Women encouraged to have wellness exams
September is National Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month and Gynecologic Cancer Awareness Month. Women are encouraged to schedule well-woman exams and determine if they, or someone they know, are due for a preventive health screening.
National medical guidelines call for initial Pap tests at age 21 then tests every three years for women ages 21-64 (or every five years when women 30-64 receive combined Pap and HPV tests). Women with certain abnormalities may require more frequent Pap tests.
Planned Parenthood of the Rocky Mountains offers cervical cancer screening programs in Colorado.
For more information, call (800) 230-PLAN or visit www.pprm.org.
Sunshine Gardens to host performances
In observance of National Assisted Living Week, Sunshine Gardens Senior Community will host a series of events to bring together residents, families, employees, volunteers and the surrounding community.
“The Magic of Music” will be the theme for the week. Events will include:
Banjo playing and singing will take place at 2:30 p.m. today.
A barbershop quartet will perform at 1 p.m. Tuesday.
The Joyful Noise Band will perform at 10:45 a.m. Wednesday, and Nuriya Music will perform at 3 p.m. Wednesday.
A piano performance will be held at 3:30 p.m. Friday.
The Korean Children’s Choir will perform at 10 a.m. Saturday.
All events will be held at 25 Sunshine Court. For more information, call 385-4090.
Mindfulness, stress reduction topic of talk
Information about mindfulness-based stress reduction will be offered from 6 to 8:30 p.m. Wednesday in Room 10 of the Smiley Building, 1309 East Third Ave.
Mindfulness-based stress reduction uses research-based tools for coping more effectively with stress, anxiety, pain and illness. The program was founded in 1979 by Jon Kabat-Zinn at the University of Massachusetts Medical Center.
Janet Curry, a licensed professional counselor in private practice and mindfulness-based stress reduction provider, will offer this free session.
For more information, visit www.stillpointmindfulnesstraining.com or call 779-0611.
Herald Staff
