You’re invited to the Next Event in our Aging Audaciously Series: Prevention Wisdom Kicked Up A Notch

We all age.  We cannot prevent that. But we can prevent some disease and injury. What steps can we take to prevent cancer, or recurrence of cancer, sun-downing associated with dementia, and injury later in life? Prevention can incorporate many pathways, including diet, exercise, sleep and home modifications (including design and lighting). What can individuals and families do now?  What best practices are out there at the intersection of health, spirituality, architecture, design, and prevention?
SPEAKERS:

Opening Remarks: Lisa McGovern, Executive Director, Congressional Families Cancer Prevention Program of the Prevent Cancer Foundation
Rep. Debbie Dingell (D-MI)
Dr. Lisa Nelson, Director of Medical Education, Kripalu Center for Yoga and Health. Dr. Nelson is a practicing physician in Pittsfield, Massachusetts, and serves as medical director of the Nutrition Center, a nonprofit organization whose mission is to inspire a healthy relationship with food through counseling, nutrition, and culinary education.
Dr. Eugenia Victoria Ellis, AIA; Director, dLUX light lab; AIA Urban Design & Health Research Consortium; Associate Professor, Civil, Architectural and Environmental Engineering, College of Engineering; Architecture + Interiors, Antoinette Westphal College of Media Arts and Design, Drexel University
Moderator: Robin Strongin, Creator, Disruptive Women in Health Care®

Speakers will focus on nutrition, exercise and housing and their roles in preventing disease and in...

Source: Disruptive Women in Health Care - February 26, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: dw at disruptivewomen.net Tags: Aging Cancer Source Type: blogs