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
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
Sleep
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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
Nutrition and Food Safety
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- 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