PRESS RELEASE Contact: Albert Whitaker
September 22, 2019 Email: revwhita3@gmail.com
Website/blog: https://albertwhitaker.com
Healthy Aging: In Fine Fettle
(Flesch-Kincaid – Reading Grade Level, 10)
(Boston, MA) Healthy Shalom is hosting its first day-long conference. The conference title is Healthy Aging: In Fine Fettle. The conference will take place on Saturday October 12, 2019. It will be from from 9:00 am – 3:00 pm at the local Community College. Shuttle buses will pick up participants and drop them off at the conference. Pick up from the Mass Transit Station begins at 8:00 am every 15 minutes. Registration opens at 8:00 am. There is ample free parking for those who prefer to drive.
There will be interactive workshops led by local leaders. The morning speaker will be Samantha Hawkins. Samantha is a 75 year- old weightlifter, and wellness coach. The lunch speaker will be Dr. James Russell, leading expert on aging and health.
The National Institute on Aging reports that 85% of older adults have a least one chronic illness and approximately 60% have at least two.1 This conference aims to provide strategies and interventions to bring down the number of chronic diseases among older adults and increase the practice of healthy eating and physical activity.
Physical environments that provide opportunity for older adults to manage their chronic disease, stay fit through healthy eating and physical activity is so vitally important to their survival and health. Marty Walsh, mayor of the city of Boston is quoted as saying, “we want to create an environment in which older adults can continue to lead healthy and productive lives in Boston.” Change begins from within and hopefully, it will begin at the Healthy Aging: In Fine Fettle Conference.
Healthy Shalom, located in Boston has work diligently to address the issues of aging and chronic conditions through its online blog and social media platform. The blog is open to older adults at risk for chronic disease or living with a chronic condition. The site provides readily available evidence-based health educational resources and materials to its participants. The online platform provides opportunity for social networking, information sharing and ongoing learning. Healthy Shalom continues to engage various community stakeholders who provide additional services and information to our participants. We want older adults who can manage and adapt and are less likely to overutilize health care.3
For more information about the conference, you can visit our online blog at https://albertwhitaker.com. There you will find the registration form and you can download the brochure that highlights the speakers and the workshops and breakouts. This conference is free to the public due to significant funding through the Mass Council on Aging, our lead wellness partner.
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Albert Whitaker 