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educators and outreach specialists offer health screenings,
educational programs, and special
events to help older adults approach health and
fitness issues, access to services, living options, and
other concerns with greater awareness and
confidence.
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Health Screenings
Free or low-cost screenings with immediate
results and explanation offered regularly at Valley Health’s
Health Depot
store at Apple Blossom Mall,
Godfrey Miller Fellowship
Center, and area senior centers and independent living
facilities. Screenings include blood pressure, cholesterol,
hearing, bone density, memory, medication reviews, and stress.
Health Education
Free
educational programs on a variety of health promotion and
disease management topics held at Health Depot and other
community locations where older adults gather.
Multi-week classes are also
offered, including Living Well with Chronic Conditions $,
Building Better Balance $, and Zap Stress $.
Senior Fitness
Special programs
designed especially for older adults, including Gentle
Fitness and
Gentle Fitness for Golf.
Special Events
Programs to provide information, fellowship, and education
in partnership with other Valley Health services and community
agencies. Recent programs
have included Caring for a Woman’s Heart, National Senior
Health & Fitness Day, and the on-going VH Book Club.
Senior Health
Advocate
Phone
and in-person assistance to older adults or their family
members for appropriate services and information for better
health.
On-line Resource
Referral
Guidance accessing the rich resources of
www.SeniorNavigator.com, an award-winning state-wide web
site with database of local and state-wide services,
health and aging information, discussion groups and more.
Internet access and assistance available at Health Depot,
Apple Blossom Mall.
Center for
Healthy Aging at Warren Memorial Hospital
Comprehensive geriatric evaluations
for older adults with complex health needs, provided by a
specialized team of geriatric physician, family practice
resident, geriatric nurse practitioner, social
worker, physical therapist,
pharmacist, and dietitian. Continence management and wound
care services offered.
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Senior Health
Services at Valley Health is committed to being an accessible
resource for older adults and family members, linking them
with services that can help with health, fitness, and daily
living issues.
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540-536-4700
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800-662-7831
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For a
calendar of upcoming Senior Health events, call us at 536-4700
or stop by Health Depot, Apple Blossom Mall, in Winchester.
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