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All About Nutrition
Our workshop discusses proper nutrition about foods that can help build your muscle strength and reduce your fall risk.
Talk with a Doctor
This unique class offers a discussion on falls prevention with key points that a doctor wants patients to know.
Preventing Falls in the Winter
Preventing falls and the potential injuries that can result from a fall is important all year round but especially during the winter months given the nature of the season.
Medications
We will teach you about medications and how the risks they impose can increase the chances of a fall.
Staying Active in Winter
In this session, we will help you learn ideas on ways to keep active throughout the winter so you can maintain mobility and independence.
Talking About Dizziness
This workshop will focus on the importance of discussing dizziness with your doctor. We will also review various conditions that can cause dizziness.
Home Fall Safety
We will cover important statistics about home falls, along with tips and tricks to make your home safer so you can be as independent as possible.
Falls Prevention Virtual Event - Fearless Falling
Mike Grigsby with Fearless Fallings's virtual presentation will offer tips, tricks, and exercises on how to properly fall and get up from a fall.
Falls Prevention Virtual Event - Medications and Fall Risk
Hear from our pharmacist about how medications can affect your risk for falling and learn about our free falls prevention classes.
Falls Prevention Virtual Event - Home Hazards
Discover the importance of staying safe at home and learn how to correct safety hazards through today's virtual activities.
Falls Prevention Virtual Event - Virtual Tai-Chi
Improve your balance and muscle strength to reduce your risk for a fall through a virtual Tai-Chi demonstration provided by Lucy at Shift in Grandview.
Preventing Falls During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Due to the recent CDC recommendations advising those 65+ to stay home as much as possible to lower the risk for contracting the virus, we want to ensure safety in the home and a focus on decreasing fall risk during this critical time.
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