<lst>Nutrition Classes, on Thursdays, March 6, 13, 20, 27, 7-8 p.m. Come see how hypnosis can help in losing weight easily and permanently. Informative classes help those who want to lose weight without dieting or pills. $15. Register with Hypnosis - Fairfax, 4244 Chain Bridge Road, Fairfax. 703-352-5042 or e-mail hypnosis11@hmp.net.
Hypnosis Screening. Mondays, March 10, 17, 24, 31 and Wednesdays, March 5, 12, 19, 26. 9 a.m. - 7 p.m. Make a New Year's resolution to lose weight or stop smoking? Come to an hypnosis screening and find out if hypnosis can help. Hypnosis video included. Free. Register with Positive Changes, 4244 Chain Bridge Road, Fairfax. 703-352-5042.
Northern Virginia Epilepsy Group will meet on Wednesday, March 12, 7-8 p.m., at Falls Church High School, Cafeteria, 7521 Jaguar Trail, Falls Church. Free. Sponsored by the Epilepsy Foundation. For more Information, call 703-425-6660.
Catamenial Seizures presented by the director of the epilepsy center of Georgetown University Medical Center. Wednesday, March 12, 7-8 p.m. at the Falls Church High School, 7521 Jaguar Trail. Sponsored by the Epilepsy Foundation. Call 703-425-6660 for more information.
MADD (Mothers Against Drunk Driving) is sponsoring a support group for victims injured in drunk-driving crashes. Tuesday, March 18, 6 p.m., in Burke. Call 703-978-3025 for address.
ICAN of Northern Virginia (International Caesarean Awareness Network) will meet on the following dates at 7 p.m., at Inova HealthSource, 2832 Juniper St., Fairfax: March 19, Apr. 16, May 21, June 18, July 16, Aug. 20, Sept. 17, Oct. 15, Nov. 19 and Dec. 17. For more information, visit www.icanofnova.org/ or call 703-237-6136.
Haven of Northern Virginia offers several free ongoing support groups. General Bereavement Support Group for anyone grieving the death of a loved one meets the first and third Wednesday of every month; the next meeting is Wednesday, March 19 from 7:30-9 p.m. The Widow/Widower Bereavement Support Group meets every first and third Thursday or second and fourth Tuesday; the next meeting is Thursday, March 20 from 2-3:30 p.m. The next Tuesday meeting is March 25, 7:30-9 p.m. The Suicide Survivors Bereavement Support Group for those grieving the loss of a loved one to suicide meets the first Tuesday of every month; the next meeting is April 1 from 7:30- 9 p.m. The grandparents bereavement support group meets the third Thursday of each month; the next meeting is March 20, 7:30-9 p.m. Contact 703-941-7000 for more information.
Good Grief for Children 5-12. Group activity and art therapy. Mondays, through March 24, 6-7 p.m., at the Life with Cancer Family Center, 2832 Juniper St., Fairfax, Suite 203, Room B. Register at 703-208-5623.
Good Grief for Teens 13-18. Group activities and art therapy. Mondays, through March 24, 7:30-8:30 p.m., at the Life with Cancer Family Center, 2832 Juniper St., Fairfax, Suite 203, Room B. Register at 703-208-5623.
Parents of Children with Epilepsy meets the fourth Monday of each month from 7-8:30 p.m. at the Braddock Supervisors Office, meeting room, 9002 Burke Lake Road (next to Kings Park Library). Next meeting Monday, March 24.
Healthy Childhood Development from a Parent and Child's Perspective. Monday, March 24 at the Braddock Supervisors Office, meeting room, 9002 Burke Lake Road (next to Kings Park Library). Sponsored by the Epilepsy Foundation. 703-425-6660.
Free healing workshop. March 25, at 7 p.m. Find out how the body can heal itself and how Quantum Healing can help with anxiety, depression, smoking cessation, weight loss, pain release and migraines. Call Quantum Healing Center, 4244 Chain Bridge Road, Fairfax, 703-937-3993 or e-mail info@quantumhealingcenter.com.
Children's Educational Support Program. Find ways to manage the emotions and changes that come when a family member has cancer. Wednesdays, through April 2, 5:15-6:15 p.m., at the Life with Cancer Family Center, 2832 Juniper St., Fairfax, Suite 203, Room B. Register at 703-208-5623.
Teens' Educational Support Program. Managing the emotions and changes that come when a family member has cancer. Wednesdays, through April 2, 6:30-7:30 p.m., at the Life with Cancer Family Center, 2832 Juniper St., Fairfax, Suite 203, Room B. Register at 703-208-5623.
La Leche League of Burke will meet on April 4, at 9:30 a.m., at the Burke Presbyterian Church on Oak Leather Drive off Burke Center Parkway. The breastfeeding support group offers help and support to mothers who are currently breast feeding a child or anyone who plans to breastfeed. Expectant and new mothers are encouraged to attend. The topic will be "Nutrition and Weaning: What Else Do We Feed Them?" All questions and concerns will be addressed. The meeting is free and babies are welcome. For additional information contact Leslie at 703-256-2754 or Marisa at 703-323-7301.
Women's Running Club. Washington RunHers Unlimited, is starting a 12-week walking/running program for women of all ages. Saturday, April 12-July 12, 2003, 8 a.m., for 90 minutes at Wakefield Recreation Center in Annandale. The program covers finding the proper shoe, injury prevention, cross-training, safety, proper techniques and more. $47 includes membership to the Washington RunHers. Register at www.WashingtonRunHers.org or call 703-313-0652.
The following Social Skills and Therapy Groups will be offered in Fairfax by the Jewish Social Service Agency: boys 7-8, Thursdays, through March 13, 4-5 p.m.; boys and girls 9-10, Wednesdays, through Feb. 26, 4:30-5:15 p.m.; boys and girls, grades five and six, Mondays, through Feb. 24, 4-5 p.m.; boys 12-13, Mondays, through March 17, 4-5 p.m.; and boys and girls with Asperger's Syndrome/PDD, grades two to four, Tuesdays, through Feb. 25, 5:15-6:05 p.m. $55-65/session, may be insurance-reimbursable. Registration: 703-204-9100.
The United Ostomy Association, Inc., Northern Virginia Chapter, will host its monthly support group meeting on Sunday, April 6. Refreshments will be served at 1:30 p.m., with the meeting following at 2-3:30 p.m., at Inova Fairfax Hospital 3300 Gallows Road, Fall Church, conference rooms D-E-F located above Skylight Cafe. The featured speaker will be Sabine Gnesdiloff, LSW, psychosocial program coordinator, "Life With Cancer." She will present "Complementary and Alternative Medicine: an Overview." No admission fee and free parking in Blue Garage. For more information, call 703-802-3457.
Parent-to-Parent, a support group for parents of young children with special needs, co-sponsored by Jewish Social Service Agency and the Board of Jewish Education, Northern Virginia. Fourth Friday of every month at a location to be announced. $65/individual, $90/couple for entire series, $10/session for drop-ins. 301-255-1944.
Inova VNA Home Health needs volunteer snow drivers with four-wheel-drive vehicles. Drivers transport nurses to homebound patients living throughout Northern Virginia during snow emergencies. Contact the Volunteer Office at 703-916-2885 to help.
The American Lung Association of Virginia’s youth tobacco prevention program, “Smoke Free — That’s Me!” will give students in Fairfax County the opportunity to participate in the program when it comes to selected schools in the 2002-03 school year. It is a one-hour, interactive program taught by certified American Lung Association facilitators and geared toward children 9-11. The program is designed to prevent young people from starting to use tobacco by educating them using a non-threatening approach. For more information, visit www.lungusa.org/virginia.
The Fairfax County Health Department is making flu vaccinations available for adults over 65 and children or adults with chronic cardiovascular and pulmonary disorders. Vaccinations will be available at the following locations: Joseph Willard Health Center, 3750 Old Lee Highway in Fairfax and the Springfield District Office, 8136 Old Keene Mill Road, Suite A-100 in Springfield. There is a charge of $11 for the flu vaccine and $20 for the pneumococcal pneumonia vaccine. Medicare Part B (non-HMO) will be accepted. Medicaid will be accepted only for those in a high-risk category.
Recipients must bring their identification cards and should call one of the following numbers to schedule an appointment: Joseph Willard Health Center, 703-246-7100, or Springfield District Office, 703-569-1031.
Persons who would like to get a flu shot but are not eligible to receive the vaccine from a Health Department clinic should contact their personal physician or call the Fight the Flu Hotline at 1-877-895-5284 for information.
New Mom's Group meets at Inova Fairfax Hospital Women's Center, 7 South Dayroom, 3300 Gallows Road, Falls Church. New mom and baby topics and concerns, including breast-feeding. Experienced maternal-infant nurse/lactation consultant facilitates the group discussions. Weekly prize drawing. Complimentary parking, baby weight check, refreshments and resource information. Ongoing, Thursdays 10:30 a.m.-noon. For the convenience of new moms, no preregistration needed. $5/session. Call 703-204-6455.
Northern Virginia Epilepsy Group meets every Wednesday from 7-8 p.m., at Falls Church High School, 7521 Jaguar Trail, Falls Church.
The Caregivers Meeting is a weekly drop-in group for family members and friends of those with cancer to discuss various concerns. Wednesdays, from 7-8:30 p.m., at Inova Fairfax Hospital in the Radiation Oncology Conference Room. Use the blue garage. 703-698-2841 or visit lifewithcancer.org.
Alzheimer's Caregiver Support Groups. Facilitated by trained group leaders, ongoing, free and open to the community. For schedules, call 1-866-259-0042.
Burke/Springfield/Fairfax Compassionate Friends Support Group offers friendship and understanding to families grieving the death of a child. The support group meets monthly at St. Mary of Sorrows Catholic Church, 5222 Sideburn Road, Fairfax, at 7:30 p.m. Call 703-425-9504.
Birth Mother’s Support Group meets weekly in Northern Virginia. It is for any woman who has ever placed a child in adoption and would like to meet with others who have done the same. The group will be led by a licensed clinical social worker and a national certified counselor. Call Pat Cunningham or Stephanie Hayden at Catholic Charities at 703-425-0100. A modest fee is charged based on income.
Social Skills Group for children who have difficulty in social situations will meet at the Jewish Social Service Agency, 3018 Javier Road, second floor, Fairfax. In small, age-appropriate groups, children can learn and practice appropriate behaviors, such as initiating and maintaining conversation, listening, sharing, problem solving, self-control, handling teasing, dealing with emotions and making friends. Call 703-204-9100 for dates and times. $55/65 a session, may be insurance-reimbursable.
“You and Your Aging Parents” will meet at the Jewish Social Service Agency, 3018 Javier Road, second floor, Fairfax, on the second Monday of each month, September–December, from 7-8:30 p.m. Adult children with aging parents meet to discuss communicating about sensitive issues, responsibilities to parents, responsibilities to family and the need for time to yourself. Call 703-204-9100. $15 a session.
Recovery Inc., a nonprofit support group for depression, bipolar disorder and other nervous disease meets every Friday at Boulevard Baptist Church, 7000 Arlington Blvd., Falls Church. Contact Lee at 703-777-1708.
Chapter 5300 of the AARP meets on the first Tuesday of each month at Greensprings Retirement Community in Springfield in the theater at Village Square at 1 p.m.
The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society's Financial Aid program offers people up to $5,500 a year to help pay for chemotherapeutic medication, transportation and blood work associated with cancer treatment to those with leukemia, lymphoma, myeloma and other blood-related cancers. To get an application for the program, call 703-960-1100, Ext. 232, 1-888-576-6878, or e-mail singers@dc-cap.leukemia-lymphoma.org.
Schedule a home safety survey to spot any fire or life safety hazards. The life safety education officer or a City of Fairfax fire inspector will perform a home walk-through to inspect all smoke detectors, review fire escape plans, check to see that all emergency numbers are posted, scan for other safety hazards and make suggestions to remedy any problems. Call Lt. John Henderson at 703-273-8109 to make an appointment.
Inova Health System's annual gala, "The Beat of Inova," will be on Saturday, May 10. More than 1,400 local business and community leaders will come together for an evening of dining, dancing plus silent and live auctions to raise money to benefit Cardiovascular Services. The silent auction reception begins at 6:30 p.m., at the Washington Hilton and Towers, Connecticut and T St., N.W., in Washington, D.C. Doors open at 7:45 p.m., with dinner and dancing from 8 p.m.-12:30 a.m. $350 per person; $3,500 for a table of 10 and listing in the event program. A variety of sponsorship and underwriting opportunities are available. For more information and to make reservations, call 703-289-2057 or visit www.inova.org/gala2003.