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The Christopher & Dana Reeve Foundation is bringing “RxRelax Seated Therapeutic Yoga” to the Los Angeles area. In conjunction with the Culver City Senior Center and UCLA Longevity Center, this free seminar is part of a national tour with experts from RxRelax. The speakers, Jay Gupta, RPh, MScIM and Terry Gupta, MSW, RxYT of RxRelax, are healthcare professionals and yoga therapists who love bringing these evidence-based practices to people across the USA. What they share is easy-to-do, effective, and a lot of fun. Yoga and mindfulness can be...
Kaiser Permanente West Los Angeles Medical Center, in partnership with local law enforcement agencies, encourages community members to participate in the 12th “National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day” event on Saturday, October 22 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the medical center. This program provides local residents with an opportunity to safely and easily dispose of expired, unwanted, or unused medicines. A pharmacist will also be available for consultation and there will be a free drive-thru drop-off service for unused, unwanted med...
Imagine being born with a hearing loss, but not having it diagnosed for eight years. Comedian Kathy Buckley knows that all too well when she was put in school for retardation for two years, before her parents realized she simply could not hear. As she states “there is nothing wrong with being deaf but there is everything wrong with not being able to communicate.” Now those suffering from hearing loss have a voice, it’s their own. Thanks to Dr. Michelle Christie who as a speech-therapist, recognized that the needs of children with hearing loss...
Our risk for memory loss increases as we age. What can we do now to keep our brains healthy? Are there foods that we can eat that will help our memory? What do we do if we see signs of memory loss? These questions and more will be answered at a free community forum to be held on Saturday, Oct. 1 from 10 a.m. to noon at the Culver City Senior Center, 4095 Overland Ave., Culver City. Plentiful free parking is available onsite. The forum, titled “Brain Health & Alzheimer’s Disease,” is hosted by Alzheimer’s Greater Los Angeles. The keynote...
Culver City kids will have a chance to meet their favorite local author, Tami Fitzkoff, at the 15TH Annual Kickin’ Cancer!® 5K Run / Walk / Stroll on October 2 at 11620 San Vicente Blvd. It’s the Lynne Cohen Foundation’s flagship event to end women’s cancers through prevention, and as a parent and woman, this event hits home for Tami. One in eight women will be diagnosed with breast cancer in her lifetime and there will be 21,290 new cases of ovarian cancer, the deadliest gynecologic cancer, in the U.S. this year alone. Culver City mom and...
KP West LA continues its commitment to educating teens and their parents about pregnancy consequences and prevention, birth control options, and sexually-transmitted diseases with its Teen Pregnancy Prevention Seminar on Oct. 1 from 8:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. It’s a four-hour seminar that has been hosted for local teens between the ages of 13 and 16 by KP West LA, twice a year since 2002. The seminar typically has about 80 attendees, and is open to the public. “Whether or not our teens are having sex they are being exposed to sex at a younger age tho...
Walk With A Doc/Culver City, Saturday, September 17 at 8:45 a,m at Veterans Park, 41 17 Overland, near the tennis courts. Dr. Sarah Carpenter, Pediatrician and volunteer at the Sandy Segal Youth Health Center, will discuss the gut micro biome and "the multitudes inside of us" and then lead the group on a walk through the neighborhood. A warm up with Culver Palms YMCA trainer Brandon Webb precedes the talk. This event is free and open to those seeking to improve their health. The mission is to...
With the annual Medicare Open Enrollment Period (Oct. 15-Dec.7) right around the corner, many Los Angeles residents are looking for resources to learn about their health care coverage options. In its fifth year, National Medicare Education Week begins one month before the start of Medicare’s Open Enrollment Period and offers educational events and resources to help seniors, Medicare beneficiaries, their families and caregivers understand Medicare. With more than 56 million Americans already enrolled in Medicare – including 1,394,737 in the Los...
Walk With A Doc/Culver City will occur Saturday, August 20 at 8:45 a,m. at Veterans Park, 4117 Overland, Culver City near the tennis courts. Jeffrey Penso will briefly discuss “The healing powers of venom.” and lead the group on a walk through the neighborhood. Warm up with Culver Palms YMCA trainer, Brandon Webb, precedes the talk. This event is free and open to all. This international walking program http://walkwithadoc.org/ was started by an Ohio cardiologist looking to encourage individuals to move their bodies and give up their sed...
Every year in August community health centers celebrate National Health Center Week – this year it is from Sunday, August 7 through Saturday, August 13 with the theme of "Innovators in Community Health." Westside Family Health Center, a community health center located in Santa Monica, will celebrate with two free, community-wide Health Fairs. The first will be on Tuesday, August 9 from 10 am to 2 pm at Virginia Avenue Park's Splash Pad Area, located at 2200 Virginia Avenue in Santa Monica. T...
Walk With A Doc/Culver City, arrives this Saturday, July 16 at 8:45 a.m. begins at Veterans' Memorial Park near the Tennis Courts. Sarah Carpenter, MD, will speak for a few moments on two favorite subjects, "Sugar and Salt," followed by a warm-up with Culver-Palms Family YMCA Fitness Trainer Brandon Webb. Then it's off for an hour's walk-at-your-own-pace, ending up back at the Park. The international program was started by a Midwestern cardiologist encouraging all to get up and move and leave...
Walk With A Doc Culver City will be held this Saturday June 18 at 8:45 am at Veterans Park, 4117 Overland Avenue near the tennis courts. Dr. Jeffrey Penso will lead a walk after discussing The Paleo Diet which aims to bring back whole, real foods and eliminate sugars, grains, processed foods and hydrogenated vegetable. This community event is sponsored by the LA County Medical Association and is free and open to all....
Pacific Coast Community Acupuncture will be celebrating spring by providing free acupuncture treatments for new and returning patients on April 30 from 8 a.m.to1 p.m. The clinic is located at 10812 1/2-A Washington Boulevard in Culver City. The new nonprofit Culver City organization is dedicated to bringing low-cost medicine to Los Angeles County. It has been offering high quality, reduced-cost services in a community setting since last November. Staff members Craig Swogger and Susan Kim trained at Yo San University. They have assisted...
Kaiser Permanente West Los Angeles has been recognized as a “Leader in LGBT Healthcare Equality” by the Human Rights Campaign (HRC) Foundation, the educational arm of the country’s largest lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) civil rights organization. The findings were part of HRC Foundation’s Healthcare Equality Index 2016, a unique annual survey that encourages equal care for LGBT Americans by evaluating inclusive policies and practices related to LGBT patients, visitors and employees. KP West LA earned top marks in meeting non-dis...
Golden Globe winner Gina Rodriguez will host Westside Family Health Center’s “I HEART WFHC” Fundraiser on Saturday, Feb. 20 from 7 pm to 11 at the Bar And Garden Annex, 8558 W. Washington Blvd., Culver City. Ms. Rodriguez is a supporter of WFHC. "My family and I have a great deal of respect for the health services and community outreach that Westside Family Health Center provides,” she said. To learn more about WFHC visit www.wfhcenter.org....
You too can help “Reach for Rainbows” at the annual fundraiser hosted by the Friends of the Sandy Segal Youth Health Center. The group’s major fundraiser is on Saturday, February 20, 2016 at the DoubleTree by Hilton in Culver City. The honorees at this year’s event are The Culver City Woman’s Club, and John Riordan, owner of John Riordan Plumbing, Inc. The members of the Woman’s Club and Mr. Riordan have contributed to the fabric of our community for decades through monetary donations and supportive events. Their efforts have helped many famili...
“Helping Mother Nature Thrive,” Kaiser Permanente’s 2016 Rose Parade® float, celebrates the work and dedication of those building healthier communities and helps promote the importance of taking everyday steps to protect and enrich the environment. Creating healthy communities is central to Kaiser Permanente’s mission and, by supporting numerous partners and programs, is able to transform and improve the neighborhoods where people live, work, learn and play. “We know that good health is easier to achieve when people are surrounded by a healt...
Walk With A Doc Culver City continues with its monthly health talk and walk with Dr. Jeffrey Penso at 8:45 a.m. Saturday December 19, Veterans Park near the Tennis Courts. Warm up and stretching with YMCA Fitness Councilor Brandon Webb. This is a free monthly community event sponsored by LA County Medical Association. The concept was created by a cardiologist in Ohio who was determined to encourage his patients to get walking and give up their sedentary lifestyles. The following is the planned...
Kaiser Permanente West Los Angeles Medical Center, in partnership with local law enforcement agencies, encourages community members to participate in the 10th “National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day” on Saturday, September 26 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the medical center. This program provides local residents with an opportunity to safely and easily dispose of expired, unwanted, or unused medicines. A pharmacist will also be available for consultation and there will be a free drive-thru drop-off service for unused, unwanted medications. “Ev...
By Sandra Coopersmith Features Writer If your exercise program consists of dragging your feet, sidestepping responsibility and pushing your luck, Culver City’s House of Fitness (“HOF”) at 4130 Sepulveda Blvd., Suite E can be a real life-changer. Call (310) 773-9484, email [email protected] or visit www.houseoffitnessla.com to jumpstart your transformation. Adam Nisenson, its marketing director, started out as a client about a year and a half ago. “At that time I was pretty close to 200...
Didi Hirsch Mental Health Services moved a step closer to erasing the stigma of mental illness on Thursday, April 23 by honoring several passionate champions of mental health awareness and suicide prevention, including singer/songwriter Mary Lambert, television personality Howie Mandel, NBA New Orleans Pelicans forward Ryan Anderson, former California Senate President pro Tempore Darrell Steinberg and his 21-year-old daughter, Jordana Steinberg. Held at the Beverly Hilton Hotel, the 19th annual Erasing the Stigma Leadership Awards drew more...
By Sandra Coopersmith Features writer Some things, like the unwavering commitment of the American Cancer Society (ACS) to save lives and end cancer, never change. And some things do, such as this year's Culver City venue for the society's signature event, Relay For Life, to be held at Tellefson Park (Washington Place and Tilden Avenue) on Saturday, May 16, noon to 8 p.m. Relay For Life, the world's largest and most impactful fundraising event to end cancer, unites communities across the globe...
To think of heart disease and stroke as America’s leading killers is alarming, until you factor in the good news: 80 percent of heart disease and stroke can be prevented. No matter where you are in life, it’s never too late to make better health choices. All you need is a goal, a plan and the desire to live a longer, healthier life. For Heart Month, the American Heart Association (AHA) challenges Los Angeles residents to commit to one simple lifestyle change for a start to improve your heart and brain health. It recommends seven factors – c...
The Glaucoma Institute of Beverly Hills announces that January is Glaucoma Awareness Month. Glaucoma is the leading cause of preventable blindness in America. The Glaucoma Institute of Beverly Hills believes it is our duty to educate the public about the effects of Glaucoma, the importance of early diagnosis for this often undetected and incurable, but controllable condition and the latest advances in diagnostic methods and treatment options. Michael S. Berlin, M.D., Director of the Glaucoma Institute of Beverly Hills, Professor of Clinical...
We're entering that time of year when holiday greetings are, unfortunately, often interspersed with a hearty "Achoo!" Leave it to Kaiser Permanente West Los Angeles Medical Center ("Kaiser") to come up with a clever way to help avoid the flu and other bothersome bugs that are particularly prevalent during this busy celebratory season. Their suggestion: substitute fist bumps for handshakes. Accordingly, hospital staff, physicians and patients are foregoing handshakes in favor of fist bumps to...
