Twin Peaks Counseling in Derby held a ribbon cutting Monday. The business opened Jan. 2. Holding the scissors at center is Dayne Bachmann, founder of the business at 111 New Haven Ave.
Monday, February 12, 2018
Twin Peaks Counseling in Derby holds grand opening
Twin Peaks Counseling in Derby held a ribbon cutting Monday. The business opened Jan. 2. Holding the scissors at center is Dayne Bachmann, founder of the business at 111 New Haven Ave.
Food security discussed at Valley United Way event in Shelton
From left: David Morgan, President and CEO, TEAM, Inc., Ansonia Mayor David S. Cassetti, Patricia Tarasovic, vice president, community engagement, Valley United Way, Derby Mayor Richard Dziekan at Monday's event focusing on food security.
The press conference was held at Valley United Way offices in Shelton.
Representatives of five food banks described their work serving the Valley's needy.
Morgan and Tarasovic co-chair the Food Security Task Force of the Valley Council for Health and Human Services.
Stay tuned for a story in the next issue of The Valley Voice newsletter.
Ansonia to hold annual Irish Flag Raising ceremony at City Hall
Below are file photos of the talented students from the Mulkerin School of Irish Dance in West Haven performing on Main Street in 2014.
Students from the school are scheduled to dance at this year's flag raising ceremony.
And The Coastal Chordsmen of Trumbull will perform a variety of songs.
Learn fall prevention techniques at Griffin Hospital in Derby
Griffin Hospital will hold a fall prevention program March 9./ Submitted photo
DERBY - The Valley Parish Nurse Program at Griffin Hospital and Griffin Hospital Lifeline will host a free Fall Prevention Program March 9 from 9 a.m.-noon.
It will be held at the hospital, 130 Division St.
The program will discuss the dangers of falling, especially for seniors, and will help attendees prevent falls by: assessing their fall risk; teaching them to assess their, or a loved one’s, risk of falling; teaching and practicing exercises to improve balance and leg strength; providing a medication review; encouraging annual eye exams; teaching ways to reduce tripping hazards at home and learning how to get up or to call for fast help if a fall occurs.
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, one out of three adults 65 and older will fall each year.
For those 65 and older, falls are the leading cause of injury, death, and hospital admissions for trauma.
Those who fall, even if not injured, develop a fear of falling. This fear causes people to limit their activities reducing their mobility, causing loss of physical fitness, which in turn increases the actual risk of falling.
A light breakfast will be provided by Griffin Hospital Lifeline.
To reserve a seat or for more information, contact Esther, 203-732-1523 or ejones@griffinhealth.org.
This is a press release from Griffin Hospital.
