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# Here’s to your health: UCLA offers free programs
- URL: https://www.smdp.com/heres-to-your-health-ucla-offers-free-programs/
- Published: 2005-07-19T15:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-10-23T07:28:52.000Z
- Author: Guest Author
- Tags: Health, Westwood, #archive-import

*By Daily Press staff*

UCLA Healthcare is offering a wide range of free health education programs overthe next three months.

July’s programs include: ■ Planning for future health care, hosted by UCLA Healthcare’s 50-plus program. Tuesday, July 19, 10 a.m. to 11:30 a.m., Marisa Leif conference room, 300 UCLA Medical Plaza on the UCLA campus in Westwood. Call (800) 516-5323 for reservations and directions. ■ Advance Healthcare Directives. A free health lecture on Wednesday, July 20, 2 p.m. to 3:30 p.m., OASIS lecture room near Robinsons-May at the Westside Pavilion. For reservations, call (800) 516-5323\. ■ Cutting-edge spinal surgery, lectured by UCLA orthopaedic spine surgeon, Nick Shamie. This free program is hosted by UCLA Healthcare. Wednesday, July 20, 7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m., First United Methodist Church, 1008 11th St. in Santa Monica. Reservations: (800) 516-5323\. ■ Healthy eating for one. Hear advice by UCLA dietitian Alicia Trocker at the free community talk sponsored by UCLA Healthcare’s 50-plus program on Thursday, July 21, from 12 p.m. to 1:30 p.m., at the Santa Monica Family YMCA, 1332 6th St. Call (800) 516-5323 for reservations. ■ Lymphedema lecture. A free seminar by Dr. Emily Iker at the Santa Monica- UCLA Medical Center. Tuesday, July 26, 5:30 p.m. to 7 p.m., room 723 at the med-

*Originally published in the Santa Monica Daily Press print edition on July 19, 2005.* [Read the original PDF.](https://s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/smdp%5Fbackissues/071905.pdf?ref=smdp.com)