Each year, we commemorate Falls Prevention Awareness Week during the first week of Fall. Join the NYC Falls Prevention Coalition this September for virtual and in-person falls prevention events!
7th Annual NYC Community Older Adult Falls Prevention Symposium (English)
Presented by NY-Presbyterian Weill Cornell
Description: A wide variety of older adult stakeholders discuss best practices and strategies to prevent older adult falls in our communities. For professionals.
Bingocize
Presented by Julia Glauboch, Staten Island University Hospital
Description: Bingocize combines exercise and health information with the familiar game of Bingo; a great and fun way to get moving and socializing. Free membership; 60+ to join; register on-site.
- Time: 1 p.m. to 2 p.m.
- Location: New Dorp Friendship Club Older Adult Center, 128 Cedar Grove Ave., Staten Island, NY 10306
- Phone: 1 (718) 814-3457
Staying Steady: Strategies to Prevent Falls and Stay Independent (English)
Presented by NYC Aging + NYC H+H, and NYU Langone Health
Description: Join to learn how exercise, balance, and healthy habits keep you steady, along with the role of vision, hearing, and medications in staying safe.
- Time: 1:30 p.m. to 2:30 p.m.
- Register: Click here to register.
- Meeting ID: 854 1234 1929
- Passcode: 778886
- Or, call 1 (929) 436-2866
Healthy Aging Fair!
Presented and Sponsored by NYC Aging, Asphalt Green, NY-Presbyterian, MetroPlus Health, ConEdison, NYU Langone Health, Salonpas, Aetna, ITO EN, Senior Whole Health, and more.
Description: Learn what makes your communities great places to age, and how you can maintain your physical and mental fitness! Physical activity demos, educational info, and more! For more information, call 212-AGING-NYC.
- Time: 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.
- Registration: Click here to register.
- Location: Asphalt Green, 55 East 90th St., New York, NY 10128
Aging Victoriously!
Presented by NY-Presbyterian Weill Cornell
Description: Aging Victoriously! celebrates aging and how each day we grow, learn, love and live! Guest speakers include FabAtFiftyPlus, Lisa Hunt DO, and Howard Tucker, MD, the world's oldest practicing physician.
Bingocize
Presented by Julia Glauboch, Staten Island University Hospital
Description: Bingocize combines exercise and health information with the familiar game of Bingo; a great and fun way to get moving and socializing. Free membership; 60+ to join; register on-site.
- Time: 1 p.m. to 2 p.m.
- Location: New Dorp Friendship Club Older Adult Center, 128 Cedar Grove Ave., Staten Island, NY 10306
- Phone: 1 (718) 814-3457
Walk with Ease
Presented by Julia Glauboch, Staten Island University Hospital
Description: WWE is an evidence-based program designed to help seniors, particularly with arthritis, be physically active and manage pain with walking. Free membership; 60+ to join; register on-site.
- Time: 11 a.m. to 12 p.m.
- Location: New Dorp Friendship Club Older Adult Center, 128 Cedar Grove Ave., Staten Island, NY 10306
- Phone: 1 (718) 814-3457
Bingocize
Presented by Julia Glauboch, Staten Island University Hospital
Description: Bingocize combines exercise and health information with the familiar game of Bingo; a great and fun way to get moving and socializing. Free membership; 60+ to join; register on-site.
- Time: 1 p.m. to 2 p.m.
- Location: New Dorp Friendship Club Older Adult Center, 128 Cedar Grove Ave., Staten Island, NY 10306
- Phone: 1 (718) 814-3457
Falls Prevention, Medicine Safety and Vision Health (English)
Presented by NYC Health Department, NYC Poison Center, VISIONS
Description: Join us to learn tips and strategies for preventing falls, taking medicine safely, and protecting your vision health. For older adults and professionals.
Preventing Falls among Older Adults (Bengali)
Presented by NYC Health Department
Description: Join us to learn how to prevent falls. Strategies discussed include physical activity, vision and hearing health, medicine safety, home safety and more. For older adults and professionals.
Memory Loss and Falls Prevention
Presented by Dekeya Slaughter, NYC H+H Kings County Hospital
Description: There is a strong link between memory problems and falling, and falls may be an early warning sign of memory decline. Join us to learn more.
- Time: 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
- Location: St. Louis Senior Center, 230 Kingston Ave., Brooklyn, NY 11213
- Phone: 1 (718) 771-7945
Bingocize
Presented by Julia Glauboch, Staten Island University Hospital
Description: Bingocize combines exercise and health information with the familiar game of Bingo; a great and fun way to get moving and socializing. Free membership; 60+ to join; register on-site.
- Time: 1 p.m. to 2 p.m.
- Location: New Dorp Friendship Club Older Adult Center, 128 Cedar Grove Ave., Staten Island, NY 10306
- Phone: 1 (718) 814-3457
Falls Prevention, Medicine Safety and Vision Health (Spanish)
Presented by NYC Health Department, NYC Poison Center, VISIONS
Description: Join us to learn tips and strategies for preventing falls, taking medicine safely, and protecting your vision health. For older adults and professionals.
Wednesday of Wisdom: Falls Prevention Awareness Week (English)
NYC Health Department, VISIONS, Brooklyn Public Library
Description: Join us to learn tips and strategies for preventing falls and protecting your vision health. For older adults and professionals.
Memory Loss and Falls Prevention
Presented by Dekeya Slaughter, NYC H+H Kings County Hospital
Description: There is a strong link between memory problems and falling, and falls may be an early warning sign of memory decline. Join us to learn more.
- Time: 12 p.m. to 1 p.m.
- Location: St. Gabriel Senior Citizen Center, 331 Hawthorne St., Brooklyn, NY 11225
- Phone: 1 (718) 774-5248
Preventing Falls among Older Adults (English)
Presented by NYC Health Department
Description: Join us to learn how to prevent falls. Strategies discussed include physical activity, vision and hearing health, medicine safety, home safety and more. For older adults and professionals.
Move with Confidence (English)
Presented by Fall Stop…MOVE STRONG™
Description: Join founder Celeste Carlucci and FallStop trainers for a fun-filled Zoom class to learn fall prevention tips and strategies and at-home exercises to reduce falls risk. For older adults.
Memory Loss and Falls Prevention
Presented by Dekeya Slaughter, NYC H+H Kings County Hospital
Description: There is a strong link between memory problems and falling, and falls may be an early warning sign of memory decline. Join us to learn more.
- Time: 12 p.m. to 1 p.m.
- Location: St. Gabriel Senior Citizen Center, 331 Hawthorne St., Brooklyn, NY 11225
- Phone: 1 (718) 774-5248
Bingocize
Presented by Julia Glauboch, Staten Island University Hospital
Description: Bingocize combines exercise and health information with the familiar game of Bingo; a great and fun way to get moving and socializing. Free membership; 60+ to join; register on-site.
- Time: 1 p.m. to 2 p.m.
- Location: New Dorp Friendship Club Older Adult Center, 128 Cedar Grove Ave., Staten Island, NY 10306
- Phone: 1 (718) 814-3457
Nutrition and Falls Prevention (English)
Presented by NYC H+H Bellevue
Description: Join us to learn about falls prevention, nutrition, and how the two interact. For older adults.
- Location: Good Old Lower East Side (GOLES), 171 Avenue B, New York, NY 10009
- Phone: 1 (212) 533-2541
Walk with Ease
Presented by Julia Glauboch, Staten Island University Hospital
Description: WWE is an evidence-based program designed to help seniors, particularly with arthritis, be physically active and manage pain with walking. Free membership; 60+ to join; register on-site.
- Time: 11 a.m. to 12 p.m.
- Location: New Dorp Friendship Club Older Adult Center, 128 Cedar Grove Ave., Staten Island, NY 10306
- Phone: 1 (718) 814-3457
Bingocize
Presented by Julia Glauboch, Staten Island University Hospital
Description: Bingocize combines exercise and health information with the familiar game of Bingo; a great and fun way to get moving and socializing. Free membership; 60+ to join; register on-site.
- Time: 1 p.m. to 2 p.m.
- Location: New Dorp Friendship Club Older Adult Center, 128 Cedar Grove Ave., Staten Island, NY 10306
- Phone: 1 (718) 814-3457
