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EDUCATION

TODAY

* “ABCs of Infant CPR and Safety,” for Spanish speakers. White Memorial Medical Center, 1720 Cesar Chavez Ave., Los Angeles. 6 p.m. $10 per person or $15 per couple. Reservations required. (323) 265-5050.

TUESDAY

* “Diabetes and Your Eyes,” led by an ophthalmologist. San Gabriel Valley Medical Center, 261 Junipero Serra Drive, in the CHEC Building. Support group begins at 6:30 p.m.; speaker at 7:15 p.m. Free. (323) 283-1061 or (626) 284-5451.

FRIDAY

* “Nutrition Lunch,” led by a health consultant, will focus on health and cancer. Wellness Community, 109 W. Torrance Blvd., Suite 100, Upper Level Pier Plaza, Redondo Beach. 12:30-2 p.m. Free. (310) 376-3550.

SCREENINGS

Glendale Adventist Medical Center offers blood pressure screenings seven days a week, 24 hours a day, Emergency Department, 1509 Wilson Terrace, Glendale. Free. (818) 409-8100.

SUPPORT GROUPS

TODAY

* “Dealing With 9-11,” a weekly therapist-led group, helps community members cope with the increased anxiety, fear and depression felt since the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks. American Behavioral Studies Institute Counseling Center, Beverly Hills, 292 S. La Cienega Blvd., Beverly Hills. 6:30-8 p.m. $15 to $25 per session, based on participants’ income. Reservations required. (310) 659-5250.

WEDNESDAY

* Families of Aging Parents group. (Meets second and fourth Wednesdays of the month.) Sherman Oaks Hospital, 4911 Van Nuys Blvd., Sherman Oaks. 6-7:30 p.m. Free. (818) 205-1917.

* Lymphedema networking group. (Meets second Wednesdays of the month.) Wellness Community, 109 W. Torrance Blvd., Upper Level Pier Plaza, Redondo Beach. 7-9 p.m. Free. (310) 376-3550 or (310) 820-6065.

* Group for people with liver disease and their families. (Meets every other Wednesday.) Northridge Hospital’s Roscoe Campus, 18300 Roscoe Blvd., Northridge. 7:30 p.m. (310) 670-4624.

* Peripheral neuropathy group of Los Angeles. (Meets second Wednesdays.) UCLA Medical Center, Neurology Building, Los Angeles. 1-3 p.m. First meeting is free. (310) 286-7442.

* Group for family and friends of people with Parkinson’s disease. Foothill Nursing Center, 401 W. Ada Ave., Glendora. 7 p.m. Free. Reservations requested. (877) 775-4111.

THURSDAY

* Breast cancer group. (Meets second Thursdays.) Glendale Memorial Hospital, 1520 S. Central Ave., Glendale. 5:30-7 p.m. (818) 502-2323.

* Macular degeneration group. (Meets second Thursdays.) UCLA Jules Stein Eye Institute, 100 Stein Plaza, Westwood. 1-3 p.m. Free. Reservations required. (818) 782-6381.

* Hollywood lymphedema support group. (Meets second Thursdays.) 7080 Hollywood Blvd., Suite 815, Los Angeles. 7-8 p.m. Free. Reservations required. (323) 957-9571.

FRIDAY

“Walk and Talk,” a walking group for women in cancer treatment and recovery. (Meets second and fourth Fridays of the month.) Nikegoddess store in Fashion Island, Newport Beach. 10 a.m. Free. (949) 275-3888.

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