Screenings for Seniors

On Tuesday, the West Valley Jewish Community Center will hold a senior health fair that will include screenings for osteoporosis, memory loss, hearing, podiatric problems, depression and pulmonary function. Blood pressure and body-fat testing will also be available. There will also be exhibits, raffles and lunch. Bernard Milken Jewish Community Campus, 22622 Vanowen St., West Hills. 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Free. (818) 464-3300.

EDUCATION

* Today: “Look Good, Feel Better,” a workshop for cancer patients undergoing treatment, will provide answers to chemotherapy-related questions on appearance. City of Hope’s Food and Nutrition Services Building, Conference Room B, 1500 E. Duarte Road, Duarte. 9-11 a.m. Free. Reservations: (626) 359-8111, Ext. 3842.

* Today: Beginning this week and continuing for seven consecutive weeks on Mondays and Wednesdays, a dietitian will teach a weight management class for kids ages 6 to 17. Downey Regional Medical Center, Conference Room A, 11500 Brookshire Ave., Downey. 6:30-9 p.m. $75 per child. Registration: (562) 622-2088.

* Tuesday: A two-part first-aid class will teach CPR and how to treat injuries. Santa Monica Red Cross, 1450 11th St., Santa Monica. 6-10 p.m. $35. (Also Thursday, 6-8:30 p.m.) Certification will be offered upon completion. (310) 394-3773.

* Thursday: “Living With Heart Failure” will teach healthy eating habits and the reasons for congestive heart failure. Long Beach Memorial Medical Center, Cardiac Rehabilitation Department, 2801 Atlantic Ave., Long Beach. 1 p.m. Free. Registration: (310) 933-9326.

* Saturday: A class for adult, children and infant CPR will be held at the American Red Cross, Glendale-Crescenta Valley Chapter, 1501 Brand Blvd., Glendale. 9 a.m.-4:30 p.m. $30. Registration: (818) 243-3121.

* Saturday: “Different Options in the Treatment of Trigeminal Neuralgia,” sponsored by the West Los Angeles Trigeminal Neuralgia Support Group, will be led by a professor of neurosurgery from the USC School of Medicine. Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Conference Room B, South Tower, 8700 Gracie Allen Drive, West Los Angeles. 1 p.m. Free. (323) 879-9173.

SUPPORT GROUPS

* Today: The Center for Mood Disorders will begin a support group for people who are experiencing depression or manic depression, and another support group for their family members. They will meet on Mondays at 1 p.m. and Tuesdays at 7 p.m. Jewish Family Service of Los Angeles, Suite 270, 2050 S. Bundy Drive, West Los Angeles. Appointments: (310) 820-4111.

* Wednesday: A breast cancer group is open to survivors, family members and friends. Glendale Memorial Hospital’s Cancer Center Auditorium, 1520 S. Central Ave., Glendale. (818) 502-2323.

* Wednesday: A stroke support group will help individuals in receiving emotional support, increasing self-esteem, and dealing with the physical realities of stroke. Providence Holy Cross Medical Center, Acute Rehabilitation Gym, 15031 Rinaldi St., Mission Hills. (818) 365-8051.

* Wednesday: A fellow diabetic will lead a group for adults with diabetes in a supportive meeting at the Northridge Hospital’s Roscoe Campus, Classroom 1, Basement Level, 18300 Roscoe Blvd., Northridge. (818) 885-5359

* Wednesday: A lymphedema group will provide educational, psychological, clinical and social support. Little Company of Mary Hospital, Del E. Webb Center for Health Education, 4101 Torrance Blvd., Torrance. 7-9 p.m. (310) 376-3550.

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