1 in 5 respondents to BCHD’s 2021 Community Health Survey are caring for a family member or friend experiencing cognitive memory issues with 13% of those persons being cared for being diagnosed with Alzheimer’s or another type of dementia (BCHD Community Health Survey, 2021).
In February 2022, the BCHD Board of Directors adopted the 2022-2025 health priorities, which includes Physical and Brain Health.
In the Beach Cities, physical health not only includes physical expressions of disease, such as obesity, diabetes and asthma, but also includes diseases of the brain such as Alzheimer’s and dementia. While the Beach Cities remains a physically active community with a low overall obesity and diabetes rate, other physical ailments such as heart disease, Alzheimer’s and dementia remain elevated in adults ages 18+.
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| February 8 - Exercise Agility, Balance and Coordination 9:30 – 10:30 a.m. Manhattan Beach Joslyn Center |
February 6 - Nutrition |
February 13 - Exercise Aerobics 12 – 1 p.m. Redondo Beach Veterans Park Senior Center |
| February 17 - Nutrition Brain Health: MIND Diet with Cooking Demonstration 11 a.m. – 12 p.m. Manhattan Beach Joslyn Center |
February 10 - Exercise Agility, Balance and Coordination 10 – 11 a.m. Hermosa Five-O Senior Activity Center |
February 28 - Nutrition Brain Health: MIND Diet with Cooking Demonstration 11 a.m. – 12 p.m. Redondo Beach Veterans Park Senior Center |
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| February 23 - Cognitive Health Lecture Senior Moments or Something Else: Understanding the Difference Between Normal Aging and Dementia 1 – 2:30 p.m. Beach Cities Health District, 514 N. Prospect Ave. (Main Floor), Redondo Beach |
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| March 2 - Cognitive Health Lecture Dementia Conversations: Driving, Doctor Visits, Legal & Financial Planning 11 a.m. – 12 p.m. Beach Cities Health District, 514 N. Prospect Ave. (Main Floor), Redondo Beach |
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You may also join the cognitive health lectures virtually via Zoom:
https://bchd-org.zoom.us/j/89261279109
Please see below for more resources around cognitive and brain health.
