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National Caregiver Training Program courses scheduled for early 2011
Nov 29th
Boulder County, Colo. – The National Caregiver Training Program, sponsored by Boulder County Aging Services, will be offered twice in early 2011. The 21-hour course, taught by a registered nurse, helps family caregivers acquire the skills needed to provide safe, confident home care for older loved ones.
Upcoming courses:
• Wednesdays, Jan. 12-Feb. 23, 1:30-4:30 p.m., Calvary Bible Church, 3245 Kalmia Ave., Boulder
• Thursdays, March 10-April 21, 1:30-4:30 p.m., Lafayette Public Library, 775 W. Baseline Road
Classes include detailed instruction, take-home materials, demonstrations, and hands-on practice, and cover the following topics:
• Caring for someone on bedrest
• Personal care
• Safe wheelchair use
• Medication management
• Taking vital signs
• Infection control
• Nutrition
• Fall prevention
• Reducing personal stress
• Local resources
The courses are open to Boulder County residents providing unpaid care for a relative, partner, or friend who is 60 or older (50 and older if the person has dementia). Registration is free; donations are welcome. Financial assistance for respite care (substitute elder care) during class periods is available.
Pre-registration is required. Please contact Emily Cooper at 303-678-6116 or ecooper@bouldercounty.org for more information.
SOURCE: BOULDER COUNTY PRESS RELEASE
City hosts Dec. 1 meeting to discuss pesticide assessment project
Nov 24th
The City of Boulder is hosting a public meeting at 5 p.m. on Wednesday, Dec. 1, in the Municipal Building lobby, 1777 Broadway, to discuss the assessment of city pesticide use on public lands and the process for updating the city’s Approved Pesticide List. Tom Green of the IPM Institute of North America will represent the city’s consultant team and give an overview of the project, answer questions and listen to residents’ comments and concerns.
Earlier this year, in response to concerns about the process for updating the city’s Approved Pesticide List, the city decided to postpone any changes to the list in order to allow time to review and evaluate the current Integrated Pest Management (IPM) program. Since then, the city has hired a team of consultants including the IPM Institute of North America, the Pesticide Research Institute and Osborne Organics to review the city’s current practices and make recommendations for updating the city’s IPM program.
The public is encouraged to attend the meeting and provide feedback. Comments are also welcome on the IPM website at www.bouldercolorado.gov under “Issues / Projects.”
Oprah Winfrey Show to celebrate Boulder volunteer
Nov 18th
Longtime Boulder volunteer Ruth Hause will be recognized by the Oprah Winfrey Show as part of the audience for her work collecting and distributing warm coats in Boulder to those in need. The program is scheduled to air Friday, Nov. 19, and will feature an audience full of volunteers from across the country. Hause was nominated by the City of Boulder’s Department of Housing and Human Services’ Family Resource Schools Program with whom she partners to get winter wear to the lower income families this program serves.
Hause has been collecting, washing, sorting and distributing warm used coats and jackets through the Deacon’s Closet, an affiliate of First Presbyterian Church in Boulder, for 22 years.
“It is always rewarding when we receive a thank you from someone who we helped in a time of need,” Hause said. “Here at the Deacon’s Closet, we try to help everyone who needs assistance.”
In response to her invitation to attend the Oprah Winfrey Show, Hause said, “It is an honor to be recognized nationally. I hope this will let more people in Boulder know about the work we do and increase our donations. The need is growing this year, and donations are down.”
Hause was nominated by Magali Fredrick, the Family Resource School Coordinator at Creekside Elementary School.
“A lot of people play a part in helping the families we serve,” said Fredrick. “I am so happy one of these outstanding people is being appreciated by Oprah for her work.”
The Family Resource Schools Program is a joint partnership between the City of Boulder and the Boulder Valley School District to support families’ capacity to raise healthy, well-functioning and successful elementary-aged children. The program provides a broad array of prevention and early intervention services and emphasizes outreach to traditionally underserved populations to increase access to basic services and involvement in school.
SOURCE: City of Boulder press release
