The Cooperative Extension Program of Prairie View A&M University (Dallas County) will join forces with Methodist Dallas Medical Center to host a "FREE" Diabetes Education Awareness & Prevention program called D.E.A.P. The three-part series program is scheduled on three consecutive Tuesdays from 10:00 p.m. until 12:00 p.m. (December 1, 8, & 15, 2009). It will be held at Methodist Dallas Medical Center in the Weatherford Room (1441 N. Beckley Avenue Dallas, Texas 75203).
For more information, contact: Marvin R. Young at 214-904-3050 or mryoung@tamu.edu.
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November is National Family Caregivers Month. Area caregivers who help older adults and persons with disabilities are invited to attend "The Fearless Caregiver: A Day of Sharing Wisdom." The workshop, free and open to the public, will be held Wednesday, November 11, at Highland Springs Retirement Community, 8000 Frankford Road, on the border of Dallas and Plano from 8:30 am - 2:30 pm. Highland Springs will provide complimentary refreshments and lunch for attendees.
Leading the workshop will be Gary Barg, Founder and Editor-In-Chief of Today's Caregiver magazine, and caregiver.com, author of The Fearless Caregiver: How to Get the Best Care for Your Loved One and Still Have a Life of Your Own.
The conference is designed to help attendees receive hands-on advice for his or her caregiving challenges regardless of the disease or illness their loved one is dealing with. Attendees will learn how to become a member of their loved one's care team, tried and true "time-off techniques," expert advice for beating stress and depression, and hands-on advice from caregiving experts.
A panel of experts will provide information about how to access resources including 2-1-1, the Aging & Disability Resource Centers, and Family Caregivers Online.
Rosemary Redmond, attorney, will discuss the most common legal questions and issues for caregivers.
Underwriting sponsors helping make this conference possible are Highland Springs Retirement Community, ResCare Home Care, Alert Response, Reachout Home Care, and Evercare.
This conference is a service of the Area Agencies of North Central Texas on Aging, Dallas County and Tarrant County. Other sponsors include Alzheimer's Association of Greater Dallas and the Texas AgriLife Extension Service.
Although the event is free, pre-registration is required, no later than November 9. Reservations can be made via email, at caregiverconf@flash.net, or by phone, at 1-800-272-3921, extension 9194.
For more information, contact Zanda Hilger at 817-929-3535.
Texas AgriLife Extension Service - Dallas County offers a child care provider conference on November 14, 2009, from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. This conference is low-cost and will provide an interactive, hands-on learning environment. Topics include Emergency Planning for Child Care Facilities and Healthy Eating with MyPyramid.
This conference will be held at 10056 Marsh Lane, Suite B-101, Dallas, TX 75229. Participants who attend the entire conference will earn three clock hours for professional development.
Registration fee is $5 per person. Registration form and payment should be received no later than Friday, November 6, 2009. Click Child Care Provider Conference flyer.pdf to download registration form.
For questions regarding the Child Care Provider Conference contact Wenhsing Cheng at 214-904-3050 or wcheng@ag.tamu.edu.
KERA, Public Television and Radio for North Texas, received the Best Practices in Parent/Family Education for their Ready for Life Project. Ready for Life transforms research into a curriculum for parents of children aged birth to five years that is both useful and enjoyable. Ready for Life is based on the work of internationally recognized researchers. Visit Ready for Life website at http://www.readyforlife.org/.
Join Danny Henley, Director of Education for KERA, Public Television and Radio to learn more about Ready for Life in the Texas Association of Parent Educators (TAPE) Online Workshop on October 23, 2009, noon to 1:00 pm Central time.
There is no fee to participate, but registration is required. Participants will receive a certificate documenting one clock hour of professional development. Click Registration Form Ready For Life.doc for registration info.
Family members who play a major role in caring for elderly relatives often ignore their own needs. However, it's just as important to take care of your own needs as it is to provide the best care for your dependent loved one. Ignoring your own needs and failing to manage stress can harm both you and the person depending on you.
When you experience an unusual level of stress, certain warning signals occur. Answering the following questions will increase your awareness of these signs. A "yes" answer to even some of these questions can indicate stress that has become debilitating. Recognizing the source of this stress is the next step in dealing with its destructive effects.
- Do you feel a loss of energy or zest for life?
- Do you feel out of control, acting or behaving in uncharacteristic ways?
- Do you lack interest in people or things that you once enjoyed?
- Do you feel increasingly isolated?
- Are you consuming more sleeping pills, medications, alcohol, caffeine or cigarettes than usual?
- Are you having increased health problems -- for example, high blood pressure, ulcers or difficulties with digestion?
- Do you have trouble falling asleep at night, or do you wake up too early or sleep too much?
- Have you noticed a change in your appetite or eating habits?
- Do you have trouble concentrating or remembering things?
- Are you increasingly irritable or impatient with others?
- Do you have thoughts of suicide?
Visit Lifeline next week for information on the causes of caregiving stress.
A community event sponsored by the Area Agency on Aging of Dallas County and Mental Health America of Greater Dallas will address caregiving stress on September 24. Review the event flyer Stress 9-24-09.doc for more information.
Texas AgriLife Extension Service-Denton County and Texas Woman's University together will host the 2009 Power of a Healthy Woman Symposium on Saturday, September 19, 2009, 8:30 a.m. - 12:15 p.m. at Texas Woman's University, Denton, Texas.
The purpose of this symposium is to increase knowledge of health risks among women over the age of 18. The intent is to raise early awareness among young women for disease prevention and health promotion. The speakers will provide valuable tools, specific to women, that ease incorporating daily wellness strategies in the areas of healthy eating, stress management, and financial health. Women over the age of 18 are encouraged to attend.
For additional information and registration visit http://www.twu.edu/ce/Healthy-Woman.asp
