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OhioHealth UpBEAT Food for Thought: Effective Communication Strategies
Alzheimer’s and other dementias affect an individual’s ability to communicate, with variability across different stages of the disease process. Join us virtually, by telephone or computer device, or in-person (RSVP required) as we learn more about strategies and ways to have meaningful connections with people in early, middle and late-stage dementia. Both verbal and behavioral... Read More
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OhioHealth UpBEAT History Group: The History of Passion Works
Join us virtually, by telephone or computer device, or in-person (RSVP required) as we learn more about Passion Works, a local non-profit organization that creates opportunities for all people to explore and socially connect through the process of making art. We will hear the Passion Works story of where the organization began, what values the... Read More
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OhioHealth UpBEAT Food for Thought: A Southeast Ohio Weather Resource: Scalia Lab
Join us virtually, by telephone or computer device, or in-person as we learn more about the Scalia Lab, a student-run weather lab serving the southeast Ohio region. Forecasts are posted twice a day on the lab’s very own website, providing undergraduate students with real-time forecasting experience. Presented by: Maddy Zarembka and Ben Price. UpBEAT (Be... Read More
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OhioHealth UpBEAT Exercise Class
The UpBEAT Exercise Program, offered in partnership with United Seniors of Athens County, is free and open to anyone age 55 and older. This program is held virtually or in-person (RSVP required to attend in-person) on Tuesdays at 10 a.m. This one-hour, low-impact movement class is intended for a target audience of adults with arthritis... Read More
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OhioHealth UpBEAT History Group: Cherry Blossom Tour
The revered sakura, or cherry blossom, has been celebrated in landscapes, figure paintings and prints by artists from medieval Japan to Katsushika Hokusai and beyond. With the spring bloom of Ohio University’s iconic cherry trees approaching in the next few weeks, you are invited to embrace hanami, the traditional Japanese custom of “flower viewing,” by... Read More
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OhioHealth UpBEAT Exercise Class
The UpBEAT Exercise Program, offered in partnership with United Seniors of Athens County, is free and open to anyone age 55 and older. This program is held virtually or in-person (RSVP required to attend in-person) on Tuesdays at 10 a.m. This one-hour, low-impact movement class is intended for a target audience of adults with arthritis... Read More
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OhioHealth UpBEAT Food for Thought: The Effects of Hearing Changes as We Age
Join us virtually, by telephone or computer device, or in-person (RSVP required) as we discuss how our hearing ages with us. Topics of our discussion include: (1) Local hearing evaluation opportunities in Athens, OH, and what exactly to expect during these evaluations; (2) Effects of hearing loss on relationships and cognitive function; (3) Innovative research... Read More
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OhioHealth UpBEAT Food for Thought: Traveling Around Athens County
Join us virtually, by telephone or computer device, or in-person (RSVP required), for a presentation from Bryan Hinkle, the Athens County Mobility Coordinator with Hocking Athens Perry Community Action (HAPCAP). As the Athens County Mobility Coordinator, Bryan will discuss the available transportation options community members have access to, how to use the available transportation options... Read More
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From the Hills and Hollers: HARLAN COUNTY USA with Jack Wright
Ohio University The Ridges Auditorium Building 23, Athens, OH, United StatesAbout the film In this documentary about labor tension in the coal-mining industry, director Barbara Kopple films a strike in rural Kentucky. After the coal miners at the Brookside Mine join a union, the owners refuse the labor contract. Once the miners start to strike, the owners of the mine respond by hiring scabs to... Read More
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OhioHealth UpBEAT History Group: The Geology of Ohio through History
Ohio’s geologic history spans millions of years and is revealed in its rocks and sediments. These materials are a record of the complex interactions between the forces of deposition and erosion. Studying what lies beneath our feet helps us learn more about Ohio’s rich geologic history. Join us as Ohio Geological Survey geologists discuss the... Read More
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