Suffolk County, NY - December 7, 2016 - 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:
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: here
Watch this video to learn more about what your peers are doing at Suffolk County’s falls-prevention programs here.