Workshop

Glendale Memorial Hospital and the Verdugo Hills Business and Professional Women’s Club will present a women’s health workshop today, beginning at 11:45 a.m. Glendale Hilton Hotel, 100 West Glenoaks Blvd. Free. Reservations: (818) 771-7234.

EDUCATION

* Today: On Mondays and Thursdays, the Los Angeles branch of the International Dyslexia Assn. offers a reading class for adults with learning disabilities. Ryan Reading Center, 4379 Tujunga Ave., Studio City. 7-9 p.m. $12.50 per session. Registration: (818) 506-1111.

* Tuesday: Fitness class for people with arthritis, Orange Coast Memorial Medical Center, 9920 Talbert Ave., Fountain Valley. 11 a.m.-noon. Free. Registration: (888) 626-2662.

* Wednesday: “Newborn and the First Three Years of Life,” Downey Regional Medical Center, 11500 Brookshire Ave. 6:30-8:30 p.m. Free. Registration: (562) 622-2088.

* Thursday: “SafeSitter Babysitting” is a 13-hour course (also on Aug. 1) to teach kids ages 11-13 about emergencies and safety. Downey Regional Medical Center, 11500 Brookshire Ave. 9 a.m.-3:30 p.m. $65. (Children will receive a certificate upon completion of exam and course.) Registration: (562) 622-2088.

* Friday: A class for people with fading vision will teach new ways of doing daily chores and how to use visual aids. Alta Med Senior Health and Activity Center, 5425 E. Pomona Blvd., Los Angeles. 10 a.m.-noon. Free. (323) 663-1111, Ext. 1252.

SCREENINGS

* The American Cancer Society and Daniel Freeman Memorial Hospital will offer low-cost colorectal screenings by appointment July 31-Aug. 25. 333 N. Prairie Ave., Inglewood. (800) 356-2824.

SUPPORT GROUPS

* Today: Pulmonary group for people with lung infections, asthma, bronchitis or emphysema. Northridge Hospital’s Sherman Way Campus, 2nd Floor Conference Room, 14500 Sherman Circle, Van Nuys. 1-3 p.m. (818) 901-4522.

* Wednesday: Breast cancer support group, led by a licensed clinical social worker. Providence Holy Cross Medical Center, Cancer Center Conference Room, 15031 Rinaldi St., Mission Hills. 4:30-5:30 p.m. (818) 898-1516.

* Wednesday: Lupus support group, Sherman Oaks Hospital, Doctors Conference Room, 4911 Van Nuys Blvd. 7 p.m. (818) 957-3678.

* Wednesday: The American Liver Foundation will sponsor a support group for people with liver disease. Northridge Hospital Medical Center’s Roscoe Campus, 18300 Roscoe Blvd., Northridge. 7:30 p.m. (310) 477-4615.

* Saturday: Men over 40 with a family history of prostate cancer and those over 50 are invited to a prostate cancer networking group meeting. Daniel Freeman Memorial Hospital’s Medical Education Conference Center, 333 N. Prairie Ave., Inglewood. 1-3 p.m. (310) 376-3550.

* Wednesday: A meeting for visually impaired adults ages 20-50 will include information on employment, housing and community involvement. Center for the Partially Sighted, Suite 600, 12301 Wilshire Blvd., West Los Angeles. 4-5:30 p.m. (310) 458-3501, Ext. 248.

* Thursday: Prostate cancer group, Sherman Oaks Hospital, Doctors Conference Room, 4929 Van Nuys Blvd. 6:30 p.m. (818) 205-1900.

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