Healthy Homes Community Presentations and Trainings

Older Americans Month, May 2025

The NYC Health Department invites older adults and caregivers to join a selection of health and safety webinars from Wednesday, May 7 through Thursday, May 22. Events are offered in English, Spanish, Bengali, and Russian. All events are virtual.

Mondays

      
      

Monday, May 12

Time: 10 a.m. to 11 a.m.

Language: English

Presentation Title: NYC Health’s BOLD Program: Improving Health Equity for Alzheimer’s Disease and Related Dementias (ADRD)

Presenter: Dr. Michelle Paggi

Link to join: Registration Link

Description: Introduction to the Health Department's Building Our Largest Dementia (BOLD) Infrastructure program, including its goals, and timeline. The BOLD program focuses on manageable risk factors for Alzheimer’s Disease and Related Dementias (ADRD) and ensuring healthcare providers, caregivers, community-based organizations, public health professionals, and the general public are prepared to respond to the needs of individuals living with ADRD. We are currently in year two of a five year grant and are finalizing our strategic plan with input from our coalition members.


Monday, May 19

Time: 10 a.m. to 11 a.m.

Language: English

Presentation Title:Turn Awareness into Action: Steps to Promote Well-being

Presenter: Tobi Abramson, NYC Aging

Link to join: Registration Link

Description: The first step toward mental health is awareness. Awareness of mental health needs can bring about lasting change. This session will focus on increasing awareness, turning this awareness into action and the steps needed to promote emotional well-being.

Tuesdays

      
      

Tuesday, May 13

Time: 10 a.m. to noon

Language: English

Presentation Topic: Healthy Homes for Older Adults, Falls Prevention for Older Adults, and Medicine Safely for Older Adults

Presenters: Health Department Staff

Link to join: Registration Link

Description: Healthy Homes Overview — Learn about lead poisoning prevention, controlling mold by reducing moisture, cleaning your home safely, and pest and pesticide safety. Falls Prevention for Older Adults- Make your home safer. Learn about steps older adults can take to prevent falls in the home. Connect with resources or tools for Falls Prevention. Medicine Safety for Older Adults- Teaches about using the PCC for questions about medicines, medication management strategies, and understanding prescription and nonprescription labels.


Tuesday, May 20

Time: 10 a.m. to 11 a.m.

Language: English

Presentation Topic: How to Control Pest and Preventing Bedbugs

Presenters: Health Department Staff

Link to join: Registration Link

Description: How to identify pest problems and safe ways to control pests. Identifying bedbugs, recognizing a bedbug infestation and prevention strategies.


Tuesday, May 20

Time: 1:30 p.m. to 2:30 p.m.

Language: English

Presentation Topic: How to Control Pest and Preventing Bedbugs

Presenter: NYS Department of State (DOS)

Link to join: Registration Link

Description: The New York State Department of State’s Division of Consumer Protection has tips to share to help you recognize and avoid scams and fraud. Learn about Scams: what they are, how to prevent them and common warning signs! Tips to help protect your money and personal information. Learn about NYS resources that are available to you.

Wednesdays

      
      
    

Wednesday, May 7

Time: 10 a.m. to 11 a.m.

Language: English

Presenter: Health Department Staff

Registration: direct joining link, no registration required.

Link to join: Zoom Link

Meeting ID: 263 111 598 599

Passcode: 4DZ7zv3k

Description: This presentation will provide a brief overview of the harm reduction approach, harm reduction-oriented overdose prevention messaging, drug use stigma and language sensitivity, fatal overdose data and unique risk factors among older adults, and steps service providers of aging New Yorkers can take to incorporate overdose messaging and tools.


Wednesday, May 14

Time: 10 a.m. to noon

Language: Bengali

Presentation Topic: Healthy Homes for Older Adults and How to Control Pest Safely and Preventing and Getting Rid of Bedbugs

Presenter: Health Department Staff

Link to join: Registration Link

Description: Healthy Homes Overview- Lead Poisoning Prevention, Falls Prevention for Older Adults, controlling mold by reducing moisture, cleaning your home safely, and pest and pesticide safety. How to Control Pest Safely and Preventing and Getting Rid of Bedbugs-How to identify pest problems and safe ways to control pests. Identifying bedbugs, recognizing a bedbug infestation and prevention strategies.


Wednesday, May 21

Time: 10 a.m. to noon

Language: Russian

Presentation Topic: Healthy Homes Overview for Older Adults and How to Control Pest Safely and Preventing and Getting Rid of Bedbugs

Presenter: Health Department Staff

Link to join: Registration Link

Description: Healthy Homes Overview- Lead Poisoning Prevention, Falls Prevention for Older Adults, controlling mold by reducing moisture, cleaning your home safely, and pest and pesticide safety. How to Control Pest Safely and Preventing and Getting Rid of Bedbugs-How to identify pest problems and safe ways to control pests. Identifying bedbugs, recognizing a bedbug infestation and prevention strategies.

Thursdays

      
      

Thursday, May 15

Time: 10 a.m. to 11 a.m.

Language: Spanish

Presentation Topic: Healthy Homes for Older Adults

Presenter: Health Department Staff

Link to join: Registration Link

Description: Lead Poisoning Prevention, Falls Prevention for Older Adults, controlling mold by reducing moisture, cleaning your home safely, and pest and pesticide safety.


Thursday, May 15

Time: 1:30 p.m. to 2:30 p.m.

Language: Spanish

Presentation Topic: Medicine Safety for Older Adults

Presenter: Health Department Staff

Link to join: Registration Link

Description: Teaches about using the PCC for questions about medicines, medication management strategies, and understanding prescription and nonprescription labels.


Thursday, May 22, 2025

Time: 10 a.m. to noon

Language: Spanish

Presentation Topic: Medicine Safety for Older Adults and How to Control Pest Safely and Preventing and Getting Rid of Bedbugs

Presenter: Health Department Staff

Link to join: Registration Link

Description: Medicine Safety for Older Adults- teaches about using the PCC for questions about medicines, medication management strategies, and understanding prescription and nonprescription labels. How to identify pest problems and safe ways to control pests. Identifying bedbugs, recognizing a bedbug infestation and prevention strategies.


Thursday, May 22

Time: 1:30 p.m. to 2:30 p.m.

Language: Spanish

Presentation Topic: Older Adult Scam Prevention

Presenter: New York State Department of State (DOS) Staff

Link to join: Registration Link

Description: The New York State Department of State’s Division of Consumer Protection has tips to share to help you recognize and avoid scams and fraud. Learn about Scams: what they are, how to prevent them and common warning signs! Tips to help protect your money and personal information. Learn about NYS resources that are available to you.


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The NYC Health Department’s Education and Community Partnerships Unit offers free presentations and trainings on environmental health hazards in the home.

To request a virtual training or presentation for your organization and invite us to one of your events or meetings, please fill out our request form. You can also email healthyhomesecp@health.nyc.gov or call 646-632-6023 and leave a message with details about your event. The program also sends free materials on environmental home health hazards. You can request materials:

In addition to individually tailored presentations for organizations, we provide community focused presentations for parents and anyone interested in staff as well as professional development trainings.

Community Presentations

These monthly workshops are community focused presentations for parents, community residents and anyone interested. Registration is required to join by WebEx. Topics are varied by month and presentations are offered in multiple languages including Spanish, Bengali and Russian. Topics include:

  • Preventing Lead Poisoning
  • Cleaning Safely in the Home
  • Getting Rid of Mold
  • Controlling Roaches and Mice Safely
  • Installing Safe Window Guards

Professional Trainings for Staff

These trainings are offered for community organization staff through a four module series on environmental home health topics. Our ABCs of Environmental Home Health Hazards training series is open to community organization and agency staff working or caring for children and families. Our Creating Healthy Homes for Older Adults training series is open to community organization and agency staff working or caring for older adults. Topics include:

  • Lead Poisoning Prevention and Local Law 1
  • Beyond Lead Paint: Consumer Products with lead
  • Mold and Moisture and Local Law 55 of 2018
  • Preventing and Controlling Mice, Roaches, and Bedbugs Safely
  • Mosquito Bite Prevention
  • Fire Safety and preparing for emergencies
  • Stop, Think, Act: How to Recognize and Avoid Scams
  • Nutrition: Mealtimes with Young Children
  • Data Portal: Know Your Neighborhood
  • Falls Prevention in the Home
  • Medicine Safety and Poison Control

These trainings are a great opportunity for professional development for community service providers.

Upcoming Events

For a schedule of upcoming community presentations and trainings, please click the PDF below. Unless otherwise specified, all presentations will be conducted virtually through WebEx and require registration.

Register for Trainings and Presentations (PDF)

For more information about a training, email healthyhomesecp@health.nyc.gov or call 646-632-6023.

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