HEALTH PROMOTION WORKSHOPS

 

"Sponsored by council of senior citizens' organizations of BC"

We have embarked upon one of the most important projects in our history. We are sponsoring a series of workshops dealing with health promotion through illness and accident prevention. The workshops are approximately 90 minutes in length. COSCO does not charge for these presentations. The workshops are:

FALLS PREVENTION
HEALTHY EATING
SAFETY IN THE HOME
MEDICATION AWARENESS FOR SENIORS
FRAUDS & SCAMS
UNDERSTANDING OSTEOARTHRITIS
OSTEOPOROSIS: THE SILENT THIEF
DOING IT YOUR WAY-LEGAL DOCUMENTS YOU NEED
CARE GIVING
MENTAL HEALTH
THE AGE-FRIENDLY COMMUNITY
SOCIAL CONNECTEDNESS
EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS FOR SENIORS
PENSION & TAX ALLOWANCES
DEALING WITH STRESS
ADDICTIONS & SENIORS
ADVOCACY FOR SENIORS
PREVENTION OF ELDER ABUSE AND NEGLECT
FOUR CHRONIC DISEASES

Read more about the workshops COSCO invites you to book a workshop for your group.

To do so contact:

Sheila Pither at pither470@shaw.ca or by telephone at 604-684-9720

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ABOUT COSCO of BC

• Representing seniors for over 50 years

• Registered under the Societies Act in 1981 as 'The Council of Senior Citizens    Organizations of British Columbia'

• COSCO is an umbrella organization made up of 75+ seniors' organizations as well as    a significant number of individual associate members

• The organization advocates for seniors at all government levels

• COSCO works to protect and enhance the many social programs that over the years    we fought and paid for, and that are now being eroded by both the Provincial and    Federal Government

• COSCO relies on information and support from a number of organizations: It is a    member of the BC Centre for Policy Alternatives, the BC Health Coalition and The    British Columbia Public Interest Advocacy Centre

• COSCO receives strong support from the BC Federation of Labour and a number of    unions.

• COSCO is a member of the National Pensioners and Senior Citizens Federation

• The organization continues to grow and is the largest federation of seniors'    organizations in the Province.

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