April 2016 Events in State College, PA: Believe in Yourself

Do you know that embracing a healthy lifestyle promotes brain health as well? This month we embark on our quarterly Alive in All Season theme of Healthy Aging: Let Wellbeing Thrive. Throughout April we will focus on brain health and encouraging you to Believe in Yourself. We will learn more about how physical health and exercise, diet and nutrition, cognitive activity, and social engagement can help keep both your body and brain healthy and potentially reduce your risk of cognitive decline. At the 2014 Alzheimer’s Association International Conference, results of a two-year clinical trial of older adults at risk for cognitive impairment showed that a combination of physical activity, nutritional guidance, cognitive training, social activities and management of heart health risk factors slowed cognitive decline. It’s never too late to make changes to achieve a healthier lifestyle.

Join us this month as we expand our knowledge of brain health and take steps to boost our brain health through our Healthy Brain series featuring our Daily Brain Builders and Wii Games designed to promote cognitive activity. Continue your research by perusing our Healthy Aging Resource Library, filled with volumes of information to help you and your loved ones age well. And, don’t forget to join us for our Brain Healthy Luncheon where we will nourish mind, body and soul. We look forward to sharing this month of healthful thinking and encouragement to Believe in Yourself – you can do this!

Our fabulous April 2016 events in State College, PA at Juniper Village at Brookline Senior Living include our:

§  Caring for People with Alzheimer’s Disease: A Habilitation Training Curriculum one day session by the Greater PA Chapter of the Alzheimer’s Association created to prepare attendees, already familiar with Alzheimer’s and dementia care, to train direct staff in a wide array of care settings, and provide trainers with the tools and knowledge to return to staff with a consistent, vetted curriculum taught in various settings for 20 years on April 14^th beginning at 8:00 am. (RSVP to 814-235-2005.)

§  Healthy Aging Lecture Series: Move It Physical Activity and Aging presented by Christine Phillips, Postdoctoral Fellow, Center for Healthy Aging, as we learn how to develop personal strategies based on the most current science and knowledge of physical activity, exercise, and workouts compared with simply reducing sedentary behavior preceded by a light breakfast on April 14^th at 9:00 am. (RSVP to 814-865-4776 or psuhealthyaging@gmail.com.)

§  German Romantics – Nittany Valley Symphony Post Concert Reception for a grand celebration of German culture, following the Nittany Valley Symphony’s German Romantics concert, as we delight in the tastes of sausage, bacon and sauerkraut filled potato croquettes, mini black forest cakes, and German wine and beer on April 17th at 6:00 pm. (No RSVP required; concert information and tickets at www.nvs.com.)

We look forward to sharing our April 2016 events in State College, PA at Juniper Village at Brookline Senior Living with you as you Believe in Yourself.