NEWS & INFO

Elder Abuse & Fraud Summit

More About This Event: EARPDC is once again providing an Elder Abuse and Fraud Summit to our seniors and the community.   teresa.speigner@earpdc.org or call 256-237-6741

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EARPDC RECEIVES $301,956 Grant

Center for Workforce Inclusion awards workforce inclusion grant for older jobseekers 55+ East Alabama Regional Planning and Development Commission was awarded a $301,956 workforce inclusion

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Sleep

Click on a topic below to find more information. A Good Night’s Sleep Foods that Help You Sleep https://youtu.be/8OMUO7c7fWY

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Safety

Click on a topic below to find more information. Emergency First Aid Emergency First Aid Chart First-Aid Kits: Stock Supplies that Can Save Lives Hands-Only

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Nutrition and Food Safety

Click on a topic below to find more information. You may also find some nutitional information directly under other Health and Wellness topics from the

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Look below for some of our past e-Newsletters.  If you would like to receive them by email each month, click here to sign-up.

  • 2018
    • June (Home Safety Month; World Elder Abuse Awareness Day)
    • May (MayDay is Almost Here; American Stroke Month)
    • April (Masters Games Announcement; MayDay Tickets; National Volunteer Week)
    • March (Hands-only CPR; MayDay Has Been Set; Vendors Needed)
    • February (Farmers Market Coupons; National Wear Red Day; Women’s Heart Attack Symptoms; Free Tax Aid)
    • January (Medicare Cards Are Getting A New Look; Meal Planning)

  • 2017
    • December (Master’s Games Winners; Recap of 2017)
    • November (Score Big Conference; Caregiving Around the Clock; Tips for Caregivers)
    • October (Score Big Conference; Masters Games; Free Medicare Checkup; Go Pink)
    • September (Masters Games Winners; Walk To End Alzheimer’s; What Is Medicare)
    • August (Foods for Over Age 50; Heavy Traffic Coming Up)
    • July (Town Hall Meetings; Ground Beef Should Be Cooked Thoroughly!; AIDB Health Fairs)
    • June (“Go Purple” This Month!; Caregiver Events; Older American’s Month Wrap-Up)
    • May (Do You Have Custody of Your Grandchild?; SenioRx Provides More Than Just Prescription Medicine!; SCSEP – A Unique and Vital Program for Alabama!)
    • April (Older American’s Month Events Set for May; Masters Games of Alabama State Results)
    • March (Spring Severe Weather; Remember F.A.S.T. to Spot a Stroke; Are You Turning 65 This Year or Are You NEW to Medicare?)
    • February (Wear Red Day; Farmers Market Coupons; Cancer Prevention Month; Free Tax Aid)
    • January (National Eye Care Month; Healthy Weight Week is January 16 – 20, 2017)

  • 2016
    • December (Do You Need Legal Counsel?; Our Year in Review – October 2015 – September 2016)
    • November (National Diabetes Month; National Caregivers Month; Long-Term Care Awareness Month)
    • October (Medicare Part D Open Enrollment Events; Senior Employment Program; Beat Seasonal Blues)
    • September (District 4 Masters Games Were A Success; National Senior Center Month; National Medicare Education Week; Emergency Preparedness Month)
    • August (Take Advantage of Our Benefits Counseling Program; Medicare Open Enrollment Events)
    • July (Be Sure to Stay Hydrated; Do You Qualify for Our Medicaid Waiver Program; Legal Aid)
    • June (Wrap-up for our Fitness Contest, Art Contest, and MayDay; Alzheimer’s Month and Brain Awareness Month; Home Safety Month)
    • May (Older Americans Month; Avoid/Deny/Defend Program; SenioRx Program)
    • April (Masters Games; 24th Annual Cheaha Challenge Gran Fondo Century & ULTRA Ride; National Volunteer Week)
    • March (Farmers Market Coupons; Be Severe Weather Ready; Older Americans Month Events Set for May)
    • February (National Wear Red Day; National Cancer Prevention Month; Free Tax Aid for Low Income Residents and Seniors; Senior Spelling Bee)
    • January (Letter from the Director; Eye Care Month; Healthy Weight Week; Wear Red Day)

  • 2015
    • December (Hypothermia; Holiday Depression; Stress Management)
    • November (State Masters Games Results; Long-Term Care Awareness Month; National Caregiver’s Month)
    • October (Residents Rights in Long-Term Care Facilities; Medicare Check-ups; State Masters Games)
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