AARP Smart Driver™ Courses
The American Association of Retired Persons (AARP), the Wyoming Department of Health, the Wyoming Department of Transportation, and the National Highway Safety Administration have partnered to spread the word on the AARP Smart Driver™ courses. AARP Driver Safety is the nation’s first and largest refresher course designed specifically for drivers age 50 and older. For more than 35 years, this six-hour course has taught over 16 million drivers proven safety strategies so they can continue driving safely for as long as possible.
For a complete listing of upcoming trainings in your area or to register, please click
here.
Upcoming ASIST Workshops
ASIST (Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training) is a two-day interactive workshop in suicide first aid. ASIST teaches participants to recognize when someone may have thoughts of suicide and how to work with them to create a plan that will support their immediate safety.
WDH will be providing four community ASIST workshops across Wyoming this summer in the following cities:
Evanston, WY: May 29-30
Douglas, WY: June 11-12
Jackson, WY: July 9-10
Cody, WY: July 23-24
For more information on these trainings, please contact Sarah Spafford at
sarah.spafford@wyo.gov or 307-777-2923.
Upcoming Matter of Balance Training of Trainers
Matter of Balance is an evidence-based community program designed to reduce the fear of falling and improve activity levels among older adults. The program focuses on practical coping strategies to reduce fear of falling and to diminish the risk of falling. The curriculum includes lectures, group discussions, mutual problem-solving, role-playing activities, exercise training, assertiveness training, and home assignments. Participants learn about the importance of exercise in preventing falls, practice exercises to improve strength, coordination and balance, identify how to conduct a home safety evaluations, and learn to get up and down safely.
WDH will be providing two training of trainers for Matter of Balance.
Jackson, WY: May 20-21
Sheridan, WY: August 26-27
Upcoming Tai Chi for Arthritis/Falls Prevention Trainings and Refresher Courses
Tai Chi for Arthritis and Falls Prevention is an evidence-based community program developed to reduce the risks of falling among older adults. It emphasizes shifting your weight, improving your posture, and ensuring that one foot remains in firm contact with the ground at all times as you walk and stand. Many people who participate in a Tai Chi program over multiple weeks report increased balance, improved leg strength, flexibility, and a higher level of overall confidence.
WDH will be providing four Tai Chi for Arthritis/Falls Prevention trainings in 2019 and two refresher courses.
Dates and locations to be announced early next year.