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By TIMES STAFF
Published January 10, 2006

FAMILY MEMBERS AND caregivers will have three opportunities to participate in the Aging Parents Seminar series 7 to 9 p.m. at the Tampa Jewish Community Center, 13009 Community Campus Drive, Tampa. The sessions, free and open to the public, will offer information on managing the challenges of aging. For information, call 813 264-9000 or visit www.jewishtampa.com Here's the lineup:

- Session I, Wednesday: Recognition of a Crisis Situation; Distance Caregiving and Surviving Stresses of Parent Care.

- Session II, Thursday: Legal Issues; Protecting Wishes and Assets; The Business Side of Caregiving and Housing and Support Services.

- Session III, Jan 18: Family Dynamics and Getting Organized.

JANUARY IS CERVICAL CANCER Awareness Month. Cervical cancer is almost entirely preventable because of prevention and detection provided by screening. Current general guidelines recommend that women have a Pap test at least once every three years, beginning about three years after they become sexually active or no later than age 21. The Pinellas County Health Department and various community clinics offer free or reduced-cost cervical exams. To learn more about screening programs in your area, call 211.

GET SET FOR the 3rd Annual St. Pete Beach Classic 10K/5K Run & Walk and Health & Fitness Expo Jan. 13-14 on St. Pete Beach. There will be free health screenings from St. Petersburg General Hospital; door prizes and giveaways on both days. On Saturday, the 10K Competitive Run starts at 7:45 a.m.; the 5K Run/Fitness Walk at 8:15 a.m.; the One Mile Fun Run at 9:15 a.m.; and the Chick-fil-a Children's Races at 9:45 a.m. The post race party begins at 10 a.m. and is free to all participants. Extra wristbands are $5 for adults; $3 for children ages 5-16, free to children 4 and younger. For more information, go to www.stpetebeachclassic.com or 727 367-7223.

LEARN ABOUT TREATMENT for knee aches and pains during a lecture by St. Anthony's and Tampa Bay Devil Rays orthopedic surgeon Koco Eaton. The free lecture takes place at noon on Jan. 16 in conference rooms A and B of the Carillon Outpatient Center, 900 Carillon Parkway, St. Petersburg. Refreshments served; reservations required. Call (727) 825-1111 to register.

CVS/PHARMACY OFFERS free Medicare Part D educational session at all CVS pharmacy stores through Jan. 31. For pharmacy locations in your area, visit the store finder at www.cvs.com or call toll-free 1-800-746-7287, 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday.

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