Health calendar





Teen to Teen Reproductive Health Help Line staffed by older teens who are certified basic health workers, 4-8 p.m. Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Fridays and Saturdays, (888) 396-5463.

Free pregnancy tests and practical aid offered by Riverside Life Community Clinic, 4175 Luther St., Riverside. Services include prenatal care if qualified, emergency help with formula, diapers, baby and maternity clothes, and parent support groups. Office hours are 9 a.m.-2 p.m. Mondays and Fridays, 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Tuesdays through Thursdays, and 10 a.m.-1 p.m. Saturdays, (909) 784-2725, 24-hour hot line, (909) 784-2422, clinic.

Free immunizations for children provided by Regional Access Project Foundation and the Riverside County Health Services Agency. Call for times and locations, (888) 246-1215.

Perinatal Outreach and Education Program provides assistance with enrolling women in prenatal care, drug, alcohol and smoking-cessation programs and provides periodic phone calls and home visitations during pregnancy, free, Riverside County Health Department, (909) 358-5039.

Patients Information Library, sponsored by Riverside Medical Foundation, provides free health information from medical books, journals and videos, 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Mondays and Wednesdays, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays, 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Fridays, Riverside Medical Clinic, 3660 Arlington Ave., Riverside, (909) 782-3783.

HIV/AIDS counseling and testing information hot lines sponsored by California Department of Health Services, (800) 922-2437 for English, or (800) 400-7432 for Spanish.

HIV testing available through the Riverside County Health Department, Riverside Neighborhood Health Center, 7140 Indiana Ave., Riverside, 8-11:30 a.m. and 1-4:30 p.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays, 1-4:30 p.m. Fridays. Testing is anonymous. (909) 358-6005 or (800) 243-7275.

HIV testing available through the Inland AIDS Project, 3756 Elizabeth St., Riverside, 5:30-8:30 p.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays, (909) 784-2437.

HIV testing available through Desert AIDS Project. Every second and fourth Tuesdays of the month, 10 a.m.-2 p.m. at Desert Highland Community Center, 480 Tramview Road, Palm Springs; Mondays and Thursdays, 4:30-7:30 p.m. by appointment only at D.A.P. Clinic, 1695 N. Sunrise Way, Palm Springs, (760) 323-2118; every Tuesday 4:30-6:45 p.m. at D.A.P. office, 81893 Dr. Carreon Blvd., Suite 3, Indio, (760) 342-4197.

HIV Early Intervention Services available through the Riverside County Health Department. Medi-Cal and support services. No one is denied care because of inability to pay, (800) 243-7275.

Women, Infants and Children (WIC) supplemental food program, a federal program administered by Riverside and San Bernardino counties, provides food, nutrition and breast-feeding education and information on health care for pregnant and breast-feeding women, and infants and children up to age 5. Riverside County, (800) 455-4942; San Bernardino County, (909) 387-8301; desert areas, (800) 472-2321.

Free pregnancy tests and counseling on alternatives to abortion and 24-hour hot line offered by Inland Valley Pregnancy Counseling Center, 113 S. Main St., Lake Elsinore, (909) 245-2013.

Free pregnancy tests and counseling on alternatives to abortion. Free services include a lending library of videos and books, adoption planning, post-abortion counseling, educational programs on adoption, teen pregnancy and parenting. Offered by the Pregnancy Counseling Center of Corona, 1411 S. Rimpau Ave., Corona, (909) 735-5035.

Free mammograms and clinical breast exams for low-income women at Desert Sierra Breast Cancer Partnership. Exams provided in Riverside and San Bernardino counties, (800) 511-2300.

Sterilization services, HIV testing, gynecological care and other services available on low-cost, sliding-fee scale (Medi-Cal accepted) at Planned Parenthood, 3772 Tibbetts St., Riverside, (909) 682-8540.

Free screening for hepatitis C offered by Liver Center of Southern California Transplantation Institute, 4500 Brockton Ave., Riverside, (909) 684-1415.

Low-cost/no-cost health care available at Family Care Centers, operated by medical personnel from the Riverside County Department of Health. Eligibility for services depends on type of service or care needed and some age requirements may apply (however, no one will be denied care because of inability to pay). For the Family Care Center nearest you, (909) 358-4977.

Youth Service Center, a private, nonprofit organization specializing in the needs of children and families, provides prevention, intervention and treatment services for child and substance abuse, delinquency, family and gang violence, child care and other family related problems, 4164 Brockton Ave., Riverside, (909) 683-5193.

Riverside County Health Services Agency offers application assistance

for Healthy Families and Medi-Cal for children. For more information call (800) 639-1115.

Blood drives, 3-7 p.m. Wednesday, Sierra Vista Elementary School, 3560 Corona Ave., Norco, (909) 736-3311; 2-7 p.m. Friday, American Red Cross Riverside County Chapter, 27715 Jefferson Ave., Suite 117, Temecula, (909) 676-3711; 8 a.m.-noon Saturday, Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 29725 Bradley Road, Menifee, (800) 879-4484; 1-6 p.m. Monday, Hemet-Simpson Neighborhood Center, 305 E. Devonshire at Carmalita, (800) 879-4484; 1-6 p.m. Feb. 6, Loma Linda University Medical Center, 11234 Anderson St., (909) 885-6503.

"Carpal Tunnel: The Causes and Cures," led by Dr. Mark Prather, noon-1 p.m. Feb. 6, Terrace Room A, UCR, 900 University Ave., Riverside, free, (909) 787-3337.

Diabetes screening, 6:30 p.m. Feb. 9, part of a national study to prevent or delay the onset of Type 1 diabetes, must have a relative with Type 1 diabetes and be 3-45 years old, Riverside Community Hospital, 4445 Magnolia Street, free, (714) 532-8613 or (909) 788-3209.

"What's Going on in the Research World," arthritis community lecture, 1:30-3 p.m. Friday, free; "Medicare Co-Payments and Deductibles-Fraud and Abuse," lecture led by Attorney Michael Yount, 1:30-3 p.m. Feb. 7, free; "Four Thumbs Up!" lecture on common conditions of the hand, elbow and shoulder, 6-7:30 p.m. Feb. 15, free; "Understanding the Cause: How Toxins May Lead to Parkinson's Disease," lecture led by J. Timothy Greenamyre, 10:30 a.m.-noon Feb. 17, $5, Eisenhower Medical Center, Annenberg Center for Health Sciences, reservations required, (760) 773-1444.

"Controlling the Frustrations of Caregiving," an eight-week course for people who care for those with Alzheimer's, Parkinson's or Multiple Sclerosis, 10 a.m.-noon Feb. 7, Eisenhower Medical Center, Annenberg Center for Health Sciences, $40, must register by Monday, (800) 675-6694.

Riverside Community Health Foundation classes, Weight Management Program, 5-7 p.m. through Feb. 22, Health Education Center, 4445-A Magnolia Ave., Riverside, $50; Smoking Cessation, 6-7:30 p.m. through Feb. 19, Kaiser Permanente, Park Sierra Trailer Annex, 10800 Magnolia Ave., Riverside, $55; Learning and Cooking for Health, 6:30-8:30 p.m. through Feb. 13, $150; for classes regarding parenting, childbirth education, child care, and chronic conditions and/or more information (909) 788-3471.

Arthritis self-help class, six week course designed to promote self-management, ease joint pain and increase strength and motion, 10 a.m.-noon through Feb. 26, Kaiser Permanente Fontana Medical Center, medical office building 2, 6th floor, 9961 Sierra Ave., Fontana, reservations required, $20, (909) 427-4138.

Free flu shots for veterans, 8 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Mondays through Fridays, Loma Linda VA Medical Center, 11201 Benton St., Loma Linda, (909) 825-7084; Sun City VA Clinic, 28125 Bradley Road, Suite 130, Sun City, call for appointment, (909) 672-1931; Victorville VA Clinic, 12138 Industrial Blvd., Suite 120, Victorville, call for appointment, (760) 951-2599; all through Feb. 15.

CPR, first aid and blood-borne pathogen class offered by Regulation Compliance Inc., 8 a.m.-5 p.m. second Wednesday of the month, meets OSHA regulations, $40 per class, 1525 Third St., Riverside, (909) 781-0104.

CPR and AED (automated external defibrillation) courses, offered by the Institute of Critical Care Medicine, 9 a.m.-3 p.m., Wednesdays and Thursdays, $50, 1695 N. Sunrise Way, Palm Springs, (760) 323-6867.

Free memory assessment clinic, by appointment only, second Monday of the month at Corona Regional Medical Center Rehabilitation Hospital, 730 Magnolia Ave., Corona, (909) 736-7251.

Health and safety classes in first aid, aquatics and cardiopulmonary resuscitation, American Red Cross Riverside Service Center, 7001 Indiana Ave., Riverside, (909) 328-0013, ext. 11.

Adult, child and infant CPR/first-aid seminars offered by Life-Saver CPR, $30 or $50 for both, (800) 277-4543.

CPR and first-aid classes offered by Clover Enterprises, 4444 Magnolia Ave., Riverside, (909) 274-3422.

CPR and first-aid classes offered by Emergency Life Saving Services at Redlands Community Senior Center, 111 W. Lugonia Ave., Redlands, $35, (909) 794-0740.

CPR and first-aid classes offered by the Center for Healthcare Education, Riverside, $30-$35, (909) 782-8200.

CPR and first-aid classes offered by California First Response in Moreno Valley, $25, (909) 924-0791.

CPR and first-aid classes offered second Saturday of the month by Moreno Valley City Hall, 14177 Frederick St., Moreno Valley, $26, (909) 413-3803.

CPR and first-aid classes offered by the American Red Cross, 27715 Jefferson Ave. 117, Temecula, call for dates and times, (909) 676-3711.

Items should be addressed to Health Calendar, The Press-Enterprise, PO Box 792, Riverside, CA 92502-0792. Items must be received by noon Tuesday for publication the following Tuesday.

Compiled by Chrystal Lehman

 

Published 1/30/2001