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Health Month - Fridays in May

Upcoming Topics

• May 7: Maintain Your Brain - You may have heard the phrase, use it or lose it. You use your muscles to keep your body strong, The same is also true for your brain. When you use your brain, you keep your mind sharp. Learn what you can do to keep your brain active and healthy. Download Maintain Your Brain handout (PDF).
• May 14: Getting a Good Night Sleep Without Medication - All adults need between 7 and 9 hours of good sleep each night. But sometimes sleepless takes hod and could cost you precious hours of sleep. Many of us don't want to take pills for it either. This program will teach you some good sleep habits you can do to get a good night's sleep - without medications! Download Getting a Good Night Sleep Without Medication Handout (PDF).
• May 21: COVID-19 Information - Get the latest COVID-19 information. Download COVID-19 Information Handout (PDF).
• May 28: The Healthy Grieving: How to Live After Loss - As we age, we tend to have more losses in life. Grief is a natural response to a loss. We grieve for our losses but how you grieve is unique to you. Learn about how to express your grief in healthy ways and hoe to live after loss. Download The Healthy Grieving: How to Live After Loss Handout (PDF).

After you have participated in the Health Month - Maintain Your Brain presentation, please take a couple of minutes to fill out the Independence at Home survey on SurveyMonkey.

For more information about this activity, please call the Older Adults Hotline at (310) 802-5010. For more fun at home, please visit the Healthy at Home website and click through the various tabs.

If you need assistance with errands, grocery shopping, transportation, etc. please call the Older Adults Hotline at (310) 802-5010, Monday through Friday from 6:30 AM to 5:30 PM and Saturday/Sunday from 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM. You may also call the Beach Cities Health District (BCHD) Assistance, Information and Referral line at (310) 374-3426, ext. 256, seven days a week, 8:30 AM to 5:00 PM.