CALENDAR

Edwin Hornberger Conference Center
at the Texas Medical Center

• Unless otherwise noted, the following events will take place at the Edwin Hornberger Conference Center.
  
  
• Fundraiser for Community Programs, sponsored by Houston International Theater School, May 2, 3 p.m.
  
  
• Benefit Gala: And Evening with Paula Poundstone, sponsored by Houston Area Women's Center, May 6, 6 p.m. For information, call 713-528-6798, ext. 229.
  
  
• Graduation Ceremony, The University of Texas-Houston School of Public Health, May 7, 3:30 p.m. For information, call 713-500-9030.
  
  
• Pinning Ceremony and Reception, sponsored by Prairie View A&M University School of Nursing, May 7, 7 p.m. For information, call 713-797-7007.
  
  
• Graduation Ceremony, The University of Texas-Houston Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, May 8, 10 a.m. For information, call 713-500-9865.
  
  
• Graduation Reception, sponsored by the University of Houston College of Optometry, May 14, 8 p.m.
  
  
• Annual Meeting and Election of Officers, sponsored by the Houston Academy of General Dentistry, May 14, 8:30 a.m. For information, call 800-286-1918.
  
  
• Annual Gala: Sock Hop - Rock Around the Clock, sponsored by Avondale House, May 15, 7 p.m. For information, call 713-661-6291.
  
  
• Annual Gala: Swinging With Swing, sponsored by Casa de Esperanza, May 16, 6 p.m. For information, call 713-529-0639.

• Summer Y Day Camp at the YMCA at the Texas Medical Center. A great place for kids ages 6-12. Registration for Summer '99 is underway. Call 713-747-2173 for information.
  
  
• The Houston Parks and Recreation Department is inviting boys and girls ages 7 to 18 to join in the free Shell Houston Junior Golf Program. Two-week sessions of golf instruction in neighborhood parks throughout the city. For information, call 713-845-1271.
  
  
• The Houston Area Women's Center annual fundraising gala will be May 6, with cocktails and a silent auction at 6 p.m., dinner at 7 p.m., and a performance by the imaginative comedian Paula Poundstone at 8:30 p.m. at the Edwin Hornberger Conference Center. For ticket information, call 713-528-6798, ext. 229.
  
  
• Legal Issues Following Death, sponsored by The University of Texas-Houston School of Nursing, May 20, 12-1 p.m., in room DB 446 of the School of Nursing.
  
  
• Creating an Internet Resource Page, sponsored by the Houston Academy of Medicine/Texas Medical Center Library, May 28, 9-11 a.m. Free to all students; $25 for faculty, staff, residents. Register at http://library.tmc.edu/classchd.html
  
  
• The Houston Department of Health and Human Services wants to remind parents that baby's first birthday is time for an important immunization visit. For the nearest immunization site, call 713-794-9267.
  
  
• Free hearing screenings, sponsored by the Center for Hearing and Speech, May 10, 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m., at the Center, 3636 West Dallas. For information, call 713-523-3633.
  
  
• Deadlines for applying for acceptance into the Houston Community College-Southeast's seven health science programs that begin in the upcoming fall semester is June 1. The two-year programs (graduates receive associate degree) are: Associate Degree in Nursing, Health Information Technology, Nuclear Medicine Technology, and Radiography. The one-year programs (which earn completion certificates) are Health Information Analysis, Occupational Therapy Assistant, and Vocational Nursing. For information, call 713-718-7373.
  
  
• Privacy, Security and Confidentiality of Medical Records - Complying with sweeping New HIPAA Requirements, jointly sponsored by more than a dozen academic across the U.S., including the Houston Academy of Medicine/Texas Medical Center Library, May 7 (8:30 a.m.- 5 p.m.) and 8 (8:30 a.m.-noon). Visit the Web site for registration information.
  
  
• Miniature Works Art Show, sponsored by the Houston Women's Caucus for Art, May 8 through June 6, at the Bruce Mauldin Gallery, 704 Fairview. Micro-masterpieces. For information, call 713-520-7840.
  
  
• The Harris County Psychiatric Center will be offering free anxiety disorders and depression screening on Wednesday, May 5, at Northwest Mall's Community Room,

  10 a.m-2 p.m. Anxiety disorders are the most common mental illnesses in the U.S., and 25 percent of the population will suffer from an anxiety disorder sometime in their lives - but only a quarter of the people will seek treatment. Northwest Mall is located at the 610 Loop and Highway 290. For information, call 713-741-7878.
  
  

• Biomedical Desktop Publishing, sponsored by the Houston Academy of Medicine/Texas Medical Center Library, May 11, 1:30-4:30 p.m. Free to students; $25 fee for faculty, staff. For information, call 713-799-7803.
  
  
• Texas Children's Hospital 1999 Summer Wellness Camp has announced a schedule of six week-long programs for children ages 5-12. Camps are 9 a.m.-4 p.m., Monday - Friday, with sessions beginning June 7 and July 12 (ages 5-7); June 14, 21 and July 19, 26 (ages 8-12). Employees of Texas Children's and Baylor receive a $25 discount. For cost and other information, call 713-770-7542 or register on the web at www.texaschildrenshospital.org/prod/phref/clin62.htm.
  
  
• Meeting the Health Care Needs of the Homeless, a conference co-sponsored by the Veterans Affairs Medical Center and Baylor College of Medicine, May 27, 9 a.m.-3 p.m., at the VA Medical Center Auditorium, 2002 Holcombe Blvd. This conference is for health care professionals, medical students, social workers and others who assist homeless veterans and people who live on the streets or in homeless shelters. Speakers will include directors of homeless projects from across the country. For information, call 713-794-7848.
  
  
• Asian Pacific American Women's Leadership Institute will hold a regional summit in Houston, May 8, at the Conoco Center, 600 North Dairy Ashford. A forum focusing on leadership skills. For information, call 303-399-8899.
  
  
• Skin Cancer Prevention and Early Detection: A Workshop for Health Care Professionals, sponsored by M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, May 15, 8 a.m.-4 p.m., at the Crowne Plaza Hotel, 6701 Main St. For registration information, call 713-792-3427.
  
  
• From May 1-8, various collection sites throughout Houston will accept donated children's books for toddlers through 12 years old for the summer's "Houston Reads to Lead" children's summer reading program. The sites are all Whataburger restaurants, Pilgrim Cleaners, Super Cuts, AMC Theaters, Half-Price Books and Bank United branches. The Comets' Cynthia Cooper and Roopster Roux are honorary chairs of this event, which is sponsored by the Houston READ Commission. For information about the program, call 713-228-1800.

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