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October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month. BWH’s Passageway program is hosting a number of events throughout the month, including the annual Honoring Survivors ceremony, Oct. 20, from noon to 1 p.m., in the Bornstein Amphitheater, where the Shoe Project will be on display. Visit www.BWHPikeNotes.org to view the calendar of events.
The 35th Annual Joseph Garland Lecture, “Linking the Practice of Medicine to Public Health: The Key to the Success of Health Care Reform,” presented by John Auerbach, MD, Massachusetts’ commissioner of Public Health, is Oct. 28, 5:30 p.m., at HMS Armenise Amphitheater, 200 Longwood Ave. Contact rvogel@hms.harvard.eduor 617-432-4807 for more information.
The 7th annual symposium, “The Way Forward: Reform’s New Focus on Health and Wellness, Independent Aging, Chronic Condition Self-Care and the Tools That Support Them,” is Oct. 21–22 at Boston Park Plaza Hotel. BWH employees will get a reduced rate when registering by using the invitation code “Partners.” For more information, visit www.connected-health.or
The Osher Clinical Center for Complimentary and Integrative Medical Therapies will have small group movement classes based on the Feldenkrais Method to help people understand and improve how they sit, stand, walk and lift. Classes start Oct. 27, 6-7:15 p.m., at 850 Boylston St., and cost $120 for six sessions. Call 617-732-9700 for more information.
The Center for Community Health and Health Equity seeks employees to volunteer as pen pals to local elementary school students. Pen pals will exchange one letter per month and have the chance to meet in person twice a year. All correspondence goes through CCHHE staff, with no personal information exchanged. If interested, contact Pamela Audeh at 617-732-5741 or paudeh@partners.org