County Executive Steve Bellone and Commissioner of Health
Services Dr. James Tomarken invite mature residents to attend the county’s
national award-winning program focused on falls prevention. The program is intended
to empower mature adults to carry out behaviors that reduce the risks of falls
and improve their quality of life.
‘Stepping On’, a CDC
model program, comprises a seven-week course that focuses
on balance and strength, home and community safety, vision, safe footwear and
medication review. The program has proven to reduce the number of falls for
participants by 31 percent. A second option entitled “Staying Independent for
Life” covers much of the information that is provided in the ‘Stepping On’
program in a condensed two-hour session. The programs will be offered as
follows:
‘Stepping On’
West Islip
Workshop dates and times:
July 6, 13, 20, 27, August 3,10,
17, 2016 10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
West Islip Public Library
3 Higbie Lane West Islip, NY 11795
To register call 631-661-7080
Manorville
Workshop dates and times:
July 8, 15, 22, 29, October 5,12, 19, 2016 1:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.
Peconic Bay Medical Center
496 County Rd. 111, Suite D
Manorville, NY 11949
To register call Erin at 631-853-6472
Staying Independent for Life
Bridgehampton
Friday,
July 22, 2016 11:30 a.m. – 1:30 p.m.
Bridgehampton Library
2478 Main St. Bridgehampton, NY 11932
To register call 631-537-0015
For
more information email to: info@hamptonlibrary.org
Shelter Island
Wednesday,
July 27, 2016 10:30 a.m. – 12:30
p.m.
Shelter
Island Senior Services
44
South Ferry Rd. Shelter Island, NY 11964
Please call to register at 631-749-1059 ask
for Lorie or Ronnie
Additional programs will be rolled out in communities throughout
Suffolk County over the course of the year. For more information about Suffolk
County Falls Prevention Programs, call the Suffolk County Department of Health
Services at 631-853-6492 or visit: www.suffolkcountyny.gov/Departments/HealthServices/PreventiveMedicine/PublicHealthNursing
Watch this video to
learn more about what your peers are doing at Suffolk County’s falls-prevention
programs:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YxsoHmjJvN8&feature=youtu.be
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