Perspectives on Positive Aging: Environmental Threats to Healthy Aging September 2, 2010

Environmental Threats to Healthy Aging
Diet, exercise, toxic chemicals, and stress can influence the risk of Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s diseases, diabetes, and heart disease. Learn how to reduce your risk for these diseases, delaying or even preventing disease onset.

Recommended reading: Environmental Threats to Healthy Aging by Greater Boston Physicians for Social Responsibility and Science and Environmental Health Network (www.agehealthy.org).

In the U.S. Bank Room.

Maye Thompson, RN, PhD is the Environmental Health Program Director at Oregon Physicians for Social Responsibility. She has been a public health nurse for 25 years.

Questions? Contact Bess Piñón, bessp@multcolib.org; 503.988.3468.

Perspectives on Positive Aging is a monthly series sponsored by Multnomah County Library, partners with Life by Design Northwest, www.lifebydesignnw.org. This program is made possible, in part, by the Institute of Museum and Library Services through the Library Services and Technology Act, administered by Oregon State Library.
Space at library programs is limited. Seating is available on a first-come, first-served basis.

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