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The Healthy Aging
Partnership is a coalition of over 30 nonprofit and government organizations
dedicated to improving the lives of older adults in the Puget
Sound region.
When: Fourth Tuesday of the month,
8:30-10:00 AM
Where: Senior Services, 2208
Second Ave., Seattle, WA
Metered street parking is available; or take any bus that stops near 2nd Ave. and Bell St.
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HAP info on the Web
Visit the HAP Web site at www.4elders.org and find:
Tips for Healthy Living: Information and dozens of articles for
your agency newsletters.
Other Online Resources for Seniors and Caregivers: A list of
helpful Web sites.
Healthy Aging Partnership: Information about HAP and its partner
agencies.
Information and Assistance Line
Or ask experts at Senior Services directly for information on healthy
living for older adults by phone: 1-888-4ELDERS
or E-mail
To send us news items for future issues of HAPpenings, add more
recipients to the distribution list, or to unsubscribe, e-mail info@4elders.org.
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Welcome to
the November issue of HAPpenings!
The Healthy Aging Partnership
(HAP), a coalition of over 30 nonprofit and government organizations
dedicated to improving the lives of older adults in the Puget Sound region, is pleased to share news,
insights and activities with you in this quarterly newsletter. To
forward news items for future issues, add more recipients to the
distribution list, or to unsubscribe, email info@4elders.org.
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Webinar Series on Healthy
Aging and Depression
The series of five 90-minute webinars builds on learnings from a May
2008 national conference on strategies for community agencies to
implement effective programs to treat depression in older adults, which
was sponsored by the CDC Prevention Research Centers Healthy Aging
Research Network ( PRC-HAN).
The final webinar in this interactive series is Money Matters:
Funding and Sustaining Evidence-Based Depression Programming
When: Thursday November 13, 2008, 3:00 PM - 4:30 PM EST
Moderated by Alixe McNeill, NCOA
Register (First-time
participants, be sure to allow time to register and prepare your
computer.)
You can view the archives of the four previous webinars at no charge.
Click a webinar title to go to its access page. Action briefs accompany
each webinar.
Healthy Aging and Depression:
Overcoming Stigma
Speakers: Pat Corrigan, Carmen Lee, and Kate McDuffie
Learn about the stigma associated with depression and suggested ways to
overcome it.
Evidence-Based Depression
Care Management: Program to Encourage Active, Rewarding Lives for
Seniors (PEARLS)
Speakers: Mark Snowden, Pam Piering, and Susy Favaro
Learn how the PEARLS program can help older adults manage depression.
Evidence-Based Depression
Care Management: Healthy IDEAS
Speakers: Nancy Wilson, Sharon Forester, and Pat Gleason-Wynn
Learn how Healthy IDEAS can help older adults manage depression.
Evidence-Based Depression Care
Management: Improving Mood-Promoting Access to Collaborative Treatment
(IMPACT)
Speakers: Jürgen Unützer and Virna Little
Learn how the IMPACT program can help older adults manage depression.
In addition to these five webinars, the NCOA archives include a number of
other informative webinars and presentations on healthy aging issues.
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Get Ready to Take Winter by
Storm!
From now until the end of the year, tune into KING-TV and
KIRO-TV and watch for Chief Meteorologists Shannon O'Donnell (KING) and
Rebecca Stevenson (KIRO) as they provide great tips on how to beat
winter weather by staying prepared.
"Television reaches a great many people every day. People can
learn to be safe right in their own living room," said Barb Graff,
Seattle's
Director of Emergency Management.
The 15-second tips cover reminders to:
- Prepare for power outages by keeping fresh
batteries, a flashlight and radio on-hand to stay safe and get
up-to-the-minute information.
- Have a first-aid kit, warm clothing or
blankets, and a three-day supply of food and water at home.
- Keep barbeques and gas generators outside to
avoid deadly carbon monoxide poisoning.
- Don't drive through standing water - it can
flood your car's engine.
- Avoid driving when weather conditions are
bad, and expect changes or delays in bus routes because of snow.
- Prevent street flooding by keeping storm
drains clear of leaves and debris.
If television isn't your favorite medium, you can also catch the same
messages on major radio stations KIRO-AM 710, KOMO-AM 1000, and several
other stations throughout Puget Sound,
including the Spanish-language station KDDS FM 99.3.
In addition, community newspapers, including the Seattle Chinese Post,
and its sister paper, Northwest Asian Weekly, published in
English, will run the messages.
"We can help each other in lots of ways this season," Graff
said. "Taking time to take care of yourself or to check on a
neighbor or loved one is never out of season."
For more information on how to get prepared, go to: www.seattle.gov/emergency,
or contact the Seattle
Office of Emergency Management at 206-233-7123.
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The Caring for Our Aging Parents Series Presents
Difficult Behaviors:
Responding to Depression, Mental Illness and Substance Abuse
As parents
grow older they may become resistant to help, or overly demanding.
Their behavior may be related to depression, mental illness, or
substance abuse. Many changes in life, including the death of a loved
one, health concerns, and reduced income can lead to depression or
substance abuse.
At this presentation you can learn how to detect depression or
substance abuse in your aging parents, and where to go to help them
obtain the support they need.
When: Tuesday, December 16, 6:30 - 8:30 P.M.
Where: Temple
Beth Am, 2632 NE 80th Street, Seattle
How much: $10/person. Scholarships are available; please ask if
interested.
Information and registration: contact Adam at (206) 861-8784 or familylife@jfsseattle.org.
Pre-registration is encouraged.
Co-sponsored by Jewish Family Services and Temple Beth
Am
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Speaking
of community service . . .
Ombudsman Program Seeks Volunteers
The King County Long-Term Care Ombudsman Program is looking for
volunteer ombudsmen to work with residents of nursing homes, adult
family homes, and assisted living facilities throughout King County.
Volunteer
ombudsman listen to the concerns and questions of residents living in
long-term care facilities and work to resolve their problems, answer
questions, and inform them about their rights. The main goal of the
program is to empower residents, and ultimately, to help protect
residents' rights, dignity, and safety to ensure a better quality of
life in long-term care facilities.
Potential
volunteers will be interviewed and receive an orientation before they
are accepted for training. The 32-hour training gives volunteers the
confidence, knowledge, and authority they need to speak out for and
empower residents. We look for people who are passionate about working
for and with elders and persons with disabilities, and who can confront
obstacles in order to resolve problems.
The program
requires a one-year commitment to spend an average of four hours a week
visiting residents. To avoid conflicts of interest, ombudsmen cannot be
currently employed at a long-term care facility or have worked for one
in the past year.
Training to
become a certified Ombudsman is offered throughout the year in King County.
The next training series will be held from 8:30 to 5:00 on Dec. 2nd,
4th, 9th, and 11th at the Federal
Way Community Center.
To apply to
become a volunteer ombudsman, call Mary Fogh, King County Long Term
Care Ombudsman Program, Volunteer Coordinator, at 206-694-6703 or
e-mail: maryf@solid-ground.org.
The
King County Long-Term Care Ombudsman Program is a program of Solid
Ground.
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HHS Announces Physical
Activity Guidelines for Americans
Physical activity benefits every age, income, and ethnic group.
Only two and a half hours a week of moderate aerobic physical activity
can give adults substantial health benefits, according to the new
Physical Activity Guidelines for Americans, released by the US
Department of Health and Human Services. The guidelines provide ideas
for how people can easily fit physical activity into their daily lives
by doing activities they enjoy. More information about Physical Activity
Guidelines for Americans is at www.health.gov/paguidelines.
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Your Guide to Good Health for
a Lifetime
This Web site provides
information to help older adults make healthy choices in partnership
with their doctors. Topics include basics of health choices, lifelong
health habits, health monitoring, immunizations, and other helpful
resources. The Web site has very large font and can also read the text
aloud via a cursor-activated reader for people with low vision. View it
at www.optimalaging.com/yourguide.
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Announcements and upcoming
events
- Nov. 18, 2008. National Memory Screening Day.
National Memory Screening Day is a collaborative effort
spearheaded by the Alzheimer's Foundation of America to promote
early detection of Alzheimer's disease and related illnesses and
to encourage appropriate intervention. Find more information at www.nationalmemoryscreening.org.
- Nov. 20, 2008.
Narrows Glen Professional Open House
Narrows Glen, 8201 6th Ave. in Tacoma, is hosting an Open House
for healthcare and business professionals in Pierce, King and
Kitsap counties 4:00-7:00PM. Please RSVP to (253) 564-4770 or
e-mail: denise.callaghan@vintagesenior.com. Raffle
prizes include two full Thanksgiving meals donated in your name to
the charity of your choice.
- Dec. 8-14, 2008.
National Influenza Vaccination Week
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has
designated the week after Thanksgiving as National Influenza
Vaccination Week. This event is designed to raise awareness of the
importance of continuing influenza (flu) vaccination, as well as
foster greater use of flu vaccine through the months of November,
December, and beyond. CDC is recommending that people take this opportunity
to be vaccinated against flu and pneumonia.
- Dec. 12, 2008.
Disaster Preparedness: Keeping Your Clients-and Yourself-Safe
The Puget Sound faces unique disaster potential. Each of us has
the ability to decrease the likelihood that any of these disasters
will cause long term personal harm. This useful and informative
workshop will show just how easy it is to be resilient during
regional wide disruptions like disasters, for yourself and the
individuals you provide care for. Presentation will address ways
to increase your ability to care for clients and your family in
times of disaster. Presented by Carol Dunn, Program Manager of Community Disaster Education for the
American Red Cross. $50. Held 9 a.m. to noon at the American Red
Cross, 1900 - 25th Ave.
S., Seattle.
$50. More at www.adultday.org or
1-888-60-WADSA.
- April 24, 2009. 24th
Annual Alzheimer's Regional Conference, Seattle
The Alzheimer's Association Regional Conference is a dynamic and
multi-disciplinary forum dedicated to the care of people with
dementia and their families. it will be held at the Washington
State Convention and Trade
Center in Seattle.
Find more information at http://www.alz.org/alzwa/in_my_community_13865.asp.
Save the date!
April 25, 2009. Area Agency on Aging Advocacy Day, Olympia
April 2009. Training for PEARLS Program. Location and
dates, TBD. Watch the PEARLS Web site for
updated information. PEARLS (Program to Encourage Active,
Rewarding Lives for Seniors) is an evidence-based depression
management program for older adults. Participants learn how to
reduce their depression through problem solving, social and
physical activity planning, and pleasant event scheduling. For more
information: contact Sheryl Schwartz sheryls@u.wshington.edu.
Sept. 15-16, 2009. PRC-HAN Conference on Promoting
Environmental and Policy Change to Support Healthy Aging. Friday Conference
Center, Chapel Hill, NC.
For information see the PRC-HAN Web site.
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