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 program will be offered as follows:
“Stepping On’
Coram
New U Fitness, (located
in the Best Market Shopping Center)
1844-A Route 112
Coram, NY 11727
Workshop Dates and Times:
December: 13, 20
January: 10, 17, 24, 31 and February 7
1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m.
To register call: 631-736-7707
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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