Details: www.diabetes.org>

5.5

2012 SOUTHERN NEVADA RACE FOR THE CURE

Where: Fremont Street Experience

When: 5K timed run 8:15 a.m., 5K walk 8:20 a.m., 1-mile fun run and walk 8:45 a.m.

Details: www.southernnevada.info-komen.org

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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