on Aging

The Garrison Institute on Aging was established in 1999 and named in honor of Mildred and Shirley Garrison in 2005. Our mission is to promote healthy aging through research, promote educational, and community outreach programs and serve the community with services and contacts throughout the community.

If you have questions on health issues, aging, chronic disease, and mental health, please reach out to us. We can assist in connecting with the right source for your concerns.

April 1,9,22

April is here. April 1 is also known as April Fool’s Day and also International Pillow Fight Day; however, I think the weather has been celebrating April Fool’s Day in February and March!

April 9 is Easter Sunday, and April 22 is Earth Day. I am looking forward to putting the coats and sweaters away!

Medication Cleanout

Medication Cleanout will be hosted by Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center on April 23 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Place your expired, unwanted or unnecessary medications in a bag and drop off at the TTUHSC Physicians Pavilion, 3601 4th St. The program also provides disposal services for syringes or sharps. Please do not remove labels or other identifiers. The volunteers at this event will remove all identifiers prior to disposal.

Behavioral health needs

The Care Partner Academy session will be held April 18 at noon at 6630 S Quaker, Suite G. Kelsey Robinson with Oceans Healthcare will discuss the services they can provide for behavioral health needs.

This is a new specialty health hospital in Lubbock and focuses on inpatient and outpatient mental health services. This is a session you will not want to miss! The Care Partner Academy meets monthly to share various topics and is free and open to the public. Light snacks are provided.

To confirm for this session, contact Joan at 806743-1217 or email at joan. blackmon@ttuhsc.edu.

RSVP is requested and the program will also be available on ZOOM. https://ttuhsc.zoom.us/j/93712419544.

Home Exercises for Balance

The Healthy Aging Lecture Series will meet April 22 at 3 p.m. Patti Kissko, PT, DPT with University Medical Center will present Home Exercises for Balance.

People are more likely to have problems with balance