HERE IS A LIST OF HEALTH PROGRAMS AND RESOURCES.

AIDS Project Los Angeles offers support services, a food bank, a dental clinic, education, case management, in-home nursing and workshops on Social Security and Medi-Cal eligibility. [phone].

American Red Cross needs blood donations year-round. Various locations. [phone].

A Center for Vision Care offers ongoing glaucoma seminars. Days and times vary. [phone].

City of Hope National Medical Center needs platelet donors. [phone]. For other information regarding classes and services, see www.cityofhope.org.

Del Carmen Medical Center offers breast and cervical cancer screenings for low-income women 40 and over. [phone].

Facey Medical Foundation offers seminars and classes on a variety of health topics, 11165 Sepulveda Blvd., Mission Hills. [phone]. www.facey.com.

Glendale Adventist Medical Center offers blood pressure screenings and freedom from smoking classes. [phone]. Other classes and seminars, see www.glendaleadventist.com.

Hypnosis Motivation Institute presents a variety of free classes. [phone].

The Institute for Better Breathing offers clinical trials for local residents suffering from breathing disorders. [phone] or see www.instituteforbetterbreathing.com.

Providence Saint Joseph Medical Center offers health screenings, lectures and educational forums in Burbank. [phone].

Self-Help for Hard of Hearing offers a lip-reading class from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. Mondays in Reseda. A monthly meeting with guest speakers is held from 7 to 8:30 p.m. on the third Wednesday of each month in Van Nuys. [phone] or [phone].

The Sickle Cell Disease Foundation of California offers free hemoglobin- trait counseling. [phone].

Team Survivor Los Angeles offers free exercise classes for women in cancer treatment and recovery at various locations. [phone] or see www.teamsurvivor-la.org.

Valley Community Clinic offers free and low-cost health care to the uninsured, anonymous HIV testing, anger management and cessation from smoking support groups at [phone], Ext. 352. Also offered are English and Spanish-speaking support groups for women with AIDS/HIV, teen clinics, sexually transmitted disease screenings, counseling, nutrition information and vaccinations at [phone]. Low-cost optometry care at [phone]. Or see www.valleycommunityclinic.org.

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Charlotte Schmid-Maybach