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Sep 11, 2023
Sep 11, 2023 Updated Aug 26, 2024

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Area Agency on Aging 3 Hosting Falls Prevention Awareness Day

There will also be Health Education workshop information as well as AAA3 information available to those that attend. In addition to the health education materials participants can find out more information about the medical equipment loan program, vision screening information, and caregiver support materials. Also available at the Fall Prevention Awareness Day will be fall risk assessments, bone density scans, blood pressure and glucose testing as well as hearing screenings. Food trucks will be on site with breakfast options to purchase.

April is National Stress Awareness Month – Dementia Caregivers Experience Increased Challenges

April 17, 2024, Press Release from the Alzheimer's Association: TOLEDO, OH—April 17, 2024—National Institutes of Health (NIH) as it observes April as National Stress Awareness Month. Sources of stress can be as diverse as the people who undergo it, but one group that experiences stress day after day, occasionally for as long as 20 years, are the caregivers for people living with Alzheimer’s disease.

Area Agency on Aging 3 to host Fall Prevention Day

August 26, 2024, Press Release from the Area Agency on Aging 3: LIMA, Ohio – The 10 Million Steps to Prevent Falls campaign, held annually by the Ohio Department of Aging (ODA) is returning for September 2024, and ODA is asking community partners to host local walking groups and events to raise awareness of older adult falls. "We celebrate Falls Prevention Awareness Month every September, and we are excited to bring back our 10 Million Steps campaign as the centerpiece of that celebration in 2024," said ODA Director Ursel J. McElroy. "This year, you can support the older adults in your life by walking just one mile to help us raise awareness of falls prevention. We hope you will join us as we work toward our goal of educating every Ohioan on how to minimize their risk of falling." 10 Million Steps to Prevent Falls is an annual campaign to encourage Ohioans of all ages to walk at least one mile during the month of September.