Container Gardening with Flowers and Vegetables on Tuesday, June 6 at 1:00 p.m.
If you lack the room or sunlight to grow vegetables, herbs, and flowers at your home, you can plant in containers on your balcony or around your yard. This talk will cover the basics: containers, soil, seeds, plants, fertilizer, and water, with an emphasis on growing your own food. Join Martie Teumim, a Master Gardener with Cornell Cooperative Extension as we learn about growing our own food.
DATE: June 6, 2017
TIME: 1:00 p.m.
PLACE: First Congregational Church at 405 Quail Street, Albany.
FEE: The cost is $4.00 per person.
RSVP: NNORC at 514-2023.
Wellness Wednesday Discusses Sepsis
Minutes matter when it comes to treating sepsis—the killer condition that most Americans probably have never heard of. Sepsis is the body’s overwhelming and life-threatening response to infection that can lead to tissue damage, organ failure, and death. It’s basically your body’s over active and toxic response to an infection. A common misconception about sepsis is that people develop it in the hospital. In fact, greater than 80% of all cases originate in the community!
The August Wellness Wednesday aims to educate you about the early signs of sepsis, including septic shock, identify people who are at high risk for developing this condition and emphasize immediate actions you should take if you or someone else notices these symptoms.
Early diagnosis of sepsis by health care providers is often missed, and by educating the public it has been estimated that 50% more lives can be saved through early recognition and medical care. Sepsis is a medical emergency, yet only half of American adults surveyed have ever even heard of sepsis! You may have heard of people dying from lung or kidney infections or from blood poisoning, but in each of these cases the cause of death was actually sepsis. Sepsis can progress very rapidly to septic shock and there is a great opportunity to educate the public so that they can recognize the early signs and symptoms of sepsis, notify your health care provider and say; “I’m concerned about sepsis.”
Presenter: Eve Bankert, MT (ASCP), Quality Improvement Specialist and former Director of Infection Prevention and Epidemiology at Ellis Hospital in Schenectady.
DATE: Wednesday August 16, 2017
TIME: 1:30-3:30 P.M.
PLACE: B’Nai Shalom, 420 Whitehall Road, Albany, NY
RSVP: 514-2023
FEE: Free
Celebrate Older Americans Month with Ruth Pelham
May is Older Americans Month, a time to recognize and appreciate the contributions of Older Americans to our community and country.
Join us on Thursday, May 18 at 1:00 p.m. as we celebrate this year’s theme, “Age Out Loud,” with performer and community advocate Ruth Pelham of the Music Mobile. As in her past visits to NNORC, Ruth will enthusiastically lead us in songs and guide us through a hands-on activity that brings forth the wisdom and power of being an elder. The program will take place at B’Nai Shalom Reform Congregation, 420 Whitehall Rd, Albany. Please call NNORC at 514-2023 to sign up!
NNORC Breakfast Club Talks about Geneology
Maybe you’ve been wanting to build an accurate family tree. Or perhaps you want to know if you have royalty in your blood or if a distant relative was a great inventor, entrepreneur, author or composer. Wouldn’t it be
interesting to find out? In honor of Older Americans Month, we welcome Lisa Doherty, Professional Genealogist and Lecturer. Ms. Doherty will talk about getting started with researching family history. She will offer guidelines for gathering information, conducting effective family interviews and organizing your research.
The program will be on Wednesday, May 10 at 9:30 a.m. at the Albany Jewish Community Center, 340 Whitehall Road, Albany. Please call 514-2023 to reserve your bagel and your seat! Bring your friends.
Save the date for June 14, 2017 for the next Breakfast Club. Sharon Emerson, Elder Care Consultant at CHOICES at St. Peter’s will discuss home care options.
Short & Stout Tea Company Hosts a Tea Tasting for Albany NNORC
It’s Time for a Spot of Tea!
Ever wondered how to make a good cup of tea? Tea has been around for centuries, and there is an art to steeping the perfect cup. If you’re interested in learning more, join us! Matt Zacharewicz, of Short and Stout Tea Company in Albany will be discussing the history and health benefits of tea. He will also show us how to steep a cup of tea and will offer a tasting of a few tea varieties.
The program will be on Tuesday, May 16, 1:00 p.m. location to be announced. Please call NNORC to register at 514- 2023. The cost is $5 per person.
Two Ounces of Prevention. Two Important Health Screenings in April
Your Albany NNORC, in partnership with the Albany College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences (ACPHS), is offering two valuable health screenings. Both are FREE and pre-registration is not required.
OSTEOPOROSIS AND BONE HEALTH SCREENING
Osteoporosis presents a serious health challenge for women AND men over age 50. Meet with ACPHS to talk about lifestyle, diet, family history, medications and other factors that may increase your risk. This screening
utilizes a FRAX tool and bone density machine for accuracy.
SCRIPT YOUR FUTURE (SYF)
Meet individually with SCPHS students and faculty to discuss better ways to manage and stick with your
prescribed drug regime. Learn to identify potential medication related problems. Blood Pressure screenings
will also be available.
Take advantage of the opportunity for this free and confidential service to get the information you need to maintain good health. NO personal information is required. Lots of FREE giveaways such as medication
diaries, pill boxes, heart healthy diet materials and so much more.
We care about YOU and your good health! Come along, and bring a friend on Tuesday, April 18 from 12:00-2:00 p.m. at St. Sophia’s Greek Orthodox Church, 440 Whitehall Rd, Albany.
In case you are wondering, this offering is a “Wellness Wednesday” offered on a Tuesday!
Prescription Drug Take Back Day April 29, 2017
Unused prescription and over-the-counter medications that
remain in the home can cause serious harm to people if they are taken accidentally, intentionally misused or inappropriately given to someone else. Sometimes old or unused prescriptions are flushed down the toilet. Unfortunately, this method ends up polluting our waters, impacting aquatic species, and contaminating our food and water supplies. And simply throwing them away doesn’t insure safe disposal. Landfills are meant to handle common household waste and medications are deemed chemical waste—bad for people and the environment.
There is a permanent drop box option for medications through the law enforcement agencies. The Albany county medication drop box is located at New York State Police Troop G, located at 760 Troy Schenectady Road, Latham.
National Prescription Drug Take-Back day is April 29th, 2017.
The drop off sites have not yet been made pubic. Further information will be available after April 1st. NNORC staff will share the information at our April programs or bookmark this page. We will post locations.
A Guided Tour of 170 Years of Photography at the Albany Institute
Join you JFS Albany NNORC for a special tour of the “Captured Moments” photography exhibit with Jeannie Straussman. Over 100 photographs have been chosen from the museums’ collection to represent different parts of Albany’s history and the surrounding regions.
After the tour, you can spend time seeing other exhibits, shop at the Institute’s gift shop or dine at the Institute’s café. If you are interested in attending, but need a ride, NNORC staff will do their best to arrange one.
DATE: Thursday, April 13
TIME: 11:00 a.m.
PLACE: Albany Institute of History and Art, 125 Washington Ave, Albany. There is a parking lot on Elk Street behind the Institute
RSVP: Please call NNORC at 514-2023 to sign up.
FEE: Admission to the museum is $8.
Learn Library Book Borrowing with Your Smartphone, eReader and more
The JFS Albany NNORC is partnering with the Bach Library to bring you an easy way to borrow from the library.
You will need a library card to use Flipster & Overdrive. If you need a library card, please bring a photo ID and a business mail envelope that was recently delivered to your house.
OverDrive Questions and Answers: Part Two!
Thursday, May 11, at 1:00 p.m
Join us at Bach Library for another class on how to use OverDrive, the library app that let’s you download books, audiobooks and movies onto your reader, tablet,
laptop, phone.
We will also learn about Mango, which is the library’s new language learning program. Mango is compatible with laptops and tablets (not e-readers).
Please bring your fully-charged device (Kindle, tablet, laptop, smartphone).
Both session take place at the Bach Library (455 New Scotland Ave., Albany). Please call NNROC to RSVP at 514-2023.
JFS Partners with JCC to Offer Aging Mastery Program
The Aging Mastery Program® (AMP) encourages mastery—developing behaviors across many dimensions that will lead to improved health, stronger financial security, and overall well-being.
By participating in this program, you will:
- Make and maintain small but impactful changes in your health behaviors, financial well-being and enrichment in later lif
- Get REAL incentives and rewards for taking small steps that can improve your well-being.
- Meet new friends, provide support and encouragement to your peers, and become more involved in your community.
Limited spots available: Sign up now!
This program will begin on Friday, February 3rd and run for 10 weeks on Friday mornings from 9:30-11am in the Senior Center of the Albany JCC located at 340 Whitehall Road.
Please register in advance by contacting Tiffany Smith at 607-745-6511 or emailing Tiffany.
Aging Mastery Program is by the National Council on Aging.