The Stanislaus Family Practice Residency will hold its 14th annual Run for health on April 21 at Kewin Park in Modesto. The run celebrates National Public Health Week and is sponsored by the Stanislaus County Health Services Agency.

The race is open to runners and walkers and features five and ten-kilometer distances and a one-mile fun run. All participants receive a t-shirt and are eligible for a prize drawing at the event. Registration is $12 in advance and $14 the day of the event. Children under the age of 12 can register for $7.

All proceeds go to support the Modesto chapter of Doctors Ought to Care (DOC), a non-profit organization supporting health programs in Stanislaus County. DOC is dedicated to health education with an emphasis on smoking cessation, drug addiction, safety issues and domestic violence. For more information or to register for the run call 576-3523.

Reprinted by permission of Modesto Progress.