Grow Your Skills In Wellbeing And Health
The goal for older adults is to preserve health in the aging population by promoting healthy aging and wellbeing, broadening the use of preventative services, facilitating healthy lifestyles, and supporting efforts to allow older Americans to remain independent and “age in place”.
- Promote the message, “It’s never too late.”
- Volunteer
- Get people moving
- Promote healthy eating
- Promote Immunizations
- Promote health screenings
Keeping Active
Healthy Mason City
“The Healthy Hometown community award celebrates the success achieved by Mason City,” said Mary Lawyer, director of Community Health Improvement at Wellmark. “The work Mason City continues to do is remarkable, their commitment to the health and well-being of their residents is inspiring.”
Website: https://www.masoncity.net/pview.aspx?id=18323&catid=0
Go 4 Life
Go4Life, an exercise and physical activity campaign from the National Institute on Aging at NIH, is designed to help you fit exercise and physical activity into your daily life.
Website: https://go4life.nia.nih.gov/
NIACC Lifelong Learning Institute
Further your skills on a variety of topics to keep your mind sharp.
Website: http://www.niacc.edu/community-and-continuing-education/continuing-education/lifelong-learning-institute
Staying Connected
Mason City Senior Activity Center
326 4th St NE · Mason City, IA 50401 | (641) 423-1502
Website: http://www.chambermaster.com/directory/jsp/busdir/MemberPage.jsp?ccid=706&memid=1941
Aging Services Coalition of North Iowa
The mission of Aging Services Coalition of North Iowa is to share information and foster collaboration among organizations that provide services to older adults.
Website: http://agingservicescoalition.com/
Healthy Aging
National Council On Aging
Empowering older adults to live healthier.
Website: https://www.ncoa.org/healthy-aging/
Volunteering
Mason City Volunteer Center
Our goal is to inspire more youth, families, seniors, businesses, and service organizations to volunteer and to improve the volunteer opportunities and placements in our community while providing support.
Website: http://www.masoncityvolunteercenter.com/
Safety & Security
Crime Prevention and Other Resources
Helpful information on a variety of topics, from avoiding scams and fraud, to internet safety.
Website: http://www.masoncity.net/pview.aspx?id=44485&catid=0
Food Access
Resources for meals and food.
Website: http://www.communitykitchennia.com/
Caregiving Topics
Caregiver Life Balance
Help find balance in your life as a caregiver.
Website: https://www.aarp.org/caregiving/life-balance/?intcmp=AE-CAR-R2-C3
Workplace Wellbeing
Being a working caregiver can be challening. Find wellbeing in your workplace.
Website: https://www.aarp.org/content/dam/aarp/work/employers/2018/11/AARP-NEBGH-EmployerCaregivingToolkit_Practical-Guide-102517.pdf