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June 2011
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Staff from Adult Protective Services at the Elder Abuse Awareness balloon release in downtown Longview on May 10, 2011.
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On May 5, East Texas ADRC participated in an informative training session led by Travis Lobdell, software training specialist, on a new Harmony software system. The Harmony system will allow our ADRC to seamlessly and securely integrate I&R services to track a consumer from the point of the initial intake throughout the entire service delivery lifecycle. We are very excited about this new service and feel that this is an excellent opportunity to better serve the needs of our community.
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The East Texas Aging & Disability Resource Center is working very closely with MediaQuest of Longview to unveil an interactive web site. Our upcoming web site will feature a calendar page showcasing upcoming events, trainings and meetings within our six county area. To be included in this calendar, please email any pertinent information to Kristin@ETXADRC.org
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Caring Connections is a national consumer engagement initiative to improve care at the end of life, supported by a grant from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. Caring Connections: (1) Provides free resources and information to help people make informed decisions about end-of-life care and services before a crisis; (2) Helps people connect with the resources they need, when they need them; and (3) Brings together community, state and national partners working to improve end-of-life care, by spearheading a national consumer engagement campaign called It's About How You LIVE.
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Welcome
Welcome to the second edition of the East Texas Aging and Disabilitity Resource Center's 2011 newsletter. We hope that you have had a chance to stop by or telephone and meet our new staff members. If your organization has an upcoming event that you would like to see displayed in our newsletter, please email the information to Kristin@ETXADRC.org
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East Texas Center for Independent Living Summer Youth Fun Days
The Summer Youth Fun Days will focus on youth 16
years and up with a disability to help them become more independent and successful within the community. Registration will begin Wednesday June 1st and continue until June 16th. The Summer Youth Fun Days will be held Monday June 20th through Friday June 24th from 9:30 AM until 3:30 PM daily at the Gregg County Extension Agency located at 405 East Marshall Avenue, Suite 101 in Longview. This years activities will include job preparedness, hearing screening, kitchen safety and nutrition, banking with Southside Bank, Gregg County Info Line, tooth care with Kool Smiles, Amtrak train ride to Mineola Hamburger Factory and much more. Please visit http://etcil.org/LongviewEvents.html#anchor_72 or call Patrician Perkins at (903)581-7542 for more information.
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East Texas ADRC hosts a Strategic Planning Meeting
On May 25, the East Texas ADRC along with representatives from
DADS Region 4 Community Services, Area Agency on Aging of East Texas, Community Healthcore, 211 East Texas, East Texas Center for Independent Living and Workforce Solutions East Texas attended a Strategic Planning Session facilitated by Brian Dodd. Brian has 22 years experience in health care administration with CHRISTUS Health, Waco, and previously served as adjunct faculty for the University of Mary Hardin-Baylor and McLennan Community College. Brian is also the co-founder and President of Potter's Vessel Ministries, an organization whose purpose is to help people facing healthcare challenges through accessing & coordinating health services, while ministering to the mind, body and spirit. Everyone who attended was uplifted and encouraged. The East Texas ADRC, along with our partners, came away from the session with several ideas and plans to implement that will assure that our agency is an innovative and reliable source to meet the needs within the communities that we serve. |
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National Senior Health and Fitness Day
On May 25, the National Senior Health and Fitnesss Day was celebrated at the Good Shepherd Institute for Healthy Living. Over 70 seniors came out for the event which included senior fitness demonstrations and a seminar on cancer prevention and optimizing health presented by local oncologist, Dr. Sharma. There were information booths displayed from local organizations including East Texas ADRC, Good Shepherd Medical CenterJointWorks Program, Alzheimer's Association, GSMC Occupational/Physical therapy and many others. Good Shepherd Medical Center provided a diabetic screening as well as outpatient diabetic education.
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Living Well
You are invited to a Barbeque luncheon on June 14 from 12:00-2:00 PM hosted by the East Texas Council of Governments (ETCOG) and the Area Agency on Aging. The luncheon will be catered by Bodacious and will be held at ETCOG - 3800 Stone Road in Kilgore, TX. Kindly respond by June 10th to Tonia Snoddy at (800) 442-8845. The subject of the luncheon will be to introduce a new workshop designed to help people learn to live with and manage long-term health problems such as: Asthma, Arthritis, Cancer, COPD, Congestive Heart Failure, Diabetes, Depression, Fibromyalgia, Heart Disease and Obesity The training is six weeks long and funding is provided through grants which will cover travel and lodging expenses. These is no charge for the training and materials will be provided at no expense to the attendees. This will be a brilliant time to enjoy some of the best barbeque in town, meet new people, fellowship and learn new things. |
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