AARTH September 2022 Newsletter

AARTH COMMUNITY HAPPENINGS SEPTEMBER 2022 WWW.AARTH.ORG

Mental Wealth Group With Rickey Leachman SATURDAY, SEP 10 10:00-11:00 AM | ONLINE

Kathleen Wilcox, Executive Director & Joycelyn Thomas, Board President invite you to AARTH's 20 Year Kick Off Celebration on Thursday, Sept 29 7:00 pm Online RSVP www.aarth.org/events

Join the festivities and create a Video Message and let us know why you became involved with AARTH. https://tinyurl.com/AARTH20

Join AARTH and Rickey Leachman for group discussions on mental wealth. The groups will meet virtually once a month on Saturday's at 10:00 AM. The first session will dive into mindfulness, and the breakdown of brain structure, such as the amygdala brain, and the prefrontal cortex. The groups are geared toward unpaid caregivers, but all are welcome!

Wellness Group with Dr. Harvey THURSDAY, SEP 15 6:00-7:30 PM | ONLINE Join AARTH and Dr. Harvey for group discussions on wellness. The groups will meet virtually once a month on Thursday's at 6:00 PM. During this session Dr. Harvey will dive into mental health self-care. The group discussion is free to join, and all are encouraged to join! 10 participants will receive a $50.00 gift card.!

This workshop is geared toward African American seniors 55+. Attendees will be entered in a raffle to receive a gift card.

Free Covid-19 Tests Available at AARTH - contact renam@aarth.org

REGISTER FOR ALL WORKSHOPS at www.aarth.org

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Soulful Cooking with Chef Adunni FRIDAY, SEP 30 | 10:00 AM | ONLINE Join AARTH, and Chef Adunni as she prepares a healthy heart conscious meal. Chef Adunni Graduated from Johnson and Wales University with a degree in Science and Culinary Nutrition. She is also a Food Scientist, and business owner of Taste Tutor LLC. Recipes for previous workshops are available on the nutrition page of our website.

Chronic Disease Self-Management Workshop THURSDAYS, THRU -SEP 22 1 2: 0 0 - 1 : 0 0 P M

BY PHONE AARTH presents the six week self-management phone conferencing workshop; a Self-Management Resource Program with SMRC! We will work through the process, transition, and manageability of living with Chronic Disease.

A phone is required to participate, and each participant will receive a $50.00 gift card.

FREE EYE EXAMS & PRESCRIPTION EYEGLASSES October 20-23 at Seattle Center More Info: seattlecenter.org/patients Email: SKCClinic@seattlecenter.org Phone: 206.684.7200

World AIDS DAY - SAVE THE DATE! Each year, on 1 December, the world commemorates World AIDS Day. People around the world unite to show support for people living with HIV and to remember those who have died from AIDSrelated illnesses.

This year's theme is End inequalities. End AIDS. End pandemics.

AARTH is working on their plans to commemorate World AIDS Day. If you would like to help support this effort, please connect with Dr. Renee McCoy at reneem@aarth.org.

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Why is Providence ElderPlace a great option for older adults?

"Providence ElderPlace is a federally recognized Program of the All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly (PACE) which offers seamless provision of total care.

Providence Elder Place is both the insurance and a health care provider.

At Providence ElderPlace the focus is on you, the participant. Our team of medical and social care professionals, called Interdisciplinary Team (IDT) is dedicated to coordinating and providing your health and long-term care services. Your IDT is experienced in caring for older adults and provides individualized attention based on your needs and preferences. Frequent touch points and a team approach mean even small changes in health and well-being can be addressed preventively.

W a s h i n g t o n H A F c o n n e c t s y o u w it h a h o u s in g c o u n s e l o r w h o p r o v i d e s f r e e a n d c o n f id e n t ia l s u p p o r t a n d c a n a s s i s t y o u w i t h m a n y o p t io n s t o p r e v e n t f o r e c l o s u r e . C a l l t h e H o t l in e a t 1 877‐894‐4663 for a no-cost assessment and r e f e r r a l t o a h o u s i n g c o u n s e l o r in y o u r a r e a .

Do not pay anyone who offers to help you for a fee. Washington HAF is the only program a u t h o r i z e d t o d i s t r i b u t e H A F f u n d s in Washington state.

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Vaccines are required on the first day of the 2022-23 school year K-12 students in Washington State must be u p - t o - d a t e o n t h e v a c c i n a t i o n s r e q u ir e d f o r s c h o o l o n o r b e f o r e t h e f i r s t d a y . T h a t ’s w h e t h e r t h e y ’l l b e a t t e n d i n g c l a s s e s in p e r s o n o r r e m o t e l y . A l o n g w i t h p e n c il s a n d notebooks, vaccines such as Tdap, DTap, M M R , h e p a t i t i s B , v a r i c e l l a , a n d p o l io m a y b e o n y o u r c h i l d ’ s b a c k - t o - s c h o o l l is t .

There are also COVID-19, HPV, and m e n i n g o c o c c a l v a c c i n e s t h a t y o u r c h il d may need to stay healthy and happy.

AARTH provides brief (15 – 20 minutes) personalized, one-on-one coaching sessions to help increase knowledge and offer encouragement and support. Contact Dr. Renee McCoy, reneem@aarth.org.

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AARTH TEAM Kathleen Wilcox Executive Director kathleenw@aarth.org Rena Cann Outreach Coordinator Office Assistant renac@aarth.org September is Prostate Cancer Awareness Month (PCAM), and for patients, survivors, caregivers and loved ones, this is YOUR month. Prostate cancer is the most common non-skin cancer diagnosed in men, and the second leading cause of cancer deaths in men, after lung cancer.

The prostate is a gland in the male reproductive system located just below the bladder and in front of the rectum. It is about the size of a walnut and surrounds part of the urethra (the tube that empties urine from the bladder). The prostate gland produces fluid that makes up part of semen. According to the National Cancer Institute (NCI), almost all prostate cancers are adenocarcinomas (cancers that begin in cells that make and release mucus and other fluids). Prostate cancer often has no early symptoms. Advanced prostate cancer can cause men to urinate more often or have a weaker flow of urine, but these symptoms can also be caused by benign prostate conditions.

Because of effective screening options for prostate cancer, the disease is often caught before it spreads, and as a whole, survival rates are good for this type of cancer. Working together, the inspiring prostate cancer community will spread one very important PCAM message: EARLY DETECTION SAVES LIVES!

Twanda Hill Consultant, Covid 19 & ELAW twandah@aarth.org Dr. Renee McCoy HIV/AIDS Project Manager reneem@aarth.org Jasmin Tucker Project Coordinator Living Well with Chronic Conditions (LWCC) jasmint@aarth.org Angeilea' Yancey-Watson Lead Program Coordinator Elders Living & Aging Well (ELAW) angeileay@aarth.org Kim Breland Accountant 901 Rainier Ave N. Suite B102 Renton, WA 98057 206.850.2070

Thank you to our Sponsors AARTH is able to provide the workshops and classes for FREE thanks to grants and support from our sponsors.

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