Thank you Beverly Burns, Director of Prevention Education at Advancing Opportunities, for training ACI staff in co-occurring disabilities and substance abuse.
Disability Substance Abuse Training
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Take Control of Your Health
On May 8th, 12 individuals received certificates for completing Take Control of Your Health, a 6 session workshop on self-managing chronic health conditions and maintaining a healthy lifestyle.
The program was conducted by the Middlesex County Office of Health Services. Thank you to Viviana DeLosAngels and Marta Perez for facilitating this beneficial program.
"We all enjoyed the presentation of topics and interaction among the facilitators and participants. [The topics] were really thought provoking." - Madhusudan Butala, Workshop Participant
Men's Health Workshop
ACI's Men's Peer Group hosted a workshop on Men's Health on Thursday, May 15th. Stephanie Rodriquez, Health Educator from Amerigroup was the presenter. Her entertaining and informative presentation focused on ways to reduce the risk of heart disease, establishing a healthy diet, and conducting a self exam for testicular cancer. Thank you to Stephanie and Amerigroup!
Blood Pressure and Blood Sugar Screenings
ACI hosted blood pressure and blood sugar screenings conducted by Saint Peter's University Hospital's Community Mobile Health Services. 12 individuals participated in the event. Thank you to Tara Gunthner and her staff for conducting the screenings.
Walk & Roll for National Public Health Week
For the past 3 years, ACI has been a proud partner with the American Public Health Association (APHA) for National Public Health Week. On April 8th, ACI sponsored a Walk & Roll to promote exercise. The group walked through the town of Fords while carrying signs to bring awareness to National Public Health Week. Onlookers’ showed their support by beeping their horns and cheering. Argenys Caba, who organized the event, said "I am pleased with the turn out and the opportunity to walk together on this beautiful day."
Adaptive Yoga at the ARC of Union
On February 27th, 20 members (and staff) of the NJ Self Advocacy Project participated in an adaptive yoga class, taught by Carole and Luke, LVCY Certified Yoga Instructors. Everyone had a great time while relieving stress. Thank you to ARC of Union and to Ashley Ritchey of the NJ Self Advocacy Projecting for hosting.
"Luke and I had so much fun teaching yoga tonight...You were such a fun group!" - Carole Tonks, ACI Director
Living Well with a Disability Graduates
ACI recently wrapped up it's 5-week course on Living Well with a Disability. Congrats goes out to Ronald Greene, Thomas Buzzone, Florence Landau, Jose Cueva, Lucille Wallington, Natalia Lapidus, Robin Thompson, Gary Weisbrot and Daniela Tropeano for completing the workshop!
