Yolo Healthy Aging Alliance hosts a webinar series for senior safety

Yolo Healthy Aging Alliance is hosting a free twoday webinar series on how to prevent falls in the senior community on June 28 and 29.

Learn about fall risk factors, ways to mitigate risk and changes to a home that can help reduce falls. The event will include information about recent research on fall prevention and Yolo County resources, followed by the opportunity for attendees to ask questions. This event is in collaboration with Fit Deb Training’s, Deborah Eernisse, who will be demonstrating muscle strengthening and fall prevention exercises live for all participants to follow along and practice at home.

Each webinar series will be held live via Zoom. Both webinars will also be recorded and distributed via the Yolo Healthy Aging Alliance website, the Yolo Healthy Aging Alliance YouTube channel and broadcasted on cable through Davis Media Access.

The first day of the Fall Prevention Webinar Series will be held on Monday, June 28, from 1 p.m. to 2:30 p.m.

The second day of the Fall Prevention Webinar Series will be held on Tuesday, June 29, from 1 p.m. to 2:30 p.m.

To join on Zoom, use the following link for both days at the time of the event:

https://us02web.zoom. us/j/5307575583?pwd=Njg 1eHBYckpQaUc0NHNCSW dvSHNSZz09

Registration is encouraged, but not required. To register and for more information go to https:// www.yolohealthyaging.org/ events. For more information, or to register without a computer, contact Sheila Allen at (530) 757-5583 or Sheila.allen@yolohealthyaging.org.