Falling is a leading cause of injury and death in Lee County. The numbers are staggering; one out of three seniors fall each year, 20 percent of those who fall are hospitalized, and half of those who are hospitalized pass away within a year. The good news is falls are preventable!
Falls are not a normal part of aging. Improving balance and strength are just one of many factors to preventing falls, others include behavioral and environmental issues that can be addressed.
Come to the Library on March 31 to learn how stay healthy and prevent falls!
About the Speaker:
Mark Tesoro is an Analyst/Educator with Lee Memorial Health System's Trauma Center. Tesoro worked in the Lee County Health Department, as Supervisor for Lee County’s Injury Prevention Program. He serves on the Board of Directors for the Lee County Injury Prevention Coalition and is a member of the Lee County Metropolitan Planning Organization Bicycle Pedestrian Coordinating Committee. Tesoro is a graduate of Loyola University Maryland, where he earned both his B.A. and his M.A. in Clinical Psychology.
The public is invited to this Library Program. There is no registration required and no additional cost to participate.
Tuesday Mar 31, 2015
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM EDT
2 p.m. 3/31/2015
Sanibel Public Library, 770 Dunlop Road, Sanibel 33957
no fee
Sanibel Public Library (239) 472-2483
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