To Your Health
This list of health-related items is published Wednesdays. Send information to: To Your Health, Honolulu Star-Bulletin, P.O. Box 3080, Honolulu 96802. Or fax to 523-8509. Or send e-mail to citydesk@starbulletin.com.

Wednesday, July 9, 1997

Reiki: Joan Tully gives a free presentation of the ancient healing art, 7-8:30 p.m. tomorrow and Sunday, Moiliili Community Center. Attendees are asked not to wear perfumes or strong scents. Information: 948-0287.

International Life Support Inc.: Combination first aid/Heartsaver and Healthcare Provider CPR class, 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. tomorrow 99-840 Iwa Iwa St. Call 487-4900. Fee.

St. Francis Medical Center: CPR Course A (Heartsaver) class, noon-2 p.m. tomorrow, L.Q. Pang Auditorium. Fee: $15. Call 547-6410.

"I'm Pregnant! Now What?": Two-part class for pregnant women less than five months from giving birth, 6:30-8:30 p.m. tomorrow and July 17, Castle Medical Center, Birth Center. Cost: $35. Call 263-5100.

Camp time: Friday is deadline to register for four-week therapy camp for children, ages 4-8, with cerebral palsy. Camp will be Aug. 4-29, Jefferson Elementary Orthopedic School. Call Dr. Larry Ward, 732-7717 or 734-0397.

International Life Support Inc.: Heartsaver/Healthcare Provider CPR class, 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Saturday, 99-840 Iwa Iwa St. Call 487-4900. Fee.

"Positively Pregnant Plus": Workshop on prenatal care, nutrition, exercise, physical and emotional changes, and premature labor, 8:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Saturday, HMSA Center on Keeaumoku Street. Free. Register: 948-6398.

Post Polio Network Meeting: 10 a.m.-noon Saturday, March of Dimes Foundation, 800 S. King St., Suite 210. Information, 395-0267.

"Parents' Preview": Orientation and tour of the Birth Center, 4-5 p.m. Sunday, Castle medical Center. Register, 263-5100.

Childbirth preparation (Lamaze): 5-7 p.m. Sundays, July 13- Aug. 24, , Castle Medical Center. Cost: $75. Call 263-5100.

Refresher Lamaze: Review exercises and techniques, noon-4:30 p.m. Sunday, Castle Medical Center. Cost: $50. Call 263-5100.

"BreakFree Hawaii": Free introductory session for people who want to quit smoking, 7 p.m. Sunday, Castle Medical Center. Register, 235-8737.

First Aid course: 12:30-4:30 p.m. Sunday, Castle Center for Health Promotion, 46-001 Kamehameha Highway. Cost: $20. Register, 235-8737.

Infant massage: 12:30 p.m. Monday, Castle Medical Center, Kailua. Cost: $30. Register, 263-5100.

International Life Support Inc.: Heartsaver/Healthcare Provider Recertification CPR class, 5-9 p.m. Monday, 99-840 Iwa Iwa St. Call 487-4900. Fee.

St. Francis Medical Center: CPR Course A (Heartsaver) class, 4-6 p.m. Monday, L.Q. Pang Auditorium. Fee: $15. Call 547-6410.

Straub Clinic: Support group meeting for people with Crohn's disease and colitis, 7:30 p.m. Monday, Doctor's Lounge. Call 623-9303.

"Kokua Na Keiki Family Asthma": Parents and children learn how to cope with childhood asthma in programs sponsored by the American Lung Association. Children's sessions, which include swimming lessons, 11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. July 21-25, Tripler Army Medical Center's Fitness Center. Parent's sessions, 6:30-8 p.m. July 16 and 23, American Lung Association of Hawaii. Cost: $10. Scholarships available. Information: 537-5966.

International Life Support Inc.: Heartsaver/Healthcare Provider CPR class, 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Wednesday, 99-840 Iwa Iwa St. Call 487-4900. Fee.

"Managing Your Diabetes With Balancing Skills," 6-9 p.m. Thursdays from July 24-Aug. 28. Cost: $50 for six classes. Pre-payment required. Call: 537-7117.

Diabetes screening: People under 45 who are either a sibling, parent, child, niece, nephew, aunt or grandchild of someone with Type I Diabetes (juvenile type-diagnosed before the age of 40), are eligible for a free screening by calling 531-6886.

Donors needed: Platelets, blood components that aid in clotting, are needed for patients with blood diseases such as leukemia and aplastic anemia. Donation is painless and safe. Adults ages 18-65 who weigh at least 110 pounds and are in good health are asked to call the St. Francis Medical Center at 547-6403.

Family planning: Hawaii Department of Health offers confidential services that include pregnancy testing and counseling, examinations, checkups, information and birth control supplies. For a clinic near you, call 737-6311; on the Neighbor Islands, call ASK-2000.

Low-cost family planning: Rural Oahu Family Planning Clinics offer confidential services including birth control supplies and pregnancy testing in Waipahu and Wahiawa. Call 675-0070.

National Multiple Sclerosis Society: Free counseling by telephone is available for people living with MS. Call 531-4127 or 800-FIGHT-MS. Support group meets the first Thursday of each month at the Kukui Health Building.

"SunSense": Kuakini Health System's exhibit showing how sun damages the skin, on view in July, Hawaii State Library. The exhibit will then be displayed for one month at each of the following libraries: Liliha, Kaneohe, Hawaii Kai and Salt Lake-Moanalua. Information, 586-3620.



HOTLINES

Suicide/crisis: 521-4555

For help with other health, social or personal concerns, call ASK-2000 at 275-2000. Hours are 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through Friday.




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