For Your Health

Our Health Care Committee hosts an Information session on a regular basis to answer our members and volunteers questions, and provide up to date information.

Comprised of medical and scientific professionals, our committee works on behalf of our members to try to ensure their health and well-being.

Below are some links to past lectures and articles that have been provided to our members by this committee. 

• This article was referenced during the September 12th Hybrid Health Care meeting with Dr. Frederick Rickles who stated he felt it was an excellent resource.  Click here to read or download the article.  

• Transitions of Care Discussion of Resources
  • Transitions of Care June 6.
  • Suggested Questions for Interviewing Home Health Care
    Providers and Agencies

• Virus Briefing
• Thinking through the holidays this year
• Influenza, A Guide
• Article:  “How to Live with Covid When You Are Tired of Living with Covid
• Lecture 1: “Only in America Nobody Dies”
• Lecture 2: Dementia: Early Signs & Behavior Changes
• Lecture 3: “Joints that Ache and Bones that Break”
• Lecture 4: Depression in Older Adults
• “No Cost/Low Cost” in home fall prevention modifications

Fitness Resources

The links below provide videos and livestreams of various exercise classes for those who are interested in doing exercises from the YouTube channel on your own time.

• Basic Training 4 Your Body with Mr. William Yates
• Georgetown Village Fitness Boot Camp 
• Simple Couch Exercises
• Fit and Well Seniors, YMCA of Metropolitan Washington