By KIAH MCCONNELL
LARSO
The Los Alamos Retired and Senior Organization (LARSO) is hosting a Senior Health Fair, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Tuesday, May 14, at the Betty Ehart Senior Activity Center. This program is designed for community members older than 55, as well as families and caregivers who support the seniors of Los Alamos County.
A variety of community and health organizations will be represented, ranging from assisted living, in-home care, health & wellness specialties as well as general nursing services and health therapies and even environmental education.
There will also be a series of mini-lectures and a drawing during the fair:
- 10:30-11a.m. – Jack Allison (Los Alamos Visiting Nurse Service), The 3Hs to Aging in Place
- 11-11:30 a.m. – Desiree Jimenez (Cooperative Extension Service), Osteoporosis and You
- 11:30 a.m. to noon – Michele Stizza (Cooperative Extension Service), Tips for Type 2 Diabetes
- Noon to 12:30 p.m. – Activity: Fill Up Your Senior Fair Passport
- 12:30-1p.m. – Activity: Prize Drawing
Participating organizations will provide information, resources, and activities as well as food and prize drawings so the older adult community in Los Alamos County can catch the wellness wave. Please join this exciting event and plan for a healthful and enriching year ahead.
LARSO wishes to thank the following participants for their generous sponsorship:
- EGIS Complete Care, Inc.
- Home Instead
- Los Alamos County Health Council
- Los Alamos Visiting Nurse Service, Inc.
- Low Vision of New Mexico
- Rivera Family Funeral Home
- United Energy Workers Healthcare
The Los Alamos Senior Activity Centers offer classes, workshops, transportation, meals and much more for older adults in Los Alamos. The Betty Ehart and White Rock Centers are open 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Friday and 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday. Learn more at www.larso.org.