Access Health: Tuesday, Sept. 16, 2008
Access Health: Tuesday, Sept. 16, 2008

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Published: September 16, 2008

Editor's note: For more information, call number listed. Programs free unless otherwise noted. Next week's Health Calendar to include grief, first aid and weight. To submit items, call Carolyn Flowers, 475-3381, or send e-mail to cflowers@oklahoman.com.

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Children and adolescents parent support group for children with emotional disturbances or brain disorders, 7 to 8 p.m. Thursdays, All Souls' Episcopal Church, 6400 N Pennsylvania. 517-9472.

Miscarriage Support Group, 7 p.m. third Tuesday each month, 340 SE 62. Sponsored by OKC First Friends Church. 602-1590.

P.R.I.D.E., Parents Responding to Infant Death Experience, 7 p.m. fourth Tuesday each month, Norman Regional Hospital Education Center, 901 N Porter. Nicki MacArthy, 307-3500.

Rare Pair Support Group for mothers of twins, triplets and quadruplets, 6:45 p.m. first Tuesday each month, Norman Regional Hospital Education Center, 901 N Porter. Karen Zansardino, 455-3037.

C.H.A.D.D., support group for children and adults with attention deficit disorder, 7 p.m. second Tuesday each month, Deaconess Medical Offices Building North, 5701 N Portland. 722-1233.

Norman Chapter, Parents Helping Parents, 7 p.m. second Thursday each month, Golden Corral, 123 N Interstate Drive, Norman; fourth Thursday, Norman Schools Curriculum Building, 132 S Flood, Norman. 278-1221.

Edmond Chapter,Parents Helping Parents, 7 p.m. first and third Tuesdays each month, Oklahoma Blood Institute, 3409 S Broadway, Edmond.

Better Breathers, lung disease support group, 1 p.m. second Friday each month, Mercy Conference Center, 4300 W Memorial. 752-3647.

Better Breathers, 1 to 3 p.m. third Wednesday each month, educational classroom at Midwest Regional Medical Center, 2825 Parklawn Drive, Midwest City. 610-3627.

Better Breathers, noon Wednesdays, Deaconess Medical Office Building North, 5701 N Portland. 604-6000, ext. 3606.

Odyssey Hospice seeks volunteers. 879-3400.

Heartland Hospice of Oklahoma City seeks volunteers. 848-3305.

Heartland Hospice of Norman seeks volunteers. 579-8565.

Calm Waters Center for Children and Families seeks volunteers to help children deal with divorce and death. 841-4800.

Frontier Hospice seeks volunteers. 789-2913.

Community Hospice of Oklahoma seeks volunteers. 917-0650.

Mercy at Home-Home Health and Hospice seeks volunteers. Call Courtney Owens, 486-8600.

Alleve Hospice seeks volunteers. Call Barbara Strickland, 605-7787.

Healthy Living and Longevity Group, free lunch, nutritional information, discussion, and samples, noon Saturdays, Center 3000 Building, 3000 United Founders Blvd., Room 103G. RSVP required: 842-6154.

COR Clinical Research is studying patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, chelation therapy, high cholesterol, hypertension, osteoarthritis, atrial fibrillation, diabetic neuropathy, heart failure, constipation, hot flashes, migraines, osteorthritis of the knee, orthastic hypotention. 272-8481.

Tulsa Clinical Research is studying patients with Alzheimer's, diabetes, Parkinson's disease, fibromyalgia, diabetic obesity, obesity, migraines, depression and neuralgia. (918) 743-4374.

OKC Metro's National Alliance on Mental Illness, 6:30 p.m. third Monday each month, Johnnie's Charcoal Broiler, 2652 Britton Road. 787-4860.