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4 Walter Foran Blvd., Suite 410
Flemington, NJ 08822
(908) 782-3909
HPR 2011
WISE Program
This educational program offers six sessions that encompass life issues that seniors face. It is designed to help older adults celebrate healthy aging, make healthy lifestyle choices and avoid substance abuse. This science-based program includes activities, where fun and learning occur through interactive small and large group discussions on topics such as:
- the aging process
- benefits of this stage in life
- how to avoid problems with alcohol and prescription medications
- tools to feel move empowered about your health and the healthcare you receive
Prescription and Over the Counter Medications
Description:
This informative program will alert older adults about the problems encounter managing medications. As we age, the impact of body changes and mixing prescriptions with over-the-counter medications, or alcohol, can be deadly.
How to Talk to Grandchildren About Drugs
Description:
Grandparents hold a special place in the lives of children. This program gives grandparents information about the use of alcohol, tobacco and other drugs through a non-threatening, no blame conversation.
Grandparenting
Description:
Factors such as incapacitation illness, substance abuse, incarceration, child abuse and neglect, domestic violence, and neighborhood crime have all affected a parent's ability to care for their own children. As a result, some grandparents are being called upon to provide support and assistance to their families in needed. Sometimes they find themselves serving as full-time surrogate parents. At these workshops, grandparents a will 'refresh' their parenting skills, learn how to build strong relationships with their adult children and understand how to access different social services for assistance with their role as surrogate parent. Eight workshop topics are available.
Game of Life
Description:
An interactive game that uses a giant spinner with vibrant colors which correspond to categories of questions that are asked of participants as they take a turn. As the questions are asked and answered, factual information is imparted to participants, Attitudes and values are examined. The questions cover topically issues involving alcohol use and misuse, prescription and over-the-counter medication, tobacco use, and potential gambling problems.
Fraud Protection
Description:
This workshop will work with senior citizens to establish a safeguard to identify and protect against acts/people to scam them. This generation has spent a lifetime taking care of their families. Now, they will identify when they might need help taking care of themselves and the assets the worked hard to earn.
