Community Action Teams

Bridgeview

Leader:

Jim Nagel, Manager, Bridgeview Community Center

Accomplishments:

Distributed the VIAL of Life (container kept in the refrigerator in which an individual inserts an informational card that provides emergency personnel with necessary medical data to begin immediate treatment)

Sponsored

Weekly community health clinics

Health and wellness seminars:

    Medicare Part D

    Talk With the Doctor

    Legal Issues

    Mind Your Memory

Computer Class for Older Adults at local grade school

Walking Program for Older Adults at Park District

Summer Swimming Program for Older Adults at Park District

Next steps:

Develop and distribute a community senior resource guide(May 2008)

Set up a computer lab and hold more computer classes

For more information contact Annette McClain, Aging Well Specialist, at (708)354-1323 ext. 19 or at annette.mcclain@ageoptions.org

Community Action Teams

Bedford Park

Bridgeview

Brookfield

Burr Ridge

Countryside

Hickory Hills

Hinsdale

Hodgkins/McCook

Justice

La Grange/La Grange Park

Riverside/North Riverside/Lyons

Westchester

WesternSprings/
Indian Head Park

Summit