Get Ready For Disaster, Brain Tips At Mount Pleasant Library

PLEASANTVILLE, N.Y. -- The Alzheimer’s Association's “Healthy Living for Your Brain and Body” Thursday, May 5 at 7 p.m. opens a three-part series of programs at the Mount Pleasant Library in Pleasantville.

Alzheimer's disease, preparedness training, and asthma will be covered in May programs at Mount Pleasant Library, Pleasantville, N.Y.
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Donna Christopher

04/26/2016 2:00 p.m.

Lifestyle habits associated with healthy aging, such as diet and nutrition, exercise, cognitive activity, and social engagement will be covered. The discussion will focus on how to keep the brain and body healthy as you age, and ways to incorporate these habits into daily life.

Then on May 9 at 7 p.m. Lions Clubs in Valhalla and Pleasantville will offer the New York Citizen Preparedness Training Program. Participants will be taught how to prepare for any type of disaster, respond accordingly, and recover quickly. Each family that participates will receive a free NYS Disaster Preparedness Kit. To register, go to https://bitly.com/LionsPrep

Meet the Doctors returns Tuesday, May 17 at 7 p.m. with "Helping Children and Their Families Manage Asthma."

The doctors are:

Dr. Amy Ansehl, Assistant Dean and Associate Professor of Public Health Practice at the New York Medical College School of Health Sciences and Practice, and Director of Community Education and Outreach for the Children’s Environmental Health Center of the Hudson Valley
Dr. Agnes Q. Banquet, Clinical Assistant Professor of Pediatrics at the New York Medical College and Assistant Director for the Children’s Environmental Health Center of the Hudson Valley

Click here for more information or call (914)769-0548.

The library is located at 350 Bedford Rd., Pleasantville, N.Y.

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