WISE Program (Wellness Initiative for Senior Education): An Evidence-based Wellness Program For Older Adults.

Are you 65 or older and looking for an opportunity to learn how to stay healthy and meet new people? Join us and bring a friend!

ABOUT THE PROGRAM

As more Americans enter their senior years and life expectancies reach record highs, it is more important than ever for seniors to focus on their health and well-being. It’s critical that they recognize the life choices they make, and their behaviors can have a significant impact on their quality of life.

In covering a range of topics from stress management and strategies for healthy living to medication management and prescription drug use, WISE uses an interactive approach to help seniors celebrate aging, make positive lifestyle choices, and feel more confident and in control of their lives.

The WISE Program has reached over 40,000 older adults in multiple states since it was developed in 1996. The program sessions take place once a week for six weeks. Each session lasts approximately two hours. Session topics include medication use and misuse, stress management, the aging process, depression, alcohol use disorder, and prescription drug misuse.

WISE has been recognized as an evidence-based prevention program by the National Registry of Evidence-based Programs and Practices (NREPP) and Aging and Disability Evidence-Based Programs and Practices (ADEPP).

Download the WISE Program Overview Flyer (pdf format)

Would you like us to come to your organization? Schedule a date by calling the Ashtabula County Mental Health and Recovery Services Board at (440) 992-3121 (10-12 participants required).

TRAINING INFORMATION

Start/End Date: Check Back Soon!
Time: TBD
Location: TBD
Registration Contact: Bridget Sherman at bsherman@ashtabulamhrs.org or Melissa Fields at mfields@ashtabulamhrs.org