Fall Prevention Forum Returns In-Person on September 29

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VENTURA, California – After being held virtually for the past three years, the annual Fall Prevention Forum – co-hosted by the Ventura County Elderly Fall Prevention Coalition, the Ventura County Area Agency on Aging, and the City of Oxnard – will return to an in-person gathering at the end of September.

The 2023 forum – “Fall Back to the ‘70s” – will be held on Friday, September 29, at the Oxnard Performing Arts Center (800 Hobson Way). Registration will begin at 8 a.m., and the program will be held from 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. The event is free to attend.

A Spanish translation service will be made available upon request. A free lunch will be provided.

Participants will hear from Dr. Thomas Duncan, chair of the Ventura County Elderly Fall Prevention Coalition; keynote speaker Dr. Javier Romero, the program director for surgery at the Ventura Community Memorial Health System; and a panel of experts. They will also have the opportunity to take part in Zumba or Tai Chi demonstrations, get free immunizations and health screenings, and go through balance and gait screenings.

Participants may pre-register by visiting www.vcaaa.org/falls and filling out the registration form, or by calling the VCAAA at (805) 477-7300.

» Pre-registration form

» Event Flyer (PDF-English/Spanish)

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VENTURA, California – Después de celebrarse virtualmente durante los últimos tres años, el Foro Anual de Prevención de Caídas, organizado con-juntamente con la Coalición de Prevención de Caídas de los Adultos Mayores en el Condado de Ventura, La Agencia en el Área de Envejecimiento del Condado de Ventura, y la Ciudad de Oxnard volverán a hacer una reunión en persona a finales de Septiembre.

El foro del 2023 – “Regresemos a los 70” – se llevará acabo el Viernes 29 de Septiembre, en el Oxnard Performing Arts Center (800 Hobson Way). La inscripción comenzará a las 8:00 a.m., y el programa se desarrollará de 9:00 a.m. a 12:30 p.m. La entrada a el evento es gratis.

Un servicio de traducción al Español estará disponible a pedido. Se proporcionará un almuerzo gratis.

Los participantes escucharán al Dr. Thomas Duncan, presidente de la Coalición para la Prevención de Caídas de los Adultos Mayores del Condado de Ventura, el orador principal Dr. Javier Romero, director del programa de cirugía del sistema de salud llamado Ventura Community Memorial Health System, y un panel de expertos. También tendrán la oportunidad de participar en demostraciones de Zumba o Tai Chi, recibir vacunas y exámenes de salud gratuitos y someterse a una evaluación de balance y pasos.

Los participantes pueden preinscribirse visitando la página de internet www.vcaaa.org/falls y llenar el formulario de inscripción, o llamando a la agencia VCAAA al teléfono (805) 477-7300.

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