Find out how to improve your balance and be prepared for winter at a fair on Friday, October 18 from 1–3 p.m. at Bemis Hall. The fair is free and sponsored by the Lincoln Fire Department, the COA, and Parks and Recreation. Come take workshops in how tai chi or aerobics and strength training can help maintain balance, fall prevention, CPR, and winter preparedness. Be screened for blood pressure and balance and come with questions about your medications. Bring home brochures and other information and enjoy delicious refreshments.
Lincoln residents 65 and over are invited to come to the Board of Health/COA flu clinic at Bemis Hall on Tuesday, Oct. 22 from 10 a.m.–noon. Please wear a short-sleeved shirt and bring your insurance card, but there is no out of pocket charge to you. We will have the quadrivalent form of the vaccine which makes up approximately 80% of available 2019-2020 vaccine and is indicated for a majority of the adult population. The high-dose vaccine will also be available to those 65 or older. Services provided by Emerson Hospital Home Care.
How does our memory work and what can be done to improve brain functioning? Find out the answers to these and other questions when Emerson Hospital’s Claire Carrazco, DO, and Alina Carter, speech pathologist, come to Bemis Hall on Tuesday, Oct. 22 at 2:15 p.m. They will update you on the latest research and give practical advice and strategies for improving and maintaining your brain health.
Is there an increase in the number of Lincoln-Sudbury students reporting that they vaped in the last month? Are our students more stressed now than they were in 2012? How many L-S students report driving after using marijuana? These questions and more are addressed by the Metrowest Adolescent Health Survey, which monitors trends in health and risk behaviors among youth and covers topics ranging from substance use to dating violence to mental health. Results of the 2018 survey will be shared on Wednesday, Oct. 23 at 7:30 p.m. in a World Café format presented by current students in the L-S cafeteria. The high school administers this survey every two years and the 2018 survey is the seventh administration of this survey by the Metrowest Community Health Care Foundation.
Library Trustee Dennis Picker will give a presentation covering a free online resource called World Wide Telescope (WWT). Thousands of images of regions of the universe are accessible for viewing via a simple web browser interface. WWT allows you to explore any corner of the universe you want, zooming thousands of light years away from Earth at the speed of a mouse click. You can pilot your own tour or sit back and watch one of the many tours contributed by both professional and amateur astronomers. Once you learn how to use it, you have a planetarium sky show available on your desktop.
Meet with a nurse at 50 Wells Rd. in Lincoln Woods on Tuesday, Nov. 12 from 10 a.m.–noon or Bemis Hall on Tuesday, Nov. 19 from 9–11 a.m. Blood pressure, nutrition and fitness, medication management, chronic disease management, resources, and more. Services provided by Emerson Hospital Home Care. The Bemis Hall clinic is supported by the Pierce House.
Do you keep up with the latest health news and think you have a good handle on what you should be doing to stay as healthy and independent as you can? Then test your knowledge on different categories related to health when Tricia McGean, our public health nurse, comes to Bemis Hall on Thursday, Nov. 14 at 10 a.m. to lead an exciting and enlightening game of Health Jeopardy. Prizes awarded.
Meet with a nurse at 50 Wells Rd. in Lincoln Woods on Tuesday, Nov. 12 from 10 a.m.–noon or Bemis Hall on Tuesday, Nov. 19 from 9–11 a.m. Blood pressure, nutrition and fitness, medication management, chronic disease management, resources, and more. Services provided by Emerson Hospital Home Care. The Bemis Hall clinic is supported by the Pierce House.
Every day new technology comes out that can assist elders to be safer in their homes, whether it monitors well being and sends information to caregivers or others, provides virtual assistants, or offers support for those with hearing or visual impairments. Learn more about what is available, as well as their advantages and possible challenges, when Margaret McLaughlin comes to Bemis Hall on Wednesday, Nov. 20 at 1 p.m. Ms. McLaughlin is professor of communication at the Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism at the University of Southern California, and is currently Distinguished Visiting Research Scholar in the College of Communication at Boston University.
On Wednesday, Nov. 20 from 6:30–8 p.m., Care Dimensions will present “Restoring Inner Peace, Sense of Self After Soul Injury” at Bemis Hall in Lincoln. This is for anyone who has experienced loss, heartache, or trauma, or has been a victim of combat, crime, abuse, neglect or other unattended emotional injuries, including but not limited to military veterans and their families. Soul injury presents as a sense of emptiness and a loss of meaning, or the feeling that a part of the self is missing. People who have experienced loss such as bereavement, divorce, or betrayal by a significant other may also suffer from soul injury, as can personal and professional caregivers. Open to the public; please RSVP by Nov. 18 to 781-373-6574 or jcorrigan@caredimensions.org.
Let’s Do Galaxy Zoo
November 21
Galaxy Zoo is an online amateur science project that has been running for over 10 years that aims to help professional astronomers understand how galaxies form and evolve. In this project, amateurs view images from a database containing hundreds of thousands of galaxies and use simple criteria to classify those galaxies in various ways. In addition to contributing to fundamental research and gaining insights into how science is done, you can see a stunning collection of images of exotic galaxies.
Join Lincoln’s Veterans Services Officer Peter Harvell on Thursday, Nov. 21 at 10:15 a.m. at Bemis Hall for an overview of the VA’s Health Benefits system. Get an overview of the system and how it works and what benefits it offers and find out if you or a family member might be eligible. Come find out what you need to know.
Winter can be a time when it’s easy to feel blue, but if your mood lasts a long time or interferes with your ability to enjoy life, it’s time to do something about it. Some people feel depressed at the holidays, reminded of loved ones or good times lost, or may have Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD). Come find out more about the difference between clinical depression and everyday sadness, SAD, and what to do if you think you may need help when Lincoln’s public health nurse, Tricia McGean, comes to Bemis Hall on Wednesday, Jan. 8 at 10 a.m.
Meet with a nurse at 50 Wells Rd. in Lincoln Woods on Tuesday, Jan. 14 from 10 a.m.–noon or Bemis Hall on Tuesday, Jan. 21 from 9 a.m.–11 a.m. Blood pressure, nutrition and fitness, medication management, chronic disease management, resources, and more. Services provided by Emerson Hospital Home Care. The Bemis Hall clinic is supported by the Pierce House.
Meet with a nurse at 50 Wells Rd. in Lincoln Woods on Tuesday, Jan. 14 from 10 a.m.–noon or Bemis Hall on Tuesday, Jan. 21 from 9 a.m.–11 a.m. Blood pressure, nutrition and fitness, medication management, chronic disease management, resources, and more. Services provided by Emerson Hospital Home Care. The Bemis Hall clinic is supported by the Pierce House.
The fourth annual Lincoln Holistic Wellness Fair organized by the Lincoln Area Wellness Collaborative takes place on Saturday, Feb. 1 from 1–4 p.m. in the Pierce House. The event is part of the Parks & Recreation Department’s Winter Carnival. Visitors can learn about holistic health methods such as acupuncture, Ayurveda, BEMER therapy, higher brain living, Kundalini yoga, massage and bodywork, reflexology, sound and energy healing, therapeutic touch, zero balancing, and more. Whole Foods, Trader Joe’s, Starbucks, and Debra’s Natural Gourmet will donate refreshments. Practitioners will offer free sample treatments, short classes, demos and presentations. For more information or to sign up in advance for demos, email Jai Kaur San Antonio at asanajai@verizon.net.
Click here to see the full list of Winter Carnival events taking place from January 30 to February 2.
Come to a free beginners’ meditation session Wednesday, Feb. 19 at 10 a.m. for a half-hour at Bemis Hall. Meditation opens the channels of our natural states of peace, joy, and health, and aids in decreasing the negative effects of aging. Experienced meditation teacher Lynne LaSpina will begin the session with a few minutes of stretching muscles to relax, and breathing exercises to help focus before meditating for about 10 minutes. Lynne will offer walking meditation for those who find it difficult to sit quietly for 10 minutes. For information, contact Lynne at 908-892-2408 or llas902551@aol.com.
Are you new to caregiving and would like to be pointed in the right direction? Come have breakfast with Carolyn Bottum, the COA Director, on Friday, Feb. 21 at 8:30 a.m. at Bemis Hall. You’ll learn what services can be provided in your home or in the community, who can help you evaluate and monitor services, and tips and strategies for reducing your stress while being a caregiver.
Currently, more than a third of the country is now obese, making the U.S. one of the fattest countries in an increasingly fat world. Mounting research suggests that U.S. life expectancy may be starting to decline for the first time since 1993. Most now believe that the increase in obesity is due to the increase in average caloric consumption, increased consumption of refined carbohydrates high in simple sugars, and a sedentary lifestyle with little exercise. Unfortunately, the U.S. Low-Fat Diet Recommendations of 1977 may have contributed to the increase in weight gain. Dr. Foster is Emeritus Professor of Biochemistry, Boston University School of Medicine. The COA provides beverages and dessert. The lectures last about an hour, including a question and answer period. Participants are welcome to stay after the program to continue their discussion. All ages welcome.
Meet with a nurse at 50 Wells Rd. in Lincoln Woods on Tuesday, March 10 from 10 a.m. to noon or Bemis Hall on Tuesday, March 17 from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. Blood pressure, nutrition and fitness, medication management, chronic disease management, resources, and more. Services provided by Emerson Hospital Home Care. The Bemis Hall clinic is supported by the Pierce House.