We're one day into Active Aging Week! This week, promoted by the International Council on Active Aging, runs from Sunday, September 22 to Saturday, September 28, 2013. The theme for the week is "Discover Your Community". What are ways that you can get out and be active within your community this week? Suggestions to consider …
Previous posts have given you tips on steps to take to prevent falls and also fall-proofing your home to prevent falls. These are just some of the tools available to you to help prevent loved ones from falling and potentially seriously injuring themselves. Statewide there are events happening for Falls Prevention Awareness Month. Since Falls …
With temperatures across much of Missouri being in the mid-upper 70s for the high tomorrow, Saturday, September 14, and scattered rain holding off until the early part of next week, it's the perfect weather for walking! Watch the video below from Everybody Walk! to find out great reasons for finding a space to walk (indoors …
Adults with arthritis may respond to this question that their social life is limited. If you are trying to think about how you would respond to this question, there are several things you may want to think about. When friends or family invite you to attend a gathering, are you able to attend? Do you …
Many people who suffer from chronic long term conditions like arthritis have symptoms like pain and weakness, and may one day experience disability. People with long-term health conditions are alsolikely to suffer from depression and anxiety. For anyone who has been diagnosed with these conditions this may come as no surprise. Research shows there may be …
During the summer months, many people take vacations, either staying at home or traveling to a new or favorite destination. It can be difficult while traveling to maintain a work-out routine and/or to get physical activity. If you're on the go this summer, there are still ways that you can engage in physical activity.
June isn't just the month of Father's Day, it's also a month to bring awareness to issues of health for all boys and men. National Men's Health Month, started as part of a Congressional health education program in 1994, encourages us all to pay extra attention to the health of important men in our lives. …
“This is your opportunity to learn how to do this. You get to be in charge now.” Marcia Rippe of St. Joseph, Missouri, Buchanan County, shares her experiences as a leader of self-management programs. Rippe works for the Heartland Health (St. Joseph) Arthritis Community Services office. Rippe has served as a nurse educator for at …
"I don’t know if I can do this.” Sheila Murphy, 54, of Poplar Bluff, Missouri, wanted to regain her independence and also to take care of herself after the loss of her sister whom she had cared for over 12 years. (Image: Sheila Murphy, when she first came to the Independent Living Center of Southeast …
The start of May kicked off National Arthritis Awareness Month, also known as Arthritis Action Month! With arthritis being the number one cause of disability in the United States, it's important to raise awareness of what arthritis is and how it affects us, our family members and our friends. Many organizations, including the Centers for …