7th Annual Okanagan Embrace Aging Month
Even more events added!!!
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FREE AND OPEN
TO THE PUBLIC – Everyone is welcome!!!
You are cordially invited to attend…
A community collaboration of the Institute for Healthy Living and Chronic
Disease Prevention, UBC Okanagan; Interior Savings Credit Union; and Interior
Health
7th Annual Okanagan Embrace Aging Month – March 2020
*** event available via webinar
WEEK ONE
Month long
Global Fitness – 10 Visit Pass
Global Fitness & Racquet Centre, 1574 Harvey Avenue, Kelowna
Monday, March 2, 10:30 – 11:30 am
Tuesday, March 3, 10:30 – 11:30 am
Scam Protection – Lake Country
Okanagan Regional Library, 10150 Bottom Wood Lake Road, Lake Country
Tuesday, March 3, 1:30 – 2:30 pm
Village at Mill Creek, 1450 Sutherland Avenue, Kelowna
Wednesday, March 4, 10:00 – 11:00 am
Village at Smith Creek, 2425 Orlin Road, West Kelowna
Wednesday, March 4, 11:30 – 1:30 pm
MyHealthPortal: Electronic health records – Penticton
Penticton Seniors Drop-In Centre, 2965 South Main Street, Penticton
Wednesday, March 4, 1:30 – 2:30 pm
Chartwell Chatsworth Retirement Residence, 1831 Parkview Crescent, Kelowna
Thursday, March 5, 1:00 – 3:00 pm
MyHealthPortal: Electronic health records – Peachland
Peachland Wellness Centre, 4426 – 5th Street, Peachland
Thursday, March 5, 1:30 – 3:30 pm
Chartwell Chatsworth Retirement Residence, 1831 Parkview Crescent, Kelowna
Friday, March 6, 1:30 – 2:30 pm
Happy homes, healthy people: How home sharing is changing the way seniors age in place – Kelowna
Chartwell Chatsworth Retirement Residence, 1831 Parkview Crescent, Kelowna
Friday, March 6, 1:30 – 2:30 pm
Estate Planning Essentials – West Kelowna
Village at Smith Creek, 2425 Orlin Road, West Kelowna
Friday, March 6, 2:00 – 3:00 pm
Okanagan Regional Library, #20 – 301 Hwy 33 W, Kelowna
Saturday, March 7, 9:00 am – 2:30 pm
The Heritage Retirement Residence, 3630 Brown Road, West Kelowna
WEEK TWO
Month long
Global Fitness – 10 Visit Pass
Global Fitness & Racquet Centre, 1574 Harvey Avenue, Kelowna
Monday, March 9, 10:00 am – 12:00 pm
Mingle Mondays: YMCA monthly social
Kelowna Family YMCA, 375 Hartman Road, Kelowna
Monday, March 9, 1:30 – 2:30 pm
Is Alzheimer’s disease in your genes?
Chartwell Chatsworth Retirement Residence, 1831 Parkview Crescent, Kelowna
Tuesday, March 10, 10:30 am – 12:30 pm
9 Struggles Executors Face – Lake Country
Okanagan Regional Library, 10150 Bottom Wood Lake Road, Lake Country
Tuesday, March 10, 1:30 – 2:30 pm
Taking care of YOU: Self-care for caregivers
Chartwell Chatsworth Retirement Residence, 1831 Parkview Crescent, Kelowna
Tuesday, March 10, 6:00 – 8:00 pm
Understanding obesity at any age
Rotary Centre for the Arts, 421 Cawston Avenue, Kelowna
Wednesday, March 11, 10:00 – 11:00 am
Fatigue: How does age impact muscle performance? ***
UBC Okanagan, 1088 Discovery Avenue, RHS 129
Wednesday, March 11, 11:00 am – 12:00 pm
Hearing is believing: Access your iOS’s assistive technologies
Okanagan Regional Library, 1380 Ellis Street, Kelowna
Wednesday, March 11, 7:00 – 9:30 pm
Dr. Art Hister presents A Guide to Living a Long and Health Life
Kelowna Community Theatre, 1375 Water Street, Kelowna
Thursday, March 12, 10:30 – 11:30 am
Leaving a legacy with planned giving – Habitat for Humanity
Best Western Plus Hotel and Suites, 2402 Hwy 97 N, Kelowna
Thursday, March 12, 1:00 – 3:00 pm
MyHealthPortal: Electronic health records – West Kelowna
Village at Smith Creek, 2425 Orlin Road, West Kelowna
Thursday, March 12, 1:30 – 2:30 pm
Estate Planning Essentials – Kelowna
Chatsworth Retirement Residence, 1831 Parkview Crescent, Kelowna
Friday, March 13, 8:00 am – 2:00 pm
Kelowna Family YMCA, 375 Hartman Road, Kelowna
Friday, March 6, 2:00 – 3:00 pm
Okanagan Regional Library, #20 – 301 Hwy 33 W, Kelowna
Saturday, March 14 , 9:00 am – 2:30 pm
The Heritage Retirement Residence, 3630 Brown Road, West Kelowna
WEEK THREE
Month long
Global Fitness – 10 Visit Pass
Global Fitness & Racquet Centre, 1574 Harvey Avenue, Kelowna
Monday, March 16, 9:00 – 11:00 am
Healthy Eating in 2020: Cooking tips for 1-2 adults
Healthy Essentials Clinic, 3121 Hill Road, Unit 224, Lake Country
Monday, March 16, 11:00 am – 1:00 pm
Mingle Mondays: YMCA monthly social
H20 Adventure & Fitness Centre, 4075 Gordon Drive, Kelowna
Monday, March 16, 1:30 – 3:30 pm
MyHealthPortal: Electronic health records –Kelowna
Chatsworth Retirement Residence, 1831 Parkview Crescent, Kelowna
Tuesday, March 17, 10:30 – 12:30 am
MyHealthPortal: Electronic health records – Lake Country
Okanagan Regional Library, 10150 Bottom Wood Lake Road, Lake Country
Tuesday, March 17, 1:30 – 2:30 pm
Loss, loneliness and isolation: Is it the new smoking?
Chatsworth Retirement Residence, 1831 Parkview Crescent, Kelowna
Wednesday, March 18, 10:00 – 11:00 am
Healthy adult aging and balance: Where do we stand? ***
UBC Okanagan, 1088 Discovery Avenue, RHS 129
Wednesday, March 18
10:00 – 11:30 am and 6:00 – 7:30 pm
Springfield Funeral Home, 2020 Springfield Road, Kelowna
Thursday, March 19, 2:00 – 3:00 pm
Village at Smith Creek, 2425 Orlin Road, West Kelowna
Friday, March 20, 10:30 am – 12:30 pm
MyHealthPortal: Electronic records – Vernon
Vernon Jubilee Hospital, 2101 – 32nd Street, Vernon
Friday, March 20, 1:00 – 2:30 pm
Pathways to transformation in long-term care ***
UBC Okanagan, 1088 Discovery Avenue, RHS 129
Friday, March 20, 2:00 – 3:00 pm
Okanagan Regional Library, #20 – 301 Hwy 33 W, Kelowna
Friday, March 20, 2:00 – 3:00 pm
Older adult vaccination: A shot of truth
Sun Pointe Village, 700 Rutland Road N, Kelowna
WEEK FOUR
Monday, March 23, 10:00 am – 12:00 pm
Mingle Mondays: YMCA monthly social
Downtown YMCA, 505 Doyle Avenue, #1011, Kelowna
Tuesday, March 24, 10:30 – 11:30 am
Okanagan Regional Library, 10150 Bottom Wood Lake Road, Lake Country
Wednesday, March 25, 1:30 – 2:30 pm
Scam Protection – West Kelowna
Village at Smith Creek, 2425 Orlin Road, West Kelowna
Wednesday, March 25, 5:00 – 7:00 pm
Gut health: A key to unlocking better health and wellbeing
Laurel Packing House, 1304 Ellis Street, Kelowna
Thursday, March 26, 10:00 am – 12:00 pm
Springfield Funeral Home, 2020 Springfield Road, Kelowna
Thursday, March 26, 2:00 – 3:00 pm
Transitions in care: Improving the outcomes
Village at Mill Creek, 1450 Sutherland Avenue, Kelowna
Friday, March 27, 11:30 am – 1:30 pm
MyHealthPortal: Electronic records – Kamloops
Royal Inland Hospital, 311 Columbia Street, Kamloops
Friday, March 27, 2:00 – 3:00 pm
Okanagan Regional Library, #20 – 301 Hwy 33 W, Kelowna
WEEK FIVE
Monday, March 30, 10:00 – 11:00 am
Benefits of Reflexology – West Kelowna
Village at Smith Creek, 2425 Orlin Road, West Kelowna
Monday, March 30, 1:00 – 3:00 pm
Penticton Seniors Drop-In Centre, 2965 South Main Street, Penticton
Tuesday, March 31, 10:30 – 11:30 am
Estate Planning Essentials – Lake Country
Okanagan Regional Library, 10150 Bottom Wood Lake Road, Lake Country
Jacquetta Benard, BEd, BPA
Institute for Healthy Living and Chronic Disease Prevention
University of British Columbia | Okanagan Campus | Unceded Syilx Okanagan Nation Territory
1147 Research Road, ART 223 | Kelowna, BC Canada V1V 1V7
Phone 250-807-8072
jacquetta.benard@ubc.ca | http://ihlcdp.ok.ubc.ca
