Beginning in March, everybody within the Lynchburg space can study all about mind well being proper the place they reside, due to a brand new two-part collection supplied by Jay White Gerontology and the College of Lynchburg’s Beard Heart on Growing old. The collection is taught by native gerontologist and Licensed Dementia Practitioner Dr. Jay White and funded by the Virginia Division of Well being’s Mind Well being Virginia initiative.
“As we age, our mind modifications, which impacts our reminiscence and different capabilities,” Beard Heart director Denise Scruggs mentioned. “The chance for Alzheimer’s illness and associated dementias additionally will increase. The excellent news? Latest analysis has discovered that wholesome life-style habits can cut back our danger of dementia.”
Within the first half, “In Our Brains and Our bodies as We Age,” White will talk about what’s regular and what isn’t. In “Enhancing our Mind Well being as We Age,” he’ll supply methods for enhancing mind well being and reducing one’s danger for dementia.
The curriculum is deliberately designed to let folks drop in later — if somebody has missed half one, they’ll nonetheless be capable of perceive half two, Scruggs says.
Periods will begin Friday, March 25, and run by means of Sept. 22. The packages will likely be held in individual at numerous areas in Amherst County, Appomattox, Bedford County, and Campbell County. They’ll even be livestreamed for anybody focused on viewing them on-line.
White is the director of the Longevity Heart in Richmond, Virginia, and operates Jay White Gerontology in Lynchburg. He’s an skilled educator and the previous director {of professional} and group growth for the Division of Gerontology at Virginia Commonwealth College.
Scruggs, who has been with the College since 2007, conducts aging-related workshops for organizations on quite a lot of subjects. For extra data and to view the brain-health periods on-line, contact her at scruggs.dr@lynchburg.edu or 434.544.8456 no less than 48 hours earlier than the occasion.
The Beard Heart on Growing old on the College of Lynchburg goals to handle the wants of older residents by means of group schooling, engagement, and outreach. The Heart affords distinctive alternatives for Lynchburg college students to study immersively by means of analysis initiatives, significant outreach, instructional packages, {and professional} conferences, seminars, and workshops.
Mind Well being Central Virginia Schedule:
Half 1: “Our Brains and Our bodies as We Age”
- Friday, March 25, noon-1 p.m.: Madison Heights Library, 200 River James Procuring Heart, Madison Heights
- Thursday, April 28, noon-1 p.m.: Bedford Central Library, 321 N. Bridge St., Bedford
- Thursday, June 9, noon-1 p.m.: J. Robert Jamerson Memorial Library, 106 Primary St., Appomattox
- Thursday, Aug. 4, noon-1 p.m.: Staunton Memorial Library, 500 Washington St., Altavista
Half 2: “Enhancing our Mind Well being as We Age”
- Friday, Could 13, noon-1 p.m.: Amherst Library, 382 S. Primary St., Amherst
- Thursday, June 16, noon-1 p.m.: Forest Library, 15583 Forest Rd., Forest
- Thursday, July 14, noon-1 p.m.: Jamerson Library, 106 Primary St., Appomattox
- Thursday, Sept. 22, noon-1 p.m.: Rustburg Library, 684 Village Freeway, Rustburg