Commissioner of Health Services, Dr. James Tomarken invites
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.
Between 2010 and 2015 these
programs collectively reached over 2,800 senior citizens to teach them about
how to prevent falls in the home and live independently.
These programs are ‘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’
Greenlawn
Harborfield
Public Library
31
Broadway
Greenlawn, NY 11740
Workshop Dates and Times:
November 9,16,23,30, 2016
December 7,14,21, 2016
Time: 9:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.
To register call: Spangle Center at 631-757-4200.
Staying Independent
for Life
Port Jefferson
Friday,
October 28, 2016 from 1:00 p.m.-3:00 p.m.
Woodhaven Nursing Home
1360 Route 112 Port Jefferson Station, NY
11776
To register call Michael at 631-664-4817
Bellport
Friday,
November 18, 2016 from 11:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.
South Country Library
22 Station Road Bellport, NY 11713
To register call 631-286-0818
Bridgehampton
Monday,
November 21 2016 from 11:30 a.m. – 1:30 p.m.
Bridgehampton Library
2478 Main Street Bridgehampton, NY 11932
To register call 631-537-0015
Central Islip
Monday,
November 28, 2016 10:00 a.m. – 12:00
p.m.
Central Islip Ambulance
4 Pineville Road Central Islip, NY 11722
To register call Lorraine at 631-582-4414
Shelter Island
Wednesday,
November 30, 2016 10:30 a.m. – 12:30
p.m.
Shelter Island Library
37 North Ferry Road Shelter Island, NY 11964
To register call 631-749-0042
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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