LIBERTY – The Wellness Initiative for Senior Education (WISE) Program is a new offering from Cornell Cooperative Extension that celebrates healthy aging and educates older adults on a variety of topics. This free program is open to anyone 60 or older.

The educational program offers one lesson per week over six weeks that cover a wide range of topics. Participants will have an opportunity to meet new people and:

• earn about the aging process and how to make healthy lifestyle choices

• elebrate this exciting stage of life and all the benefits that come with it

• iscuss risk factors and behaviors older adults should avoid to stay healthy

• xamine how alcohol, prescription medications and over-the-counter                                medications affect seniors differently and how they can avoid problems

• earn how to use simple tools to help you feel more empowered about your health and the healthcare you receive

Classes be held on Mondays from 11-1 pm starting Jan. 27, 2025 and will be held weekly through March 3, 2025. Lunch is included. Register here: https://tinyurl.com/5n6mtpy4 or www.sullivancce.org/events Please contact Cornell Cooperative Extension Sullivan County’s Caregiver Resource Center at (845) 292-6180 ext. 122 or by email at sullivancrc@cornell.edu with questions.

The WISE program is a collaboration between the Caregiver Resource Center and SALT at CCE Sullivan and is supported by grant funding from New York State, Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), and Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA).